Fishing can be much more macho than sitting around holding your pole. There's aerial bowfishing, which is like hunting, except you shoot fish. There's noodling, where you catch a fish with your bare hands. But you've seen nothing like a guy jumping out of a helicopter to grab a marlin with his bare hands.

I'm sure it will come as no surprise to regular readers of this site that I own a pair of leather pants. I have worn them in public, although rarely and only at night. They aren't tight, reflective, or uncomfortable. In fact, many people don't realize they're leather until they touch them. The pants have a long and sordid history, beginning with the two female strippers my brother lived with in Providence, Rhode Island deciding that he needed a pair back in 2001. They purchased him these pants, I know he wore them at least once, and that was that. (For the record, there are no tell-tale stripper left overs on the pants like glitter, that vanilla-cinnamon perfume they all wear, or any - uh - stains.) My brother gained some weight and eventually grew out of them. I found them in the back of his closet and have "owned" them ever since.

I'd never had an excuse to wear these pants. Actually, I've never been invited to wear these pants until I received an invitation by the Axe Instinct people to attend an event at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square for the launch of their product. At the end of the invite it said: "Don't forget to wear leather." And a knowing grin formed on my face.

I honestly don't care about Michael Jackson dying. Frankly, the coverage and tributes and flowers and people crying is sickening. He was a bad guy. A creep. A string of great records doesn't overshadow the last 15 years to me.

The kids will be fine. Prince Michael George Forman, the Other One and Blanket or whatever the hell their names are, will be taken care of. The only one I am concerned with is Bubbles. The chimp already had a suicide attempt on the books. That isn't a joke. He really did try to kill himself. I just hope Bubbles is okay. Above is from People magazine back in 1986. Where Bubbles posed with the toy that he inspired. Click on it for the full version.

There was a toy line called "Michael's Pets." A collection of stuffed animals. There was also a frog, dog, rabbit, snake, ostrich, giraffe and Louie the llama.

Hang in there Bubbles. YesButNoButYes is with you.

His movies may not always make a lot of logical sense (yes, I'm talking about The Day After Tomorrow and all those people running faster than the cold, and beating it by - uh, closing the door). But no-one kicks the shit out the world like Roland Emmerich. The shot of the aircraft carrier crushing the White House is especially (and improbably) cool.

I was first introduced to DJ Gregory's story by a friend whose wife attended college with him. Gregory, who was born with Cerebral Palsy, is a golf fan and decided to walk every hole of every round of every tournament last year. It's a tough video to watch, in that it magnifies how little I've done having been given so much. But at the same time it gives me hope that there are people out there who can overcome some significant odds to achieve something almost magical. I'll remember Gregory's story next time I complain about the golf carts not being fully charged when I hit the links. To learn more about DJ Gregory's story, check out his book here.

Our friends at ChopShop have done it again, with the weScare T-shirt - the first of a three part series featuring MONSTERS, in a multitude of colors. Yeh, coolness. And as usual, we're going to try to name all 58 of them from the silhouettes.

There's a numbered image after the jump, so fire away in comments.

Some truth in advertising!

(via PassiveAgressiveNotes)

Sky Mall is one of the greatest catalogs on the planet.
Great, because of it's odd collection of stuff for sale.

When I'm stuck on the runway, I can't help but look through it.
It's like 100 infomercials in print form.
A cornucopia of curiosity.
A new product freak show with price tags.
A crapshoot filled with wonder, laughter and "WTF?"

But amid the pet beds, personalized umbrella covers and solar powered patio lights, there are gems.

These particular ones, pulled from Sky Mall Catalog May 2009, are destined for a higher purpose.

Be it in your home, office, or to provide a quick laugh.

While wandering through the makeup aisle with my wife over the weekend, I happened upon this little chestnut of Wal-Mart art that some loveable rapscallion decided to unleash onto this world (as opposed to the poetic musings found in the bathrooms).  I figured it was good enough to share with the rest of you guys and give this budding artist his or her first break.  Hopefully we'll see their art soon on the side of buildings, trains, billboards, highway over passes, etc.  I personally like the French makeover they gave Queen Latifah.  Nice touch!