Friday Inspiration, Vol. 102
byJust FYI, you don’t have to work at a bike wheel company to go for a night ride—but these guys make it look good…
FRIDAY INSPIRATION
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 101
byI saw The Hard Way at a couple film festivals last year and it’s definitely worth renting/buying: “I don’t ever want ‘He died doing…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 100
byI gave a quick talk about “The Joy of Making It Small” at Ignite Boulder last month (video): If you have had a shitty…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 99
by“We were just kids then. We never really thought about life after fingerboarding—or the toll it would take on our bodies.” (video) “When I…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 98
byTake two minutes, watch this, and remember how cool bikes are (video). Behold this brilliant essay/review of Olive Garden/Olive Gardens. “I sniffed the wine….
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 97
byHow about 30 days at sea on a container ship in 10 minutes? (Video) Ellie Carey, 6-year-old world BMX champion. My friend Anna and…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 96
byGo, Mirna! (video) 5 Tips To Fall Asleep That Are No Match Against The Cold Brew You Drank At 4 P.M., You Idiot, Why…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 95
byMy girlfriend and I drove a Tesla Model X from Denver to Zion National Park over six days this spring and made a short…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 94
by“… and you have just one night to make it happen. What is ‘it’? No, seriously, will you tell us so we can depict…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 93
by“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…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 92
by“It’s a texture, it’s a collage—and the bicycle is like a crossfader.”—artist Geoff McFetridge on biking in L.A. (video) If you like to laugh…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 91
by“The reason to see an eclipse isn’t because it’s rare—it’s because of how it will make you feel.” “Creators spend almost all their time…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 90
byWell, I certainly wasn’t expecting that (Video): Why Southern Californians Say “The” Before Freeway Numbers (and, I would add, Arizonans) Smart, Emotionally Stable People…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 89
by“It’s like he starts new careers with every project.” (Video) The legendary David Roberts on his life of adventure and adventure writing. “Headphones in…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 88
by27 days of storm chasing, 10 states, 90,000 time-lapse frames: (video): This Esquire story about the Barkley Marathons is the next-best thing to watching…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 87
by“Think about it: At my age, I should be sitting at home doing my knitting.” (Video) “It’s the same journey and experience for everybody….
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 86
by“It’s not a blank wall, painted white. The neighborhood, to me, has flavor.” Great essay on the “uselessness” of things like rock climbing in…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 85
byShout out to grandmas: Ibuprofen may be bad for endurance athletes. Photos of life under freeway overpasses. Self-control helped this guy learn how to…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 84
byNYC + skateboards + jazz horn: Ben Folds composes a song for the National Symphony Orchestra (with lyrics read from a program) in 10…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 83
byHere’s a 2-minute aerial tour of some Moroccan scenery: Is it hot? Check the Dogmometer. Holy interchange. Rafa Ortiz hucks a 70-foot waterfall (on…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 82
byIf you like one or more styles of rapping, you might find this enjoyable [thanks to Josh for the heads-up]: “It may be considered…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 81
byDo we really want nature documentaries to be 100% real? 40 years of hip hop in one 4-minute mashup (so good) Let this guy’s…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 80
byCan’t stop watching … not sure what’s going on here A Selection of the 30 Most Disappointing Under 30 “… stories swim by the…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 79
byInteresting piece of property they got down there near the Salton Sea: “I don’t really have a ‘process,’ per se, just a simple routine…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 78
byA very worthwhile 2.5 minutes of Grand Canyon timelapses: Don’t Spend Your Life Making Up Your Mind Eulogy for a burrito truck. The amount…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 77
byYou should watch this whole video even if you’re not in the market for a 1996 Suzuki Grand Vitara: Lotta snow up on Tioga…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 76
byA little video about family: https://vimeo.com/211749157 A librarian on Little Free Libraries: “There was something that kind of irked me about the title. You…