Tool Library

Berkley, CA has a Tool Library where residents can check out a whole list of tools for 3-7 days to complete projects. This is such a great idea. There have been plenty of times when I needed a random tool for a single job, but didn't want to buy that tool to use only once. Having paid $28 to rent a 32' ladder for 4 hours, I can really see a need for tool libraries everywhere. In cities where residents don't have the space to store a large collection of tools this makes especially good sense. On the other hand, it feels good to own a bunch of tools. It feels good knowing I can build or destroy a bunch of stuff with the tools I have.

Deathbowl To Downtown

Friends of Good Problem, Buddy Nichols and Rick Charnoksi, are almost done with their latest and possibly last skate film — Deathbowl To Downtown — a documentary about skateboarding in New York City, and guess what ...
It's already the best thing you've ever seen.

View the Deathbowl To Downtown trailer.
View other NPC Films work.

Top Shop!

We just got back from the 5th annual Top Shop weekend up at 3rd Lair in Minneapolis.
Good stuff, Maynard.

Day one.
Day two.
Day three.

Unstoppable

Friend of GP and author of “The Answer Is Never: A Skateboarder’s History of the World.” Jocko Weyland has had a piece on fixed gear bikes published in the New York Times.

Check it out by clicking here.

While you're there, reading each and every one of Jocko's well-crafted words, click on the interactive feature "The Fixers." Another cool and diverse view on the phenomena of never coasting.

Oh dude, designers are screwed

There's all this chit-chat about sustainable design whether it's products or just plain graphic design. Everyone is chiming in on it and it's a interesting topic. Here are some links to various posts about what I'm talking about. 1, 2.