August 2007

Stepping on Frogs

  No, we’re not talking about letting her rip. We’re talking about Treehugger’s latest survey: is a frog shaped can-smasher bad design because it teaches kids to stomp toads. Geez, Treehugger. Give kids some credit. This thing is bad design because you can just as easily smash cans with your forehead.

Fetch Me My Slippers and Half Pipe

If I’m going to blow out my ACL I’d sooner do it at Mammoth than in my hallway next to the bathroom. Strap these babies on your shoes and go speed-skating in your rumpus room! Turn your stairs into a black diamond run! FunSlides via GetOutdoors. (Maybe not as much fun as these🙂

Rafting with Scissors

Well, we survived the South Fork of the American River. Five adults, fifteen high school kids, three rubber rafts and a mayonnaise jar full of Ritalin…it just doesn’t get any better than that. On Day One we put in at Henningsen-Lotus park. Our guide was Gordy Ainsleigh, something of a local hero in those parts