Frank Caico's Blog

I am completely mystified by the hysteria surrounding Apple's upcoming iPhone. 

I am a serious electronics gear-head and I don't have any idea why people are in such a frenzy over this thing before it even launches.  I mean, its an incremental improvement over existing data-capable mobile phones, but its not so revolutionary that it will change the way people use them.

Personally I think Steve has been putting something in the kool-aid...

This one should resonate with you guys. 

Apparrently the California Milk Processor Board's "Got Milk?'' campaign decided to place chocolate chip cookie-scented ads in outdoor city bus stop shelters in San Francisco CA.   I guess they thought the smell of cookies would trigger a pavlovian desire for milk...

Anyhow, don't hold your breath waiting to see (smell) one of these ads, because thery are now being pulled!  The MTA received complaints over fears of asthma, respiratory and other environmental illness triggered by chemical irritatants.  Read the full story.

The guys over at Treehugger are reporting on a sexy new lingerie made out of wood scraps!  This is the real deal - a sexy lingerie with "the comfort of silk, the feel of cashmere, and the coolness of linen. The resulting pieces acquire surprising thermal regulating and anti-stress properties."

Talk about renewable lumber, This is the kind of wood that could keep on giving. If you know what I mean.

When Danny DeVito appeared drunk on The View this week, he was roundly criticized for it.  I believe Barabara Walters was angry enough that she demanded an apology from Mr. DeVito.   Apparently Danny was out partying all night with George Clooney (who had appeared on The Daily Show earlier that day).    I'm not sure why this is such a big issue for people (though he did criticize The President - and quite humorously I might add), but it certainly seems a bit overblown.   I thought he was personnable and amusing.  I certainly don't think he was being overly inappropriate considering the gravitas (or lack therof) of a show like The View.  Keith Olbermann had much to say on the subject.  He seems to think that much of the criticism aimed at Mr. DeVito is partisan.  You decide (I happen to agree).

As Christmas approaches, its getting to be the time of year when I start planning my New Years Eve party.  I was actually considering having a Festivus party this year. There would be the aluminum pole, the airing of the grievances, and everyone's favorite; the feats of strength.  What do you think?

Its not unuual for you to hear quotes like this on the news or the internet, but they are usually from suspect (at best) sources; Neurotics, psychotics and wackos who's opinion is largely ridiculed and ignored.

But when a former UK Ministry of Defence chief  (who once headed up the Ministry of Defence UFO Project) makes that statement, perhaps its different.  Once a skeptic, Nick Pope was "persuaded into believing that other lifeforms may visit Earth and, more specifically, Britain"

Food for thought.

I'm not really sure who's to be blame here, but there is clearly something wrong with our homeland security procedures when I'm not allowed onto a plane carrying a cigarrette lighter or nail clippers, but I am allowed to enter the United States carrying a homemade sword, a hatchet, a knife, brass knuckles and a chain saw stained with what appears to be blood.