Monday, May 18, 2009
Star Trek Failure Generator
In celebration of the new Star Trek movie, we thought we'd pass along a fun site that highlights all of the various ship "failures" and their respective work-arounds. Get your inner geek on
here.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
NASCAR says Old Guys Rule.
Mark Martin, a 50-year-old driver, won the Sprint Cup at the Phoenix International Raceway last Saturday night. He had retired in 2005 but came back to the sport he loves. It was his first win in 97 races. More
here.
Friday, April 03, 2009
Worst college mascots?
Fox Sports takes a look at the top 10 "worst" college mascots - those characters designed to make fans get in touch with their team spirit, but unfortunately, leave some hiding behind the bleachers. See if you agree with the list,
here.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Outside Magazine says Old Guys Rule.
Writer Ian Frazier has a great piece in this month's Outside Magazine, chronicling the wisdom of Old Guys in the wild. Check it out on newsstands now or read more
here.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Great Lessons from Great Men.
Artofmanliness.com has interesting articles/blog entries on - you guessed it - the art of manliness. Check out the "Great Lessons from Great Men" post, as well as safari stories, conditioning drills and other guy stuff.
It's all here, man.
Thursday, March 05, 2009
The art of the commencement speech.
Via Humanity.org -- With Spring Break around the corner, thoughts turn to end-of-year graduation ceremonies and commencement speeches. If you're headed to a college this May to see Jr. off into the world, take a look at some inspiring commencement speeches
here. (Feel free to share the knowledge as your own.)
Thursday, February 19, 2009
15 designs you wish existed.
Creative Closeup has a cool collection of 15 design concepts that might make life just a bit cooler. How about a digital hourglass? A folding bicycle? Or a flying stick camera? See how they might work
here.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Sully rules.
Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger III is the US Airways pilot who landed his failed aircraft in the Hudson River, saving the lives of all aboard. With more than 19,000 hours of flight time, Sullenberger's aviation career has been marked by many achievements. Read more
here. (Above is Sullenberger's 1973 Air Force Academy senior photo. Happy 58th birthday on Friday, captain.)
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Bacon Explosion.
Via ackackack -- BBQAddicts.com has a fantastic-looking recipe for the ultimate BBQ sausage dish. The ingredients: pork, pork, bbq sauce and pork. Enjoy it
here.
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Games Without Frontiers.
As part of its yearly "the lives the lived" series, The New York Times has a fascinating piece on chess king Bobby Fischer, who is widely thought of as one of the greatest players of all time, to put it mildly. Fischer passed away in January of 2008. Read more
here.
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