Do you hear that sound? Yes, it’s the tiny, high-pitched screaming of our dear little hero Corrosive Gecko dying a thousand deaths on his march up the fence. And as much as I hate rewarding Will Etienne with another $50 ThinkGeek gift certificate, he submitted the ONLY correct solution to ...

Oh, no! Corrosive Gecko is at the bottom of the fence where he can be munched by Chirp-Chirp the carnivorous robin! Your job is to guide Corrosive Gecko, shown below, from his current position to the top of the fence. Of course, there are some rules: 1. Each turn, Corrosive Gecko must ...

After getting a box of goodies at a garage sale, I spent 30 minutes trying unsuccessfully to explain the difference between Optimus Prime and Voltron to my five-year old. And then I found myself supremely challenged to metamorphasize the new-school Transformers. In other words, my ego (or “geek-go”) is bruised ...

It’s just past two o’clock in the morning and fortunately your kids are asleep. Unfortunately, you are not. There you stand under the twinkling stars, shivering in your boxer shorts, holding a leash and contemplating the veracity of the phrase man’s best friend. It wouldn’t perhaps be possible for your ...

If your in the area of Long Island New York you could take place in a Toy Story LEGO build. The Roosevelt Field Mall LEGO Store is having a grand opening celebration this weekend. There will be a LEGO Master Builder there building an 8 Foot tall Buzz ...

A few weeks after my wife’s pregnancy was confirmed I took the opportunity to dust off the list of names that we had compiled when we were expecting our son. By no means was it an exhaustive list, as I had a strong preference for a boy’s name while ...

With Super Bowl XLIV just a few days away I’ve been trying to think of things to do to spice up my game experience. This will be the first time in years that my fraternity brothers and I didn’t all get together for the big game, nor will I ...

It must be something about this time of year, but I’ve been doing a fair share of ranting here these past few weeks. From my thoughts on naming advice to grocery store etiquette, I’ve been quick to temper more than usual. In keeping with that theme, you know what else ...

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It’s been a while since I’ve gotten all random, mostly because my randomness was feeling a little scripted and not terribly interesting. However, now that the football season is waning, my mind was free to go on a bit of a walkabout. Having absolutely zero interest in the AFC Championship ...