HOW TO BUILD A TORNADO SHELTER AS EXPLAINED BY OTHER PEOPLE (NOT ME)

I am not an expert at evading tornado dangers, but I do know that, like many of you, I want to be. So I've compiled a list of resources to help us both achieve maximum tornado safety with the minimum amount of work. You can boil down the Tornado/Storm Shelter into two basic groups: A) Your basic homemade installation and B) professional prefabricated units. The first may be cheaper and more attractive, but the second route is probably easier pending your cash situation. It should be noted that...

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MEMO: GO THE $&#% HOME (NSFW, LANG)

Even after all this time the New Normal is a relentless mistress. Despite signs that the economy is finally taking a minor, tiny, itty bitty, ever-so-slight turn for the better, your work life is / has been / will always be a lagging indicator. As a generation, we the American people, are still pulling longer and harder hours for stagnant pay just to eke out whatever statistically higher productivity gains our enlightened MBA's manage to falsify into questionable Excel documents. (Overruled!...

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DISCOVERIES: THE ALL-NEW 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500 ALL TERRAIN 4x4

This is America. In America, we love trucks. And, as an American, I am officially duty bound to love trucks, too. None more than the all-new 2014 GMC Sierra All Terrain. (Much to the detriment of his marriage... -ed.) To the standard - and completely revamped - GMC Sierra platform, the All Terrain ups the ante with loads of off-road hardware. We're talking functional stuff, like on upgraded Z71 off-road suspension with Rancho® Tenneco shocks, Hill Descent Control, front recovery...

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TOTAL MEMEAGE: KIM JONG UN EDITION

The heat is building in the Koreas, so we figured it's time to step back, inject a little humor in the situation and take things down a teensy notch. After all, laugher is the best medicine. Or Potassium Iodide. Whatever. Sad, but true? Million man army? Get it? The less-than-stellar remake. Did we nail it or did we fail it? (Probably the latter, -ed.) Sound off in the comments below or on Twitter @PstApclyptcLwyr....

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#XG2D: 10 REASONS DETROIT IS THE PERFECT X GAMES HOST FOR REALS

The X Games is all about EXXTREEEME sports. Detroit is a city of extremes. So what better place to hold the extreme X Games than the extreme post-apocalyptic wasteland that is the City of Detroit? Announced days ago, The D's bid to land the games is backed by gorgeous videos created by Detroit craft film producers, The Work. Needless to say, I am PSYCHED. And here are ten reasons that you should be, too: 10) Detroit's set design is already done. Look at these vistas. Both...

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BREAKING: DETROIT ANNOUNCES TOTALLY EXTREME X GAMES HOSTING BID

The post-apocalyptic wasteland that is Detroit just announced that it's throwing its tattered hardhat into X Games hosting ring. And they're backing their long-shot bid with kick ass videos - like the ones below - featuring rally cars, helicopters and acres of RoboCop-esque dystopias created by Detroit craft film producers, The Work. Despite my sarcastic tone, I, for one, am totally amped about this development. To the eXtreme. Seriously. (He's not kidding this time. -ed.) Thanks to bargain...

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MONSANTO THREATENS FACEBOOK POSTER WITH CHEMICAL DOOM

March 29th, 2013 started like any other day. But for one Facebook concerned citizen it quickly took a turn for the eye-irritating and skin burning. Because March 29th was the day that Monsanto Company threatened to spray him with pesticide. Did a civilized discussion of the benefits and dangers of Monsanto's GMO products and practices warrant such a snide and threatening response? Survey says, no. Sure. Monsanto played what is surely no joking manner for a joke with two frantic covering...

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DISCOVERIES: THE HOME PLOW BY MEYER

When the weather service actually starts naming winter storms, just like hurricanes, it's time to take stock and stock up on the latest snow defeating technologies. But screw all-natural ice melt pellets and discount scraper mittens. My latest discovery is  The Home Plow by Meyer. With which, I can finally live out my most lurid Mr. Plow fantasies without leaving my powerful, high-paying day job. So tantalizing. To make things easy for your average home user, the plow assembly appears...

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NOMINATE THE NEW POPE

If you haven't heard, Pope Benedict resigned suddenly today, leaving 1.2 billion Catholics shocked and leaderless. This situation needs a remedy. It's time to nominate the new Pope. So who should take the pulpit and lead Catholicism boldly into the future? Who shall helm a new generation of teeming masses? Who should claim the chair of St. Peter and doth the kick ass Pop hat? Now is our chance to be heard. Nominate your selection for the new Pope in the comments below.  (Or sound off...

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REVIEW: THE CW'S "THE CARRIE DIARIES" IS WEIRDLY META

The Carrie Diaries, a new show on The CW, is apparently a period piece about several modern tween girls who travel back in time to the 1980s, where they wear distinctly non-80s clothes and complain about their parents in very non-80s speech patterns while everybody around them acts extremely 80s. Confusing? To this commentator, yes. Extremely. I'm told that the program is a prequel to HBO's wildly popular Sex in The City, itself a product of the go-go 2000s, aimed at the younger end of the teenage...

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MEMO: ON INFREQUENT DELINQUENCY

There is but one Truth on this Earth: I don't post to this blog enough. You see, my Associates and I are fortunate enough to have real jobs. Big, important law jobs (among other things) that don't involve making a zillion awesome blog posts everyday. And everyday we collectively dream of it being the other way around... Someday. In the meantime, as a result, we don't write enough. We don't test enough gear. We don't take enough photos. And we don't make enough awesome new posts for...

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UNBOXING + VERDICT: TRX SUSPENSION TRAINING SYSTEM

New Years Resolutions are bullshit. Every year they come around. And every year you vow to get in shape via as-seen-on-TV workout equipment. Workout equipment that usually ends up as a  drying rack for your enormous circus-tent-like dress shirts. Huzzah for that. This year, resolve to quit resolving. Resolve to be a generally healthier person. And resolve to choose a workout regime that you'll actually want to do. Enter the TRX Suspension Training System - a delicious part of the nutritious...

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