Bill Clinton on David Letterman (Part 2)
Here’s the rest of the interview with Bill Clinton. :)
Bill Clinton on David Letterman (Part 1)
Bill Clinton was on Letterman the other night and I was oddly enough awake. I was really surprised with how clear, concise and understandable he was on the subjects of the Wall Street protests and the problem with how we do business with China. Check it out!
How fun….if you like big headphones on your head. I prefer ear buds but I’m a less is more kinda gal.
Beats by Dr. Dre Wireless Headphones
Bluetooth technology, in theory, is awesome. No cords to get tangled up when you’re on the treadmill. No wires that you have to plug in to get your sweet jams from your phone to your ears. Unfortunately, in practice bluetooth just makes you look like the dude wearing the headset having a very loud conversation in front of a crowd of complete strangers because there weren’t really any other good bluetooth options – but now there are. Beats by Dr. Dre Wireless is the first pair of bluetooth headphones that we would actually enjoy syncing to our own phones. Much like all the other Beats by Dr. Dre options, the Wireless cans aren’t cheap. In fact, they’re quite pricey. But that price tag gets you long-lasting batteries, voice and playback controls right on the earcups and a foldable frame that makes them convenient to carry. Being unplugged never sounded this good. $330
I want an old-timey bike just so I can put this tool case on it!!!
Wheelmen & Co Black Smith Tool Case
Synthetic materials are great for a lot of things, but when it comes to bike accessories leather is better. Unless you’re riding your bike with a paper race number trying to win something, you’re probably going to have your phone, wallet, keys and maybe even a road soda with you whenever you clip on your helmet (safety first) and head out on the asphalt. Having all that stuff in your pants can make riding a real pain in the ass though, so why not throw it in a bike bag with looks as well as function? The Wheelmen & Co Black Smith Tool Bag is just such a bag. It’s a hand stitched, leather roll style bag that easily attaches to handlebars to hold your important belongings while you ride. The locking mechanism is also simple enough that you can operate it while in motion, but there’s no warranty against crashes in that scenario so be careful. $78
Banksy: Myths & Legends
In an age when people share the most mundane details of their lives with the world and celebrities can’t play a bit of tonsil hockey without 8,000 pictures popping up online, it’s amazing that Banksy has been able to keep his identity a secret for so long. In fact, his mysterious life and covert art ops are exactly the kind of things tall tales and grand stories are born from. While you might have to wait for the “Banksy: Yup, I’m James Franco” book, or other insanely mind-blowing autobiography, you can now get your hands on the next best thing. In “Banksy: Myths & Legends,” you get access to some of the greatest myths and legends (okay, that was fairly self-explanatory) surrounding the mysterious street artist, most stemming from those in his home town of Bristol. At 96 pages, you’re not exactly getting an encyclopedia, but that should be expected. $10
Tesla S Demonstration
Oh my goodness!! Not only does this car have a range of 160-300 miles but it’s also $50,000 AND it seats like 7 people. Check out this video to see how they make all those people and their bags fit - it’s sort of hysterical, like watching a clown car!
How shortsighted can we be?
Looking to Save Money, More Places Decide to Stop Fluoridating the Water
MIAMI — A growing number of communities are choosing to stop adding fluoride to their water systems, even though the federal government and federal health officials maintain their full support for a measure they say provides a 25 percent reduction in tooth decay nationwide. READ MORE
Occupy Wall Street…like me, you may be asking yourself what in the world is this all about? I’m not sure if I have any answers but I do find it all fascinating and taking up a lot of my random thinking. All at once I’m excited about the idea of young people peacefully protesting. It’s a sign that our democracy is working when people feel the right, the freedom, to protest without retaliation. But is there something more going on?
I’ve been reading a lot lately about what other people think about this. Vanity Fair has a great piece by Joseph E. Stiglitz called Of the 1%, By the 1%, For the 1%. Joseph writes that with so much of the nation’s wealth in the hands of the few, everyone ultimately loses and protests like this are inevitable. He claims that the unemployment rate of young people in America is at 20% and in some areas and some socio-demographic groups, it’s twice that. No wonder they’re all occupying Wall Street or any other street for that matter, they have nothing better to do! Joseph’s conclusion is this: READ MORE
Rapha’s Wear Your Story
Rapha is starting a “Wear Your Story” section on their site. If you have a great story about a ride or crash or something while you were wearing your Rapha gear, send it in and maybe win a pair of Rapha jeans. The first story is pretty funny!!
“Three weeks ago, while wearing my favourite Rapha Country Jersey, I went down in what I was told was a rather spectacular crash. Sitting somewhat dazed on the ground, I was quickly attended to by other cyclists and the driver of a car who had witnessed my mishap and immediately called for medical attention. I realized pretty quickly that I had not broken my collar bone or anything serious, so I declined their offers of help, remounted my bike, and pedaled another five miles to a hospital where I knew I could get my road rash cleaned up.
By now you are probably asking why I’m telling you this. You should know that even though I was a pretty ugly sight from the road rash, the primary concern from the cyclists who saw me was rather different. “Wow, I can’t believe you ruined that shirt. That’s a Rapha jersey, right? That sucks.” The story doesn’t end there. The doctor who attended to me entered into a huge debate with his nurse about whether or not the jersey could be saved. He thought it could. Seems he was a cyclist as well.”
Wood iPad 2 Case…awfully cool!
The problem with most iPad cases on the market is they are flat-out hideous. One of the reasons you love your do everything Apple tablet is its sleek design. What happens when you slap most after-market cases on it? It looks like you’re carrying around something from the discount bin at Best Buy. To keep a stylish—albeit aesthetically different—appeal to your app machine (cause, hey, you want to show it off, right?) Root Cases offers up these two different Wood iPad 2 Cases. Available in either Bamboo or Walnut, these cases hold your $500+ investment securely and magnetically shut while giving you the same clout as Ron Burgundy and his rich mahogany aroma. They’re what Abe Lincoln would have used if he had an iPad. $79
RIM Blackberry Outage
You have to love anything that brings Hollywood to a halt… :) Maybe we should all get iPhones?
From The Wrap: Hollywood was paralyzed in its tracks on Wednesday as a global Blackberry email outage spread to North America frustrating moguls, actors and anyone not on the iPhone. Hollywood, whose weapon of choice is Blackberry largely because of the industry’s addiction to email and instant news, was not amused:
“So I bought an iPhone, Steve Jobs dies. I bought the Blackberry, BBM dies. Now going to buy the album of Justin Bieber,” tweeted “Family Guy” character Stewie Griffin. READ MORE
Babies Walking….
It’s sort of amazing to look back at our twins when they were younger. They’re four and a half now and it’s easy to think of them as oh-so-grown-up. They talk and roll their eyes and say the craziest things now. But three and a half years ago, they barely had a couple of teeth and drooled everywhere. We were living in a rental house and they were just starting to walk. READ MORE
I’m so in love with these Gentleman’s Rides and little films about them that Rapha keeps putting up!
RAPHA RIDES LITTLE SWITZERLAND
film by Ertzui°film
The Fränkische Schweiz (aka Franconian Switzerland or Little Switzerland) is a delightful place to ride in the summer. Its landscape made up of forests, jagged rock faces, brutally sharp climbs and winding rivers, it was named after the obvious comparisons to its larger cousin. It also just happens to boast the highest density of breweries in the world, with hundreds of Biergärten to boot. So the Gentlemen’s Ride planned for the 3rd July, leaving from our good friendsbikedress, should have made for a lovely day out. A testing route over 130km, including gravel and forest tracks, a refreshment stop with a view at one of the most famous breweries, plus BBQ and drinks back at the store. Not to mention the chance to work on my pathetic cycling tan. Unfortunately, the weather gods clearly had other ideas. Even with a day to go, I was somewhat naively hoping we might get away with just a couple of showers. As it was, the conditions on the day would be best described as apocalyptic. Instead of the usual 25-30°C weather, temperatures plummeted to 7°C in the hills. I was so wet and cold by the time the sheet rain and hail arrived that I just had to laugh about it. But conditions like that bring a whole different sense of achievement to those brave enough to venture out. Knowing that others are just as cold as you are if not more so, you shiver and suffer together as you smile about the ridiculousness of what you’re doing. Berating yourself for being so stupid to be out in such weather whilst at the same time knowing that you respect yourself all the more for having done it. And with that knowledge, I’ll be one of those out there on the roads and trails this autumn and winter, come what may, even if I won’t be lending my Rain Jacket to someone else this time. So if you happen to pass me in a car and wonder who that poor soul is, please remember that I’ll be the one spending time on my bike, not you.
Oh this is for all you nostalgics out there who had matchbox cars and legos everyone had from the 80’s. Fun to watch and remember what it was like to be a kid!
The King of Legoland
We sold off most of our old toys on eBay for beer money long ago, and while we’re not saying we regret the decision, this video by Micaël Reynaud definitely brings back a little pang of nostalgia. Set to music by Hunting Charlie’s Band(e), this 2 minute video shows off most of the transformers, LEGOs and matchbox cars we had in the 80s.
Smart service here in Los Angeles!!
The Crib Doctor Your nesting instinct has kicked into overdrive, but something is stopping you from whipping out the tools to turn the flat-packed box of parts into a three-dimensional crib. Perhaps it’s the beach ball resting where your abs used to be. Step away from the screwdriver and schedule an appointment with The Crib Doctor. Handyman and father of two Roger Hicks understands the concerns parents have when it comes to building a safe and secure nest for their baby. That’s why he’s been making house calls throughout Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley for more than twenty years. From assembling cribs to moving entire nurseries from one home to the next, there’s no nagging required to get the job done. (And done right.) Sigh. If only he took out the trash.
A new quote was up at New Roads today… :)
Loving this….
Quirky Ray Solar Charger
iPhones. Blackberries. iPads. Droids. iPods. Regardless of what your mobile device of choice is, they all have one thing in common—the battery is never big enough. Sooner or later, you’re going to need a tether yourself to a wall outlet for a while or there’s not going to be any Angry Birds in your near future. Or not. The Quirky Ray Solar Charger is probably the best solar charger we’ve ever seen. There’s a compact battery with enough juice to charge a cell phone, a built in suction cup to attach to the window of the car or airplane and the built in kickstand conveniently holds your device’s USB cable. All of this in package no bigger than a Rubik’s Cube. $40
Rapha & Oakley Auction
Rapha and Oakley are auctioning off two pair of pretty awesome looking Rapha Cyclocross Oakley Jawbone glasses. Check out the details:
With the new cyclocross season well underway, Rapha and Oakley are offering you the chance to own an exclusive pair of Oakley Jawbone glasses. The custom-made Jawbones have frames painted in the candystripe livery of the Rapha-FOCUS team kit and the glasses come with three sets of interchangeable lenses. The Rapha logo is etched into the primary set and a unique carry-bag also features the team colours. For five days, beginning on Monday 10th October, Rapha will auctioning two pairs of Rapha-FOCUS Oakley Jawbones via a private email bid system. All of the money raised by the auction will go directly to support the Rapha-FOCUS professional cyclocross team. Rapha will contact you by email or telephone to collect payment via credit card.How to bid
oakleyauction@rapha.ccTerms and Conditions
(@rapharacing and @rapha_n_america)
I have gadget lust…I admit it.
Curisma
Gadget lust: you know it well.
It’s why you bought that touchscreen leaf blower. And that laser-guided bowling ball.
You may have a problem. Or you may just need this…
Say hello to Curisma, a site to help you express your deepest tech gear desires (and maybe fulfill a few of them), officially launching today.
Think of it as a Pandora for gadgetry. It shows you a list of user-submitted gear—including some old favorites like a wi-fi scale and art made from your DNA—along with newer stuff like pads that let you text with your gloves on. (The scourge of cold texting fingers is very real.)
At that point, there’s a link to where you can buy it—or you can claim whether you “want” the product. After a while (and this is where the Pandora-style part comes in), the site’ll learn what kind of stuff you like and make you a list of recommendations, which you’ll subtly include in a mass email to friends and relatives.
You’ll also be able to grab a couple of products each week directly from them. First up: an MIT-designed alarm clock that rolls away until you turn it off (or hurl it through your window). Next week, another completely necessary item: the sweat-wicking dress shirt.
Your meetings often incorporate wind sprints.
Kinda cool for you iPhone lovers!!!
Alarm Dock
Part alarm clock, part iPhone/iPod dock, this sustainably harvested beech wood alarm dock is the closest you’re probably ever going to get to an old school GE flip clock from your parent’s childhood. Vintage style meets modern design in this blast from the past you can display on your dresser, nightstand or any other place you need an alarm dock. Fits iPhone 3G, 3GS and 4. The dock features a hollowed-out area in the back that allows you to plug in to your phone charger without it being visible.