I bought a can of Gillette ultra-moisturing shave gel at Dominion today for $3.49.

However, the regular moisturizing Gillette shave gel is also $3.49.

Did I get a steal of a deal, or is the regular version over-priced?

One would think ultra-moisturizing gel should sell for more than the pallid regular version.

In my posting below on the film Carny and some personal experiences I had on the road, I mentioned that I enjoyed listening to the ginsu pitchmen at the the PNE  in Vancouver. I used the word "geniuses," but perhaps "brilliant" would be better.

Fast-talking, authoritative, funny and convincing, they moved a lot of knives.

One of the little gadgets they had in their package deal was something that could drain juice from oranges. One of the pitchmen, who had a New York accent (real or contrived, I couldn't tell you), would tell people they could fill the orange with vodka to smuggle booze into sports stadiums, then use the gizmo to suck the vodka back out. "Believe me: Ain't nobody gonna bust you for suckin' on an orange," he assured the throngs of tittering bystanders.

Sorry, no video of these guys, but after poking around on YouTube, I present -- for your nostalgic, circa-1978 pleasure -- the original ginsu knife ad!

I saw this in a Globe and Mail feature on the workout routines of high-profile people:

"Using the elliptical is a waste of workout time," says Mr. (Paul) Plakas (Edmonton based trainer, hosts the Slice network show X-Weighted) says. "The elliptical trainer makes your body dumb. It forces you into a restricted movement pattern that you would never use in any life activity." In his opinion, "The only person that should be using the elliptical is someone who's overweight, has no balance and can't walk."

Hey: I use an elliptical trainer! :)

I've actually seen some other anti-elliptical trainer references in other such articles, but haven't seen a detailed analysis, or suggestions as to what someone else should use in its place.

I saw a documentary called Carny tonight, and it brought back a few memories.