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Awesome Ford Commercial (New, Funny!)

Top 20 from SLUG Mag

Check out no. 11. I don't buy it. no way...

One Week's First Takes: What I can do without multiple tries...

something to show for my funeral. cut down and condensed with music by Beck from the movie, Nacho Libre... all of which are fair game for my funeral. you know, i'm really cognizant of my mortality... when my kids talk about death--those are precious conversations. we're dead for so long--that is, we enter such and eternal eternity when we die. Preparation of heart and life is... pretty basic... and far too rare... So here's an offering for my funeral. I'll keep these coming. it's good for me...

Brazilian Exchange Son: Marcelo Drops In

Marcelo, our Brazilian Exchange Son, has a real passion for skateboarding. He practises all the time, and things don't come super-easy for him. He has a lot of tenacity and heart. I admire that in him. We are so glad he has come to live with us, and I love to skate with him.
if you feel tempted to write me something about safety or headgear, I'm not there with you. Talk to the football coach, whose students have a much higher rate of head injury with helmets ON. Skateboarding is surprisingly safe, appearances notwithstanding.

So this is THAT DAY in Marcelo's skateboarding career! The day he dropped in!

That silly little trick i keep doing...

why do i post so many of this trick on the web? because it's just so danged fun to do! i love to come here and look at it...
...and by the way, this footage was a series of first takes, after drinking almost 2 liters of liquid... and wicked fun.

Backyard Bowl

this represents mine and Sam's work so far. We started the bowl on my birthday, and have put somewhere around 20 man hour in on it so far. not more than that... the deepest point is, well, up to seth's neck... about 3.5 feet? maybe actually deeper since he was standing on a point not as deep as the deepest level... but it's deeper than a shovel handle...