Saturday, December 29, 2012

Chris Sharma

Several years ago, I was really into rock climbing, and I came across a young guy who was an emerging star in the sport, even as a teenager. His name was Chris Sharma. Now 31, he has truly become a living legend, with a long track record of success to his name. Below is a NatGeo film trailer that gives you a good idea of just how phenomenal he is. Amazing!

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Martin Jetpack

Following up my previous post about Jetlev, here's a land-based version called the Martin Jetpack. While it is not yet commercially available, it won't be long ...

Monday, December 24, 2012

Jetlev

Jetlev has got to be one of the coolest new toys/techologies in a while! Hopefully I'll get to try one in 2013.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

"The Cup Song"

The other day I came home to find my 13-year-old daughter sitting on the floor drumming out a tune using a cup. Yes, a cup. She was practicing hard at getting the hang of a pretty cool rhythm, and a few hours into it she started weaving in the vocals. It sounded really good, and just today she finally shared with me the YouTube video she was trying to emulate. The first one is the original, and the second one is the best of the many viral covers. The third is Anna Kendrick's appearance on David Letterman, where she reprises her own cover from Pitch Perfect. These girls are pretty talented, so ... enjoy!





Thursday, December 6, 2012

Unique Inside Views of Google

I don't know who took these behind-the-scenes photos of Google, but they were forwarded to me recently and I think they are really cool. Click on each to see larger versions and to read the captions.