ferris wheel in a hurricane

There’s no hurricane where I am. There’s no ferris wheel, either. I’m afraid of heights….so a ferris wheel isn’t a joyride for me….but it would really stink to be one of the forgotten up on the high part of the … Continue reading

Blue Ox

This is a short documentary about the Blue Ox Millworks woodworking shop out in Eureka, CA. Eric Hollenbeck is the man who runs the shop. This is 10 minutes long. This is 10 minutes of wisdom and possibility….and it’s one of … Continue reading

Robots Do It.

We have robots doing it now. You design it with CAD….and then have a robot build it. That’s how you roll now if you’re going to build anything that requires precision. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY4RZ-FEi6M This is a black and white documentary about … Continue reading

Worth It….7 dollar buffet vs. 95 dollar buffet… (over 12 million people have watched this….so far)

Here’s a couple of dudes who go to three different buffets at three different price points in Las Vegas, NV. That’s what they do. They eat…they film it…they talk about it….and…then….they decide what’s the best value….at a lot of different … Continue reading

How he does it….bicycle touring with ForestyForest.

This is a pretty fascinating overview of how to use Google Maps to plan a cycle touring route. In addition to seeing and planning a route, he shows how to find grocery stores…libraries…street views for potential cycling conditions, etc. Man, … Continue reading

quit talking….produce

Competence is a good thing to see. This dude is competent. Now, I don’t find employment as a taxidermist. I don’t want to kill a bunch of animals and stuff them so that I can display them in my house … Continue reading

Esther Emery at TedX-Boise

This is Esther Emery giving a Ted talk in Idaho. It’s a good one….thoughts on our dependency on the Internet and the power grid….and cell phones….and debit and credit cards….and….anything digital or connected to the electric grid. There are so many … Continue reading

ForestyForest!

Here’s the latest from ForestyForest…. Man. This stuff is all so good….and, if I’m going to be doing some “armchair adventuring”, this is what I want to see. This time, he’s in Newfoundland, touring around on his fatbike. I’m not … Continue reading

Off Grid Horsebox

I don’t know what a “horsebox” is. A horsebox is kind of cool, though. This thing is a horsebox, right? I’d hate to say that something was cool if it wasn’t quite “right”. I’d hate to call the wrong thing … Continue reading

Are the Mongolian people more “Real”?

Can you plop yourself…drive yourself….deep into another culture like some sort of under-funded and overly curious astronaut….and see what you came to try to understand…and then leave without disturbing things too much? It’s an old story. Maybe whether or not … Continue reading