The Secrets of Isis

So a buddy of mine and I were talking about old Saturday morning cartoons and the TV show "The Secrets of Isis" came up. Wow! I hadn't thought about that show for a long time. Whatcha know but Netflix had it. I watched an episode earlier tonight.

CHEESY GOODNESS!!!!

Here's the opening sequence...



So I noticed a couple more TV shows on YouTube I remember as a kid. Neither of which Netflix has.
Like... BJ and the Bear...



And of course, it's spin-off show... The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo...



I'm so old.

Remote Controlled Helicopter

My brother-in-law Jorge fixed his remote controlled helicopter just before Christmas. His brother Efrain was at the controls as we tested it out in the inlaws' garage.

In the 1st video, Efrain has a less than graceful landing. The helicopter wasn't harmed...



He wasn't so lucky on this try. The helicopter cracked a landing gear that had previous damage...



I got creative with this shot as I layed the digital camera on the garage floor and let it run while the copter flew overhead. Take note of the wind noise, sounds kinda like the real thing...



Efrain gets the hang of it and does some fancy flyin'...



Jorge holds the camera REALLY close to the copter. At the end of the video Efrain yells over to Jorge to catch it since it was going out of control...

The New Dodge Challenger in the wild

Spent the day at Cabela's Sporting Goods store with my father-in-law Ramon, brother-in-law Jorge, and his brother Efrain. When we pulled into the parking lot we spotted these 2 cars sitting there.



Just beautiful! The orange one was a R/T model with a Hemi. The black one was a SE model. I really have a love for the early 70's models. These newer ones reflect all the best qualities of the originals, IMHO.

Yamaha stereo

Found this little gem at the Goodwill store down the street. It was marked as $20 but a lady standing in line at the register in front of me had a $5 off coupon she couldn't use so I was able to pick it up for $15. I googled it and this thing had a MSRP of $999 back in 1999 when it was new!

The only 2 problems are slightly bent but still working speaker lugs for the right side B-side speakers and it didn't come with a remote. I was able to get my AT&T u-Verse remote to control volume and on/off. So no problem there. Got it connected to the big screen in the game room above the garage. It works and sounds AWESOME!

Luckily, the game room seems pretty insulated. I walked outside the house while it was cranked up halfway and I could barely hear it. That's a good thing... for my neighbors!

Remote Control Helicopters and Ceiling Fans Don't Mix

Cristina and Abby are in Puerto Rico for the next week attending her cousin's wedding. So while I had a bit of spare time on my hands I tried my hand at flying the Christmas gift I got on Thursday.

I need practice...

Ripsaw

Wow! Now this is a scary little remote controlled toy...



I found this video on Hack-A-Day's website.

Space Shuttle stop

I missed the Space Shuttle as it made a stop at the NAS JRB in northern Fort Worth the other day. :-(

Video of the Space Shuttle leaving Fort Worth


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SawStop

Wow! Here's a video of the guy who invented SawStop sticking his finger into a tablesaw. The SawStop system measures an electrical signal on the blade and when that signal changes like when a saltwater filled meat-stick (i.e. - a hotdog or a human finger) comes in contact with it it will release a spring and force the blade down into an aluminum block. Truly an amazing design but what's more amazing is the inventor's faith in his creation. I guess if you're going to claim this thing works you better be willing to back your words up.