MacGyver Pen

Ah, progress. The pen is now indeed mightier than the sword (well, knife actually). I'm happy to introduce the Swiss Military Pen. That's right Military, not Army. I haven't got my hands on one yet to access it's quality, but it's a pretty cool idea nonetheless.

Here's a UK distributor. If anyone finds a US distributor, fee free to add it in the comments sections.

Breaking News: A New MacGyver TV show?!

Training MacGyver. That's the name. It's evidently a TV pilot in development. I have no other details. It was an off-hand reference in an interview with an actor/actress from Nip/Tuck.

Here's the quote:

Right now, I am headed to the studio to record some ADR for a pilot called Training MacGyver. It’s my first series that I’m a big lead in.

If anyone has info, send it my way.

BTW, if anyone isn't familiar with the process of TV pilots, here's the deal. In January, basically studios fund the production of bunch of test shows (pilots) to see if any of them have merit. Most don't. This one will probably not either.

But, I suddenly have a good idea: wouldn't it be cool to see a reality show where contestants had to escape different situations using their wits and everyday items?

Gift Ideas for Supergeeks Only

Over at MAKE, they have a list of open-source gifts, i.e. gifts you need a soldering iron to construct. I love MAKE, mainly because they gave my book a good review, and because well I'm a supergeek with a soldering iron (in storage - I'm trying to reform).

MacGyverisms: First Aid edition

Okay, I'm pretty jaded about well..everything..bust especially news articles that claim to make you the MacGyver of accounting, etc. But this article, from MSN, no less, is the rare exception. It gives some really good first aid tips, i.e. suck on a clove to relieve tooth pain, superglue a severed finger (it worked for John Wayne Bobbit - the crowd boos, he went for a lame, out-dated severed penis joke. Well, no recovery after that).

Soft-core porn and MacGyver

Yes, it's a misleading title, RDA was never much into the erotica, though Michael Des Barres was quite persistent; no the title refers to an amusing article about Mike Marvin, the writer of one of the better episodes of MacGyver - "Target MacGyver." You know, the episode where Mac and his grandpa fight off assassins in the woods using pinecomb landmines.

Anyway, the guy also produced soft-core T&A comedy - Hot Dog: The Movie, and best yet, is trying to do a remake of it. Maybe RDA will do a cameo as the studly ski instructor who steals the heros' girlfriend.