An aerial view of Boston in 4k
Incredible.
In My Bag
Inspired by MIJLO, a Dutch-based collective, who reached out to designers and creatives, asking what essentials they carry in their bags and what they have at their desks, I’ve decided to share a few items that I have in mine.
Race Day Turkey Chili
Today’s a special day for me. It’s February. It’s Sunday. It’s the biggest day in American motorsports — It’s DAYTONA 500 Sunday.
Much like last year, I got up a little early today to get my pre-race regimen started.
First up, COFFEE.
Then a shower and some Sirius XM NASCAR audio to get the juices flowing.
Now, it’s time to get the RACE DAY TURKEY CHILI started.
This is my recipe for one of my favorite chilis. Feel free to improvise, have fun and make something you and your crew will enjoy as the green flag drops.Read More
Gigapixels of Andromeda
I absolutely love the perspective this image gives of our place and relative size in the universe.
Space is awesome.
Super-high resolution image of Andromeda from Hubble (NASA/ESA)
via daveachuk
Cold-Brew Iced Coffee In A Mason Jar
Found this great little cold-brew iced coffee tutorial video over at HuffPo. It may take 12 hours (legit), but the results are worth it.
WWE Network Launch
On Monday, the WWE Network made its’ highly anticipated debut on just about every streaming device available. The “over-the-top” service provides 24/7 live-streaming video and a library of every past WWE, WCW and ECW pay-per-view event, plus an ever-growing collection of documentary specials, old Monday Night RAW episodes, WCCW and ECW TV. Plus, every live future pay-per-view, included.
I attempted to sign up right as the service went live at 9AM, to no avail. The servers were being hammered by what I imagine were thousands eager fans hungry for their seven-day free trial. During lunch, I was finally able to log into my wwe.com account and get signed up.
When I got home from work, I fired up my Apple TV, saw the new WWE Network icon appeared as a new app on the home screen and logged in. Now, it was time to get down to business.
But, wait…
WHERE DO I START?
I hadn’t planned. I didn’t have an extensive list of which moments I wanted to relive, here on day one.
I had a veritable ocean of possibilities laid out before me.
I decided to start by testing out the live stream. It begins with a canned “welcome to the WWE Network” message from Vince McMahon and flows seamlessly into a warning message, before you get to the action.
The streaming quality is absolutely amazing. At 1080p, the video looks better than USA’s HD cable feed of Monday Night RAW.
After a quick test of the live stream, it was time to check out the all-you-can-eat buffet of library content.
I’d previously seen the first Jim Crockett Promotions’ “Starrcade” event, which took place in 1983 and was highlighted by Ric Flair defeating Harley Race in a steel cage match to win his second NWA World Heavyweight Championship — but I had never seen it like this. My old 5th (or 50th) generation VHS copy paled in comparison to what I was seeing. It was gorgeous.
The main event of Starrcade ’83: Ric Flair vs. Harley Race
Next up, I had to sample some ECW action. I checked out a a few minutes of a few TV episodes from ’94, the company’s first pay-per-view event “Barely Legal” from ’97 and Heatwave ’98.
While the quality was great — even for standard-def footage — the overdubbed inclusion of non-commercial music took some of the heart and soul out of the ECW events that I loved. Still, it was great to see some of this footage again–even if it isn’t quite the same without Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” or Alice In Chains’ “Man In the Box.”
WWE continues to add new content and has announced NXT’s “Arrival” will be the first event to stream live on the network, later this week.
All in all, for ten bucks a month, the WWE Network seems like a great value and something I’ll continue to subscribe to, for the foreseeable future.
Married the girl of my dreams
An absolutely amazing day.
Video credit: Memories in High Def
Retro-Boxed Monster Cereals Are Here!
Finally!
After what felt like months of visiting every Target store in a 50-mile radius — only to have my hopes of finding the General Mills Monster Cereals in those amazing retro boxes dashed — today, I finally found ‘em.
I first heard about these over on Dinosaur Dracula, and immediately knew I’d need a stockpile of my own. The boxes are everything I hoped for and more. A minimal 70s design that consists of the cereal’s character, a brightly colored logo and a photo of the the cereal itself in a glass bowl.
Immediately after getting these home, I cracked open a box of Yummy Mummy — paired with some almond milk and I was immediately transported back to my childhood.
I don’t eat a lot of sweet cereals these days. To be honest, I don’t eat cereal very often at all. So my ‘HOLY HELL THIS IS SWEEEEET!’ meter may be a little out of whack, but even with all that cavity-causing goodness, I was in love…
In love with the taste-bud driven trip back to 1987.
