March 2009
Team Hoyt
An Incredible story!
Via Tash:
A son asked his father, ‘Dad, will you take part in a marathon with me?’ The father, despite having a heart condition, says ‘Yes’. They went on to complete the marathon together. Father and son went on to join other marathons, the father always saying ‘Yes’ to his son’s request of going through the race...
I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26...
– Michael Jordan
One of my favorite quotes
(via caseydonahue)
Car Darts - Top Gear
Homer's Dilemma
Homer: But every time I learn something new, it pushes out something old! Remember that time I took a home wine-making course and forgot how to drive?
Marge: That's because you were drunk!
Homer: And how!
Design a NYC mini golf course →
Kottke:
An organization called FIGMENT is building an 18-hole mini golf course on Governors Island and they are accepting design proposals through March 31 from artists, designers, and other would-be mini golf course builders.
http://blacknotes.co.za/random →
A random post for every click!
Forgot Tumblr provided for this.
danmeth:
METH MINUTE MONDAYS: Space Cowboy On The Moon
Space Cowboy returns to tell us a little bit more about his romantic exploits on the lunar surface. Ride with him on his Evolutionized Horse and discover secrets of his childhood, sex life, and deep respect for the Apollo 11 astronauts.
SA fixed in three easy steps →
Jarred Cinman fixes South Africa in a few simple steps. For the last while I’ve had similar thoughts about Zuma, the guy made mistakes, he’s going to be President regardless, let’s forgive and (try and) forget and move on.
1. Forgive Jacob Zuma
“Zuma is no millionaire playboy. Whatever money he allegedly gained from this transaction he’s either hiding in Switzerland for...
Year One Movie Trailer
What does one TRILLION US Dollars look like? →
In other news Zimbabwe, just released a 100 Trillion Dollar note.
Hardly Working: Airplane
dangurewitch:
This was a true adventure. I can say with 100% certainty that this is the most exercise my abs have gotten while shooting an office sketch.
The best Hardly Working Ever! Just saying.
2OceansVibe Explains Twitter to the Masses →
You’ve heard about Tweeting and Twittering but what the hell is it all about? Well 2OceansVibe to the rescue. Seth Rotherham explains it better than anyone could.
I just end up giving up at “You know MSN and blogging right? Well it’s nothing like it, only a little bit. You’re shaking your head… christ, c’mon, even Britney gets it!?”
The Cost of Freedom
Some awesome freebording footage!
“While filming for the 2008 BSV competition Justin over shot a right hand turn and crashed into a curb at around 30+ mph, luckily he walked away with no serious injuries.” Check that video here
That sucks, I was doing about the same speed, totally lost control and smashed my wrist up. Some guys have all the luck.
Rapping Flight Attendant
I’m guessing Kulula based their quirkyness on Southwest Airlines.
The 2009 List Of Tech Billionaires And How Much... →
“Gates lost a massive $18 billion in the past year.”
Rocketboom’s Know Your Meme is doing some great work in explaining the internet Meme’s you may have missed, or have seen but missed the point. Here they explain, brilliantly, the Boxxy craze which almost brought down the internets in January ‘09.
National Fart Hearings
Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009) →
Wow, I’m excited!
[via Rich…!]