Archive for the ‘Links’ Category
Jerry Reed (1937-2008)
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008My Newest Backcountry.com Purchase
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
Burton Shaun White Puff the Magic Jacket - Men’s
The Shaun White Magic Puff jacket will keep you warm frolicking in the autumn mist in a land called Hunalee, or warm at your local resort.
Burton lies. The Shaun White Puff the Magic Jacket isn’t magical at all, it owes its fiery warm nature to all-over Thermacore insulation. This White Collection jacket is slightly puffy, but not overly so, thanks to a slim fit. Wear the Puff the Magic Jacket alone for cold, dry days, or layer it under your shell in gnarlier conditions. If you start to overheat while hiking the pipe, unzip the Puff the Magic Jacket’s mesh lined pit zips to cool off. An integrated waist gaiter keeps the fluff out, while a goggle, pass, and two handwarmer pockets keep all your valuables within reach.
Best Ski Movie Segment Ever
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008Mark Abma’s Segment from Matchstick’s film Seven Sunny Days
Cool Longboarding Video
Thursday, July 31st, 2008The video is from Park City Longboarders. The guy who put this together, Sam, is my weekend manager at Park City Bread and Bagel. Pretty cool stuff. Check out their YouTube Channel for some other cool stuff: www.youtube.com/user/PcLongboarders
My Newest Backcountry.com Purchase
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008So, I probably don’t need this piece of ski gear, but I got it anyway. I recently received a 50% off coupon for any BackcountryOutlet.com purchase. While looking for new bike gear, I stumbled across the listing for an R.E.D. Impact Waist Coat. The Waist Coat is designed to absorb or redistibute the impact of a hard-object-to-spine collision.
At first I thought it was a cool piece of gear, but not something I needed to spend $50 towards. However, I later found myself in some sort of mental quandary:
My girlfriend, Charli, is a Salt Lake City cop. While on duty she carries a 9mm Glock 19. She also rides around with a 12-Guage, short barreled, tactical (holds 8 shells), Remington Shotgun. While off-duty, she carries a concealed 9mm Glock 23 on her ankle. If something were to go wrong while out to dinner or at the grocery store, she would be prepared to shoot someone. Unfortunately, there are few times when she can justify not wearing her off duty wapon. Imagine if something were to happen the one time she decided to leave her gun and badge at home.
Thus, the reasoning behind my latest purchase. I really did myself a disservice by even stumbling across this item. Imagine if I were to save the $40 for something I really need. And a few months from now, I jump a cliff and back-check on a sharp rock. Basically, I was stuck with the R.E.D. Impact Waist Coat from the first click of the link.
The 50% off coupon, when combined with free in-warehouse pickup, saved me a good bit. Defintely worth $40 for a potential life saver and the free false sense of secuity that’s included.
FailBlog.org Is Hilarious
Friday, July 25th, 2008
see more pwn and owned pictures
Awesome Dad (from AwfulAnnouncing.com)
Saturday, July 12th, 2008Reminds me of M’s games with my dad.
This Guy Came To My House Last Year
Friday, July 11th, 2008
Door-to-Door Salesman Charged With Sexual Battery
Charges are filed against a door-to-door salesman who was showing off a little more than cleaning products.
One woman says Kenneth Goodlow exposed himself. Another says he was a little too friendly and fondled her.
The Davis County Attorney’s Office charged Goodlow with sexual battery and lewdness.
Fortunately I was not sexually battered, groped, or fondled. Nor was I impressed with the his cleaning supplies, too much streaking. Snap! Wait, just thought of another good one: I bet he thought he’d make a clean getaway.
Oh man, try to top those two.
Strange Discontinued Olympic Sports (real not an Onion article)
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2008/07/08/6100216-ap.html
Interesting article about Olympic sports that have been discontinued. Some of them were only around for a one year. Pretty funny. My favorites:
56-pound weight throw (1904, 1920): A 56-pound weight affixed with a handle that’s thrown over a pole vault bar.
Tug-of-war (1900-1920): Two teams of eight try to pull a rope six feet; if neither team reaches the mark after five minutes, the team that pulls the farthest wins.
Plain high diving (1912-24): Divers were not allowed to do any acrobatic moves; they just dove straight into the water.
Just a few questions: Why 56 pounds? Why did they get rid of Tug-of-war? No egg toss? No spin around on a bat and try to run? No burlap sack race?
Updated the AdamFehr.com Muxtape
Friday, June 27th, 2008Jim Caple Explains The Sad State Of Seattle Sports
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008“The Rainy Relationship Between Owners and Fans In Seattle”
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=caple/080623&sportCat=mlb
Mariners In The Onion
Thursday, June 19th, 2008Cuban Refugee Yuniesky Betancourt Prefers Castro to M’s Manager John McLaren
SEATTLE—In post-game comments following another Mariners loss, shortstop and former Cuban refugee Yuniesky Betancourt expressed a preference for ex-Cuban dictator Fidel Castro over current Seattle manager John McLaren. “It’s all about power with him—he berates us and talks for hour after hour about unity and pride, but you know he doesn’t care about anyone but himself,” Betancourt said of McLaren and not Castro. “He calls team meetings, but he’s just doing them to make it seem like he’s doing a good job managing. For Christ’s sake, he starts Miguel Cairo at first base sometimes. If this were the Villa Clara Industriales, Castro would have had Miguel Cairo beaten with a boot. Say what you want about him, but at least you knew where you stood with Castro.” Betancourt was later seen slipping a makeshift raft fashioned from catcher’s mitts and empty tobacco canisters into Puget Sound under cover of night.
- From Onion Sports
Update: Mariners Fire John McLaren,
No word on whether or not they will interview Castro
My Sister Is Funny, Smart Funny
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008Three Feet High and Rising Yep, that’s a De La Soul album title reference about flooding in Iowa. Somewhere someplace, a hip-hop-loving Iowan’s little worlds just collided.
Tiff Fehr - from Tiffehr.tumblr.com
It Won’t Stop Snowing Here
Thursday, June 5th, 2008
Snowbird reported 8 inches of new. Bringing the season snowfall to 607 inches. I’ve never skied powder in June, so I think I’ll go skiing tomorrow. I’ll try to put up some pics and videos when I get the chance. I might have an open room for next season. Any takers?