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BUZZ OFF Kennebago Fishing Shirt

The rain has not let up yet this season, and that means many more breeding grounds for mosquitoes. If you're tired of spraying yourself every couple hours you might try this offering from LL Bean.

It comes treated with BUZZ OFF Insect Shield™ treatment, which means you don't have to spray yourself...your shirt acts as the repellent! The treatment is odorless, harmless and invisible. It's been tested to work through clouds of mosquitoes and black flies, and also repels ticks and chiggers.

It stays good for 25 washings, which means you should easily get an entire summer's wear out of it.

You can order the shirt for $46 online, or just take the drive up to Freeport sometime this summer and buy one at the outlet.

Posted by bruceallen at 03:38 PM | Comments (0)

Get the Ultimate DirecTV package for $625 a Month

If you seriously have nothing going on in your life except your TV set, you might want to consider exploring the proposed TITANIUM™ package from DirecTV.

For a mere $7500, ($625 a month) this is what you would receive:

EVERYTHING.

Yup.

Every Channel.

Every Movie.

Every Pay per View.

Every Sporting Event.

Every Adult Program.

Every HDTV Channel.

Up to 10 HDTV DVRs.

24/7 Concierge Service.

You can go to the above link to sign up for more information. The service is projected to launch at the end of the month.

Posted by bruceallen at 04:36 PM | Comments (0)

Catch the Sox on your Outdoor Home Theatre

...If it ever stops raining around here, that is...

Watching the Red Sox each night is veeerrrrry important to some people. The problem is, MOST of the time, there are a lot of just gorgeous nights outside where it is just too nice to sit inside and watch TV. If you've got a projector and a thousand bucks to drop, you can just take the Sox outside with you.

This package from Brookstone features an 80 inch inflatable weatherproof screen and two amplified, weathered outdoor speakers. You supply the projector for the signal and you're in business.

I can think of a few friends of mine who would scoop this up in a minute, though their wives probably wouldn't approve. But then again, they'd be getting outside in the summer. Hook it up near the grill, set up a couple chairs, seems like an idea summer night to me!

Posted by bruceallen at 12:30 PM | Comments (0)

Mosquito Mega-Catch

With all the rain we've had this spring, we're primed for a killer mosquito season come June, July and August.

You might be able to do yourself, and your whole neighborhood a favor by picking up one of these. The Hammacher Schlemmer Mosquito Mega-Catch runs for just under $200, and uses the latest bug catching technology to keep these pests off of you. Here's how they describe how it works:

The trap uses a strip of octenol (to generate a scent that resembles breath), a UV bulb, and flashing LEDs (oscillating frequencies determined to coincide with spectral sensitivities of many mosquitoes). When mosquitoes get close to the trap, the patented airflow system that disperses the attractant sucks the insects inside, where they are collected in a mesh catch bag or a liquid catch pan that is easy and safe to empty.In a USDA suburban test, our trap captured up to 1,200 mosquitoes in a single night and diminished mosquito populations over an entire acre.

Leaving near a stagnant pond, this might be something I'll seriously consider investing in.

Posted by bruceallen at 02:14 PM | Comments (0)