Do as I say

Seven hurt in punch-up at Church of the Nativity
In one more step towards arguing how questionable religion is, Greek Orthodox and Armenian priest battled over the placement of a ladder during an after Christmas clean-up. Way to go. WWJD?
Via Boing Boing

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Final Gear

Slusho!

You Can’t Drink Just Six.
Cloverfield

Art I want for Xmas

Threadless Display Art for Sale

"Joe Suta, our in-house magical graffiti musician snowboarder extraordinaire creates 3 huge paintings EVERY WEEK to go in our store window. The paintings are hand-crafted mashups of all of the winning designs that week. As new paintings are created, the old ones are sold from this very web page."

$250 for each original 48"x36" painting. Nice.

All I want for Xmas

KORG KAOSSILATOR

He snappily titled Kaossillator is the latest in Korg's range of Kaoss Pad-based products. The palm-sized unit is described by Korg as a 'dynamic phrase synthesizer', and is designed for "untrained musical enthusiasts", DJs and performers.
On-board the yellow-bodied Kaossillator are 100 synth programs, derived from Korg's Modelling Synthesizer Engine, as well as Kaoss Pad-derived effects. Patches include a swathe of what Korg call "classic" synth sounds, plus "faithfully simulated" piano, guitar and trumpet sounds, and one-shot drums.

A gate arpeggiator with 50 different patterns can also be called upon to create rhythmic sounds, at user-specified tempos, and pitched patches can be set to play in 31 different scales in any key. The Kaossillator also has a loop recording mode, with which the user can build up a two-bar loop, using the unit's variety of sound sources.

Via Mix Experience

My kinda touring

Honda EVO 6 Concept:

"Take a flat-Six 1800cc Gold Wing motor, put it in a minimalist chassis and give it slick, modern styling—think manga by Morbidelli. There’s a single-sided swingarm and the usual electronic instrumentation... Honda uses its all-new 'Human-Friendly Transmission' or HFT. This may be a jump in transmission technology, using hydraulic pressure to efficiently transmit power. It offers a 'D' position for everyday riding (Driving?), an 'S' position (Sport?) for quicker acceleration and a six-speed manual mode, as well."

Car Buying No No's

: We're going to be in the market in the the next year and I hate dealing with car buying. So, here's what not to say. Maybe we should hold off, because at these gas prices we should be getting a golf cart.

The Solution

Swobo Bikes
I wanted to get a road bike, but this might be the closest I can handle.

"The Sanchez is a $599 fixed-gear track bike outfitted with flat bars for the street and the no-brakes, no-coasting fixie groove, but it comes with a "flip-flop" freewheel-compatible hub and a fork drilled to take a front brake."

I'll puss out and get a front brake, because I'm not a hipster bike messenger. And the clincher is that there's a bottle opener in the seat. Here's a review in the Marin Independent.

So you guys can catch up with me

25 Skills Every Man Should Know
Via Lifehacker

Want this

alta
Or at least build one like it. Single speed sweetness. Chico here I come.

Wanted

'Wanted'

Motorcycle Airbag

Impact Jackets, LLC - Personal Airbag Jackets

The Newest Family Members

My sis and Bro-in-law's new midgets.
Via Mariesa

Here IT iS

Hotness
Subaru Impreza WRX STI
Lameness

Travis Barker Remix "Crank That"

Travis Barker Remix Soulja Boy "Crank That"

I didn't want to like this, but listen to the whole track. It's freakin outta control.

Random Photos

Blogger Play
Here's a blogger toy that shows photos from public blogger accounts. You can skip back/forward, pause, and if you dig what you see click on the photo and you'll be taken to the blog of origin.

Atom 3

Ariel announces new Atom 3:

"Ariel’s scorching Atom is getting a new engine and a light makeover aimed at increasing cabin space for a new generation of bigger owners."

Samurai + Tonka = X-HEAD

Suzuki X-HEAD Concept
I want one. Even if it's just to dig holes in sand boxes in the back yard.
Via Jalopnik

Java Nap

Sleep: Reboot Your Brain with a Caffeine Nap
I've tried it and it works.

1. Right before you crash, down a cup of java. The caffeine has to travel through your gastro-intestinal tract, giving you time to nap before it kicks in.

2. Close your eyes and relax. Even if you only doze, you'll get what's known as effective microsleep, or momentary lapses of wakefulness.

3. Limit your nap to 15 minutes. A half hour can lead to sleep inertia, or the spinning down of the brain's prefrontal cortex, which handles functions like judgment. This gray matter can take 30 minutes to reboot.

Via Lifehacker

For what it's worth.

Digital Downloads: Radiohead New Album

"Well, first of all, it'll be released in a mere 9 days, catching everyone off guard (it was expected sometime next year) and keeping the tracks from leaking to the web. Secondly, you'll be able to download the album from their official site for any price you want to pay. Yes, it's pay what you want, including free. Really."

Radiohead via Gizmodo