July 2007 - Posts

Chris Sharma Rules!
24 July 07 08:38 PM | john | 0 Comments   
Chris Sharma is certainly an amazing rock climber. He isn't massive or particularly graceful, but he has amazing determination and arm strength. Here is a selection of my favorite videos featuring him on YouTube. Dreamcatcher . A beautiful traverse line Read More...
Lion vs. Alligator vs. Buffalo. Buffalo wins.
24 July 07 07:55 PM | john | 0 Comments   
If you haven't already, watch this amazing amateur video on You Tube of a baby water buffalo getting attacked by a lion. The buffalo is then also attacked by an alligator. Amazingly the buffalo herd arrives and fights off both attackers, and the baby Read More...
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Sky Dive Snohomish
24 July 07 07:23 PM | john | 0 Comments   
Ah yes, sky diving. One of the few extreme sports that I have yet to indulge in. I mean I've done rock climbing, scuba diving, bungee, skiing, snowboarding, rollerblading, ice skating, mountain biking, road biking, skateboarding, BMX bikes, adventure Read More...
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Cheapass Games
24 July 07 07:16 PM | john | 0 Comments   
Steve Carroll pointed me to this collection of cool and yes, cheap, games from Cheapass Games . I haven't actually tried any yet, and some of them look a bit screwy, but hey, at least I've blogged about it. Read More...
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BoardGameGeek
24 July 07 07:11 PM | john | 0 Comments   
If you veer sharply off the Hasbro path you will find, like I did recently, that there are some really awesome family board games that don't suck. Check out BoardGameGeek for a selection of really awesome games that will keep you amused for many, many Read More...
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Derailleur adjustment
24 July 07 06:55 PM | john | 0 Comments   
It's quite hard to find a definitive and easy to understand article on adjusting modern bicycle derailleurs on the web. About the best one is this one by Sheldon Brown . It just needs a few more pictures. The best thing I can suggest if you are worried Read More...
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Bugatti Veyron at top speed
24 July 07 06:02 PM | john | 0 Comments   
" Today ... we're going to take the fastest production car in the world up to it's top speed ". 'nuff said. Read More...
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Japanese Ninja Warrior show
24 July 07 05:58 PM | john | 0 Comments   
This was an amazing link that Rich sent me on a Japanese game show call Ninja Warrior . As someone who has done a fair bit of rock climbing training, the amount of arm work that Magoto Nagano ends up doing is simply amazing. Read More...
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Desktop Wallpaper Sites
23 July 07 08:16 PM | john | 0 Comments   
Oh joy. I've been looking for a particular computer desktop wallpaper site called mandolux for ages. A friend pointed it out to me last year and I lost the link. Thanks to Chris Parillo for pointing me to it. Read More...
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Electric Motorcycle
11 July 07 03:15 PM | john | 0 Comments   
Go read this article about the new Brammo Enertia electric motorcycle. I would definitely buy one, but $14K is a bit steep. I think if they got Enzo Ferrari to design it, they could really have something. As it is, the design is somewhat lacking in sports Read More...
Fun with Electricity
10 July 07 03:53 PM | john | 0 Comments   
Steve sent me this link . It never ceases to amaze me how many people will build huge Tesla coils just so that they can shoot huge bolts of electricity at themselves. Read More...
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Frisbee Golf
10 July 07 03:48 PM | john | 0 Comments   
I keep meaning to try out Frisbee or Disc Golf . Katrina mentioned that there is a course near us in Lakewood King County Park . I'm thinking it could be a fun thing to do with the kids. Read More...
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Extreme Adventure Racing
10 July 07 03:42 PM | john | 0 Comments   
I've been doing a bit of adventure racing this year, for the first time. It is racing that involves orienteering, cycling, canoeing and running. I also did my first triathlon this year. But nothing could tempt me to take on the Tough Guy . Nothing. Read More...
Windows Live Writer
05 July 07 05:19 PM | john | 0 Comments   
Well, I finally managed to get Windows Live Writer to connect to my blog. It couldn't download the blog style, but if it works it's way better than editing blog entries online. Although, I'm going to have to see how things like inserting pictures works. Read More...
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