Friday Inspiration, Vol. 93

“They could be selling drugs or they could be robbing people. But they not doing that—they riding their bikes.” (video)

The story of the retired LAPD detective who became a bank robber—when he was 70.

WHO ELSE BESIDES ME IS EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW NATIONAL ALBUM COMING SEPTEMBER 8

James Lucas ruminates on the climbing dirtbag lifestyle.

I don’t know if anyone else will enjoy this long article on why we should back into parking spaces (but we don’t), or if I should admit that I found it really interesting.

Here’s why you talk to your dog or cat, and why it’s OK.

Don’t strive for balance; strive for internal self-awareness.

There is nothing like my disembodied feet to prove to you that I am indeed living life to its fullest. Here are my feet on a Hudson Bay schooner, a frosty microbrew beside them. My legs are crossed at the ankle, perfectly displaying my Chuck Taylors, which are scuffed just enough to make me look like a real proletariat.”

If you’ve always wanted to support a climbing film about women, here’s your chance.

—Brendan