Archive for August, 2010
This week’s shot, “City Sleeping Bags,” got some hilarious captions (go here to read them), but there can only be one winner! And that winner is Elizabeth, who captioned the above shot:
Woman: Wow, is that a French pedi?
Man: It looks to be Brazilian from my angle.
All: Giggle!… Read the rest
According to the Associated Press, the “fire tornado” shown in the above video was a result of “strong winds and brush fires.” The video was taken last week after firefighters attempted to contain a brush fire near the Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island. Apparently, they didn’t get to… Read the rest
The Thermals probably spawned during some cold gloomy winter night in Portland, just like a thousand other bands have. But only the really good make it past playing at bike messenger parties, and only a few of the best get signed with Kill Rock Stars. If you are in Portland… Read the rest
Caffeine. Bzzzzzz! That’s the sound of your brain and the feeling of your body when you’ve welcomed caffeine into your system.
If you like the Bzzzzzz feeling you get from, say, a giant mug of coffee, you just might be enticed by these: Caffeinated Marshmallows–appropriately named “Stay Puft.” Each mallow… Read the rest
I’m hungry and tired and arrived in NYC (the end of my U.S. tour!) without any type of fan fair. Yet my spirits lifted when my slackline passed a beautiful fire escape garden. Throughout, this cross country slacktour I ate a generous amount of burritos, consumed more beer than a… Read the rest
Water. It’s the stuff of life. And yet it is becoming the stuff of major crisis. What with the amount of potable water shrinking over time, the public conscious is finally beginning to grasp the consequences of its wasteful actions.
Overuse of the important resource, the pollution of streams and… Read the rest
This week’s Friday Photo winner is Chris Perez for submitting this shot that shows a sweet taste of the Salt River.
“Pulled off for lunch on day two of the Upper Salt River run. Snapped this shot midway into my cool down plunge.”… Read the rest
Congratulations, Chris! You win your very own
- With what sounds like a cross between TRON and ‘that guy’ riding around town with the old ghetto-blaster tied to his seat rack–Apple looks to corner the market on entertaining technology via two wheels. According to the patent issued to Apple earlier this month, this Shred-Sled could come equipped with
“Fancy rafting across the Atlantic? Famous traveller requires 3 crew. Must be OAP. Serious adventurers only.”
…So read the ad 84-year-old British adventurer and author Anthony Smith placed in the U.K paper the Telegraph… Read the rest in the hopes of finding a sufficient crew to help him row the Atlantic–a dream he’s
The western Brazilian state of Rondonia contains some of the richest agricultural lands in the Amazon, attracting large numbers of ranchers, loggers, and farmers looking to capitalize on the areas resources. It’s also the home of a lone native man, who has been living on the run, in isolation for… Read the rest
In August 2008, reporter Adam McFadden wrote in an article about the Cedar River Trail in Renton, WA: “After exploring much of the Cedar River Trail, I came away with one impression: The trail is a great place to bike, take a stroll or just wander.” In April 2010, a… Read the rest
You know the story. You’re walking down the street one day, minding your own business, when a stray skateboard smacks you in the head.
From Jesse: (He’s going down.)
From Renae: (He’s going for a strike.)
From Gary: (He’s airborn…and he’s down.)… Read the rest
“Watch Donald get gored,” Cathy Hayes says playfully as she films her friend jogging closer to a buffalo in Yellowstone National Park. The words come out of her mouth just minutes before the buffalo she’s filming looks straight into her camera, starts bucking and kicking, and runs directly at her.… Read the rest
We announced it last week and we’ll announce it again–the KEEN Garage (its first retail store) is now open for business. If you haven’t had a chance to look through the Garage, you’re missing out. The space itself is modest in size but chock-full of the KEEN culture that surrounds… Read the rest
