Saturday, May 30, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
Get Your Goat
Hey Kiwis in need of a new ute, check this out!
Mitsubishi-NZ offers free goat.
22 May 2009
In a drive to help the rural community stave off the recession, Mitsubishi Motors is supporting primary productivity by offering a free goat with every new Triton sold before August.
"We firmly believe that New Zealand's recovery is in the hands of the rural sector and they're the people who are buying our utes," said MMNZ general manager of sales and marketing Peter Wilkins. "Goats, like our Tritons, are hardy, versatile units, which will integrate directly into existing farm operations".
"Goats improve farm productivity by providing an environmentally friendly defence against noxious weeds and they're a lot cheaper than toxic sprays".
"Goats also provide export commodities that can help improve our balance of payments. They grow a fine micron fleece, much like the renowned Merino, which can be used to produce high-quality garments. Goat's milk provides a nutritious alternative for the growing number of lactose intolerant people and while goat meat is seldom featured in Western restaurants, developing countries consume vast quantities," said Mr Wilkins.
"And, most importantly, there is no such thing as Goat Flu – so no threat to tourism. It's hard to see a downside," he added.
"At MMNZ, we are aware that three years of drought has severely depleted sheep and beef populations, so what better time to ‘float the goat'?" said Mr Wilkins. "We'll supply a free goat with every Triton sold before August and do our bit to loosen the grip of the recession".
"On the off chance that the purchaser already has enough goats or feels that goat herding is better left to those in drier climes, we'll supply a ‘no goat package' consisting of a five-year/100,000km extended warranty, five free WOF inspections, 5,000km road user charges, five years of roadside assistance and $500 of genuine or approved Triton accessories," Mr Wilkins said.
Spotted at Jalopnik.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Death Machine
When I think of Kenny Roberts, it is hard to not also think about this crazy machine.
That is a two-stroke 750cc motor stuffed into a slight tube chassis. Same sort of kit that was going into the Yamaha GP bikes of the time...the ones that were embarassing nearly every other bike...the ones that were way faster than the chassis, brakes and tires of the day...
Here it is in it's more asphalt friendly form.
A scary monster of a machine.
The Pran
The nucrear tests, the missiowas, they are aw part of my master pran.
It's a very compricated and eraborate pran.
What are you going to do, send over fecking Hans Brick again?
Have the UN write me a retter about how disappointed they aw are?
Go ahead an write me a fecking retter.
I sheow proceed with my pran...
Monday, May 25, 2009
Hands
Matthew Crawford has an essay over at the NYT, where he makes a case for working with your hands.
Here is a taste:
...The imperative of the last 20 years to round up every warm body and send it to college, then to the cubicle, was tied to a vision of the future in which we somehow take leave of material reality and glide about in a pure information economy. This has not come to pass. To begin with, such work often feels more enervating than gliding. More fundamentally, now as ever, somebody has to actually do things: fix our cars, unclog our toilets, build our houses.
When we praise people who do work that is straightforwardly useful, the praise often betrays an assumption that they had no other options. We idealize them as the salt of the earth and emphasize the sacrifice for others their work may entail...
Worth a read.
Also worth reading is the latest issue of The Economist, which takes a look at what we are getting for our trillions of dollars invested in banking/insurance/finance, why California is on the brink of constitutional collapse and gets to the root of paleolithic porn.
Perhaps I will address some of that later...or you could just go read it yourself.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Danzon
Control Machete
At some point I will learn more Spanish than what is used in a kitchen.
My utter lack of fluency leaves me only understanding the insults and swear words, but the onset of summer seems to compell me to listen to SouthCali/Mexican bands.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Blender
For absolute athletic professionalism in skateboarding, there is no match for Neil Blender, as evidenced in this footage of an 80's "street" contest.
The physical mastery of sport is supplanted with true artistic virtuosity.
Friday, May 22, 2009
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