the new hotness

...is the old hotness.

A young Teddy Roosevelt, swoon worthy well before he rode a moose.

(via My Daguerreotype Boyfriend. See also: Bangable Dudes in History)

Mr. Crabbypants

Newbius recounts the tale of our run-in with one of Pittsburgh's least friendly denizens.

I had to share the link because I am LOLing now almost as hard as I did that night (at least I believe I was laughing then - it was so loud in that bar I could hardly hear myself think) and because, well, my tshirt is awesome and Iain Harrison - TopShot winner and Crimson Trace rep (thank you for the super awesome Bersa lasergrips!) totally deserves an "eye candy" tag.

sixshot slingshot

Check out Jörg's youtube channel - he's incredibly creative (two words: machete. slingshot.) and I think the German accent makes his videos even better.

The Punisher

Oh my gosh, I almost forgot! I have been waiting for this movie to come out, and it opened last week!

I haven't read the comic books and I don't even care that the movie probably isn't very good. It stars Ray Stevenson, and that is plenty good enough for me.

107 minutes of Titus Pullo. With guns.

Mmm, Titus Pullo...

You have the seen HBO/BBC series Rome, haven't you?
Because, hello? Titus Pullo.

Rowr.

for the guys

I've noticed a fashion trend among male gunnies. It's not the Levi's, the tacticool boots or the loose untucked shirts...it's facial hair. (and I'm a fan.)

There's a wide variety of styles - goatees, moustaches, mutton chops, full beards - all patiently tended and trimmed. So in honor of all your hard work and dedication, I give you...
10 Awesome Things With Mustaches.

Enjoy!

PG Porn!

...Starring Captain Mal Reynolds from Firefly. (IN A TOOL BELT. AND A SLEEVELESS SHIRT. Ladies, you can thank me later.) It's a teeny bit risqué, sure, but with Nathan Fillion, you know it's going to be funny.

First Dude

Todd Palin - rugged Alaskan, hardworking husband, loving father of 5 - admires his wife so much that he's always believed she was destined for greatness.

No wonder Sarah grins when she says that after 20 years, he's "still her guy."

rawr.

Speaking of old men...

63 years old, libertarian, member of the NRA, and still totally hot.

a man for Monday

(Click to see a larger view. You'll thank me later.)

I recently discovered Jason Statham. He does his own stunts and seems to be part of the trend that is making real men sexy again.
(look - chest hair! hallelujah!)

His character in the Transporter movies - part Jackie Chan, part James Bond, part Mario Andretti - gives us some of the most outrageous movie stunts ever. (here's the top 10. I highly recommend watching scene #9. It's a really cool fight sequence and, hello! Jason's oiled up and shirtless!) There's a 3rd movie due out next year, so get ready to suspend your disbelief...it's a fun ride!

weekend warm-up

(click it, you know you want to)

We watched Reno 911!: Miami last night. It was funny(-ish) in an awkward, painful way - but The Rock was in it for, like, 2 whole minutes. He's so purty, it more than made up for that whole "your watch is stuck in my pubes" scene.

hello, ladies.

(go ahead..click it)

Ray Stevenson, who played the sexy beast Titus Pullo in the HBO series Rome, has the lead role in the next Punisher film, due out this year.

Hmm...Gerard Butler of 300, Ray Stevenson of Rome...I'm noticing a new trend in leading men. Gone are the days of waifish, androgynous boys...hooray! Bring on the big, hunky (Celtic-looking) men!

Hey, we all have our preferences, right?

joy to the world

Every year around this time, we start to decorate the library for the holidays. There is a Hanukkah display, a Christmas tree, and even a Kwanzaa bulletin board in the children's department. I think we should even put up a pole for Festivus, you know, for the rest of us.

What the patrons don't know is that we librarians have our own secret little tree in the back room. It's called the Hottie Tree. We're all supposed to print out a color picture of the hunky celebrity we like best and hang it on the tree. There have been a wide variety of hotties, from Clark Gable to Johnny Depp to Liberace (I really hope that was a joke).

Here's my addition:

(what would a free man do?)

Now the Hottie Tree is smokin'.

We watch two hours of television religiously per week. Tuesday nights, 8PM-10PM, CBS. There might be other shows on NBC or ABC, but our rabbit ears don't really catch the signal.

NCIS is terrific. Great characters, funny lines, twisty-turny mysteries, forensics, a hyper quirky goth chick and Ziva, a (girlcrush worthy) Mossad assassin. And of course, the hotness that is a stony gray-haired Mark Harmon. All this followed by The Unit (tough guys, covert operations, snipers, yay!). I really like this show but I've been meaning to write to CBS with one teeny complaint...

Would just one totally shirtless episode be too much to ask?

(clicky for yummy)