Let the Games Begin!
The Olympics start on 8/8/08! I salute you, you remarkable people doing miraculous things with their bodies that I, for one, will never, EVER be able to do. Though I've never been to the Games myself, I must say I become a bit of an avid TV-watcher-fan-girl. I took a spin around Etsy looking for athletic-inpsired …
Gotta Travel On: Who is Going to the European Cup?
European sports fans unite! The 2008 European Cup is this Sunday, and the Spaniards and Germans face off to see who will be the reigning champions of European football — what Americans like to call soccer.Are any of you readers going to attend the match? Or is it the ol' telly for you? Who do you wager will win …
Etsy Finds: Gone Fishin'
You know what my dad likes? Fishing. You know what I like? Fishing. Some of my fondest childhood memories involved myself, my father and my grandpa climbing into a (somewhat rickety and definitely stinky) rowboat, going out into the middle of a lake, and vainly attempting to reel in some of the local fauna. The …
A Dude's Perspective: Some Men Dig Sports
Dudes like sports. I know, I know, that's a big generalization! Some men prefer photography as a past time or perhaps knitting. We're looking into those too, while working hard on the Dude's Perspective series.But for now, take these rad examples of athletic gear — like the vintage football pads above from sydg's …
Etsy Finds: Baseball Card Domain
Hidden inside my baseball card collection are some of my most valuable possessions from my youth. Collecting cards for me was a way to learn about the teams and the players and have an opportunity to brag whenever I got a special player, or a rare card. The difference between owning a player’s card and just …
Etsy Finds: LemonBall Baseballs
Anyone interested in baseball will love one of these LemonBall baseballs. We were intrigued when we first found LemonBall a couple of weeks ago and we even more pleasantly surprised when we received our order. He wants his customers to “feel the magic” of discovering something truly special. He …
Portland Custom Bike Culture
Bike culture in Portland is maybe the awesomest in the country! (Care to debate? Let it be known in the comments below!)We found this video on Youtube about a custom bike exhibit at the Portland airport and we were really excited to learn about Sweetpea Bikes, one of the only two female-run custom bike shops …
Spring Biking
There's nothing quite like getting the ol' bike out after a long winter's rest. I know that mine is currently sitting with a flat tire in the deserted hallway of my building, despondent at being so useless for many months. (Yes, my bike has a personality.) However, I'm going to fix her up, and get out there to enjoy the …
Idiotarod: More to a Shopping Cart than Meets the Eye
How often do you see five guys streaming through wintery streets dressed in homemade...Q-tip costumes? Well, in New York, it's about once every winter. The following is a photo essay about the Idiotarod, New York's answer to the call of absurd and frigid sports challenges. The Iditarod is the famous …
