Friday Inspiration 340
A NOTE: I’m going to try to take a few weeks off starting this weekend, as Hilary and I are about to have a…
A NOTE: I’m going to try to take a few weeks off starting this weekend, as Hilary and I are about to have a…
My dog died Tuesday. He had been battling lymphoma since early May, doing well with his chemo treatments, we thought, and was still having…
“Often when I finish the drawings, they annoy me because they’re just too nice. It’s like I’ve spent hours on it but it’s just…
An interesting animated essay on waiting for the end of something and our need to feel like we’re in control of … anything (video)…
Someone once told me that every runner, at some point, confronts the urge to run a half-marathon, broken up into smaller segments over the…
“Bikes are so easily wasted. Again and again, people throw their stuff out, when all it really needs is some love and skill—and I…
I went down a F*ck That’s Delicious rabbit hole this week and decided that of all the videos I watched, I felt like sharing…
A few weeks ago in a hotel room bathroom, my left big toenail fell off. I mean, I gave it a little nudge, as…
“My ex and I did have kind of different values in regard to lifestyle. He got pretty annoyed with me and one time he…
I don’t know how this masterpiece about sticks only has 6,000 views on YouTube, but trust me, if you like sticks, you’ll love it,…
One of my greatest sources of wonder in life: At every breakfast joint I’ve ever patronized, there is a person working in the kitchen…
(I made this chart as a joke, and then I thought maybe other people only want to watch three movies, ever, so I made…
“There are no rules. There is a foundation, but there are no rules.” —Carlos Rodriguez (Mare139), breaking down graffiti in 12 levels of difficulty…
I don’t know how this dancer from Korea came up in my feed(s) but I am now a huge fan (video) (more of…
The other night while eating dinner, after a day of doing various work things and around-the-house things during which I had let time slip…
I just rediscovered this video I was obsessed with in 2012, which I now believe is timeless: Andrew Bird playing in a one-bedroom Heart…
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Don’t ask yourself, “Why would someone write a song about the DMV?” Ask yourself, “Doesn’t this song perfectly capture the DMV?” (video) It…
My friend Ace and I were hiking somewhere in the Utah desert several years ago when he asked me, “Have you ever heard of…
A quote from actor Jon Bernthal, just before eating a buffalo wing coated in Bhutila Fire hot sauce, beginning his descent into extreme discomfort…
exact proportions may vary based on your geographic location —Brendan
I am not normally a person who would say that I like to watch 28-minute videos of people building things, but this one (via…
—Brendan SOME RUNNING + ENDURANCE ITEMS IN THE SEMI-RAD SHOP: The Zen Of Training Coffee Mug ($15.99) I Hate Running and You Can Too…
I am trying to imagine the work it took to make about 10 seconds of this video and wow (video) ALERT: If you…
I don’t know how I feel about being a person whose friends think, “You know who would love this video in which a guy…
One day a while back, I was out on a run, thinking about nothing in particular, just enjoying moving through the world, looking at…
Me: well, Brain, it’s getting pretty late Brain: here is a list of things we need to discuss tonight
It’s hard to make a film about hiking, especially when the subject of the film averages 21+ miles per day, but I think the…
I might be biased because I have one of Max Romey’s watercolor prints hanging in my studio, but I think this short film about…
“I don’t know if it’s luck or just taking it kind of easy, but I’ve been able to run a bunch of ultramarathons without…
Rowlf: would you believe I share 98.8 percent of DNA with wolves? Me: no offense buddy but no I would not
The description of this 2-hour YouTube chillhop music mix, set to of footage of shrimp, well, just doing shrimp things at the Monterey Bay…
I don’t know if anyone besides John Green could make a 3.5-minute recipe video that’s this entertaining (video) I don’t know you, and I…