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Make Like Monopoly While At The Grill
In Monopoly, everybody has their favorite little game piece. In that game, nobody wants to get stuck being the wheelbarrow (the car, clearly is the best) but when it comes to grilling, nobody would mind being any of these little tokens.
The Grill Charms Charmed Life Collection is a set of six stainless steel markers designed to allow people to steak (ahem) their claim to their preferred meat at the grill. Like Monopoly, the choices are not always obvious to how they pertain to the activity, but like the thimble or shoe, you can still play the game. The choices are: palm tree, sailboat, four-leaf clover, crown, martini glass and dollar sign grill charm. Not sure which one is best, but I’ll take the one that marks a nice, juicy steak.
***UPDATE 1/8/2025: Just like real Monopoly, the pieces get lost. Product no longer available.
Have A Ball With Your Water
Nature has done a great job in giving us the cool, refreshing, life-sustaining beverage known as water. But that doesn’t mean we can’t make it better. The Jokari 229241 Water Infuser Ball
Retrosink: Old-Timey Alarm-Clock Tea Maker
Even since the beginning of the modern era it was recognized that people needed all the help they could get when it came to procuring a caffeinated beverage. After all, the motor skills needed to make a pot of tea or coffee require some degree of coordination—best left to automation. Back in the day, they might have used an old-timey appliance such as this alarm clock tea maker contraption.
Gigantic Flying Ants Make Away With Picnic!
Well… they look like flying ants to me. But (hopefully) they are just the Ant Tablecloth Weights they claim to be.
Product Description:
Table cloth weights will let you reign over your domain while providing a festive touch to your outdoor dining experience. Simply clip to your table cloth to insure place settings stay put if a sudden gust of wind joins you for dinner. Resin, metal, 1 x 1/2 x 1/2″.
***UPDATE 5/30/2014*** The ants flew the coop! But no worries, they may not be available at the link above any longer, but ants have a way of continually showing up. Like here: Boston Warehouse Picnic Party Tablecloth Weights, Set of 4
To Each Their Own Pasta Basket
One of the many good things about dried pasta is that it offers something for everybody. With an almost endless variety of shapes and styles, a pasta aficionado can quickly amass quite a collection. When it comes time to reach into the pantry and cook up a batch, chances are choosing can become a difficult decision—especially considering everyone has their own personal faves. But there is a way for everyone to have the pasta they want without boiling pot after pot of water.
The Jokari 229476 Healthy Steps Pasta Portion Basket