Did you as a kid ever sit down and create a sort of “life snapshot” book, one that contains a list of places to visit and things to do before you die? Perhaps it’s a dying trend these days. I’ll admit that I actually made such a book a few years back. But little did I know the ultimate thing to see in life was missing. The #1 “thing to see/do before I die” is to experience “The Machismo”. This wonder gadget straight out of...

A couple of years ago, I received a hookah as a Christmas gift from a friend. I’m not a smoker mind you, but every once in a while I’ll get in the mood to fire the ‘ol hookah up. The reason for the “once in a while” routine? Well, smoking isn’t that great for the lungs (shocker!) but more importantly, I can only stand so much of it before it makes me nauseous. Also, the fact that I can’t take my wondrous hookah anywhere in public...