Friday Inspiration, Vol. 109
byOh, the joy of being right. Kind of. (video) A very different, well-told, story about Mt. Everest: bringing two bodies down from high on…
Friday Inspiration
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 108
byI think you might find this film entertaining and/or funny and/or strangely aesthetic, but don’t hate me if you think it’s ridiculous. (H/T Ignite…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 107
by“I started painting with Microsoft Excel in 2000. I set a goal. In 10 years, I wanted to paint something decent that I could…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 106
byIf only morning commute traffic could flow as well as starling murmurations (video): If you need an artistic license for your wallet, you can…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 105
byHere’s a wonderfully original music video/visual documentary of Coney Island: (video) I am neither going through menopause nor a Gen-Xer but I thought this…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 104
byThis is a brilliant piece of filmmaking using Google Chat transcripts from 2007. (video) Brody Leven and I will be co-hosting this trail running…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 103
by“If you’re not taking risks, then you’re not living life. Risk doesn’t have to be this totally dangerous thing, though, at the same time….
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, 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…