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i just picked up a shiny new combination lock for the gym. what make’s this lock blog-worthy is that it is a WordLockâ„¢ .

WordLockâ„¢ is a combination lock that uses easy-to-remember words instead of numbers. — Todd Basche, inventor of WordLockâ„¢

no more numbers! i can easily set (and re-set) a 4 or 5-letter password on the WordLockâ„¢. since there are ony 10 letters per ring, the words i can use are limited, but i can always make up nonsensical words.

after i saw this in Women’s Health magazine, i headed straight to Staples to buy one (where i was excited to pick up some Sharpie® Mini’s, too). now i should head straight to the gym!

“easy-to-remember words” like
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if you like post-it notes, check out Mystickies, virtual sticky notes for the web. Mystickies are easy to add to web pages using the Firefox extension, and once you post-it, you can tag-it.

i can retrieve all my virtual post-its in my Mystickies account. woe is me, another account, another username, another password…

like everything else, Mystickies is in beta. here is Mystickies in action on my del.icio.us page:

the modest construction barrel takes on a new meaning in TC-54 Head’s Barrels! blog…

“…I think barrels are a metaphor for life and change… they represent new beginnings… and construction”. — TC-54 Head

traffic cones, by comparison, are “Helpers of Humanity” as documented by the Traffic Cone Preservation Society.