[iDevice Link] <— 11,052 BMX Dirt was my favorite event to watch while traveling for 3 years on the Dew Action Sports Tour. [Totally Old School Video]
So watching highlights from last years Wendy’s Invitational finals puts a memorably entertaining feeling in my belly. Cheers to the Cash Roll. Another fabulous advancement in sport.
1st – Brett Banasiewicz
2nd – Ryan Nyquist
3rd – Dennis Enarson
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Party Info:
Who? You.
What? Cancer League BBQ Ski + Party
When? Saturday, April 2nd, 2011
Where? Loveland Ski Area
What you get?
$70 gets you ticket to ski/board + party.
($40 goes directly to Cancer League of Colorado)
BBQ lunch + Band + 4 drink coupons + garb
And the best deal of all... you get to see Sue Booker in the Amazing Loveland Ski Shop.
More Info:
http://www.skiloveland.com
http://www.cancerleague.org
See you there!
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I’m researching helicopter production quality… and it looks like there are two players that I have found so far. Let the research continue.
[iDevice Link] <— 1,248 views On March 4th, 2011 - Armenian-American CBS Sports producer and director, Frank Chirkinian passes away at the age of 84 after suffering from lung cancer. Straight from the man himself...
“I was probably the most innovative and brilliant son of a bitch that ever worked in television. I’ve done so damn many things I can’t remember half of them.”
Straight from Golf Coupons…
“He wasn’t a PGA Pro, but he’s headed to the Golf Hall of Fame. Too bad Frank Chirkinian did not live long enough to attend his induction ceremony this May. He would have enjoyed it. Chirkinian, died on March 4 after a battle with cancer. He didn’t play as a pro, but he influenced how we watch the game. Frank Chirkinian, “The father of televised golf,” died at the age of 84. Many of the things we take for granted today in sports coverage, and golf in particular are because of Chirkinian.
Frank produced the first PGA Championship in 1958, at Llanerch Country Club near his home in Philadelphia, and two years later the first televised Winter Olympics from Squaw Valley. He also dreamed up the idea of putting cameras on blimps to cover sports events.
But it was his work in golf that stood out, and at Augusta National in particular. He produced 38 editions of the Masters for CBS, bringing the majestic fairways and greens of Augusta to fans who could only dream of seeing them in person.
Perhaps you assumed golf leaderboards always listed the golfers in relation to par. Nope. It was Frank who thought this was a good idea and introduced it to sports broadcasting in 1960. Before then, it was just aggregate score. Pretty cool that Frank’s idea will last as long as tournaments are played.”
[iDevice Link] <— 454,159 I've been searching for this clip... finally it came to me. Just a reminder of the destruction and dangers of not being able to find high ground during a tsunami. Unbelievable. [Minami-Sanriku Video (Posted May 9th, 2011)] <— 6,429,180 [Facebook Page with News]
[iDevice Link] <— 12,985,313 I came across this Randy Pausch lecture while YouTubing today... and what a reminder it was to live life to the fullest. It sounds cheesy, but if you are having a hard time comprehending what the point of life is - this lecture will help you. I remember when Randy passed away in 2008 and shortly following I spent a good amount of time consuming his thoughts and lectures and found him to be truly inspirational. I'm glad I ran into him again on the internets... and this time have a bloggish video reminder memory bank tool to share and remember his story forever.
Randolph Frederick “Randy” Pausch (October 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008) was an American professor of computer science and human-computer interaction and design at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Pausch learned that he had pancreatic cancer in September 2006, and in August 2007 he was given a terminal diagnosis: “3 to 6 months of good health left”. He gave an upbeat lecture titled “The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams” on September 18, 2007, at Carnegie Mellon, which became a popular YouTube video and led to other media appearances. He then co-authored a book called The Last Lecture on the same theme, which became a New York Times best-seller.
Pausch died of complications from pancreatic cancer on July 25, 2008.
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Randy’s last speech – May 18th, 2008.
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The Hydle Patio Happy Hour is every friday afternoon revolving around the sunset in Golden, Colorado. Occasionally we will begin at the Coors Complex, graduate to a Barmen, eat toward Tequilas and end on the Patio.
If you reached this page via the “Hydle.com Free Sunset Beverage on the Patio” listing on The Dealmap — email sunsets@hydle.com and introduce yourself to schedule a day and time.
Cheers
-Greg Hydle
[iDevice Link] <— 24,268 This is coming straight from a rocket scientist. You the man Ted. Lets celebrate national pi day together. Happy March, 14th (at 1:59 and 26 seconds). [Time Newsfeed]
[iDevice Link] <— 5,699 An open source car + A designer with laser vision = the Rally Fighter.
“Imagine a car built by people who are driven by passion… rather then some cubicle monkey worried about his deadlines an TPS reports.”
This is what Local Motors has been dreaming of and building out of their factory in Phoenix, Arizona and their first community co-created production car is the Rally Fighter.
I partied with Local Motors at SEMA – Sat in a Rally Fighter – Tore one apart – Put one back together – And now I want one.
Order Rally Fighter #138 for $59,000 and you get to spend 6 days building it yourself at the Local Motors micro factory and drive it off the lot. Or just call Sarah Stokes directly at (480) 371-6797 and drop your $1,000 down payment. Tell her Hydle sent you, but be careful… she is cooler, smarter and tougher then you are.
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“West Virginia (33.5%) has the highest rate of adult obesity of any US state, while Colorado (20%) has the lowest, according to new Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index data. The prevalence of obesity is nearly 35% higher, on average, in the 11 states with the highest obesity levels compared with the 10 states with the lowest obesity levels: 30.5% vs. 22.6%, respectively.”
[iDevice Link] <— 303 I don't watch Mad Men - but this intrigues me to take a look. I don't ride many trains - but I drink a lot of silver bullets.
I intentionally left my iCommunicationWithTheOutsideWorldDevice at home for a two day snowmobiling trip somewhere outside of Nowhere, Colorado.
No internet – No texts – No calls.
I was forced to focus on the relationships of who was actually there.
Never felt so good in my entire life.
Need proof of what is becoming of our brains ability to function in social overload…?
“Trying to drink from a firehose of information has harmful cognitive effects. And nowhere are those effects clearer, and more worrying, than in our ability to make smart, creative, successful decisions.”
“The research should give pause to anyone addicted to incoming texts and tweets. The booming science of decision making has shown that more information can lead to objectively poorer choices, and to choices that people come to regret.”
“If you think you’re a maximizer, the best prescription for you might be the “off” switch on your smart phone.”
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