a montana driver makes a rolling stop at a stop sign and gets pulled over by a cop. the driver hands to the officer his driver’s license, insurance verification, and his concealed weapon carry permit. “okay, mister smith,” the cop ...
Read More »friday’s post of cool stuff #44: gone to the punk rock dogs
well, it’s that time of year again. time when you realize your new year resolutions have bit the dust like a drunken trip over a hay bale at gtp’s, and mad poet trent convinces some poor sucker to build a ...
Read More »merry xmas metric mofos!
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Read More »interview with clay rathburn
It’s been an interesting week. I got my first interview request, instead of the other way around. It was from Clay Rathburn, the guy behind Atom Bomb. Clay and I traded a few emails and ended up with what you ...
Read More »friday’s post of cool stuff #32: ultimate camel enema
It’s been six weeks since a cool stuff post. Between the madness I incited within my life four weeks ago and just being really busy with freelance graphic design and writing gigs (thanks Jon and Uwe), friday’s post of cool ...
Read More »friday afternoon in austin
Running errands yesterday led me to my tobacco shop, where I wanted eight ounces of my favorite pipe blend and a new Zippo because the one I bought on eBay sucks. Parked in front was a nice little Honda CB350 ...
Read More »interview with dave of helrich custom cycles
Welcome to bikerMetric’s continuing saga of builder interviews. In this article, we’re going to meet Dave Helrich of Helrich Custom Cycles in Tempe, Arizona. He and I have had a few long telephone conversations about everything from politics to art ...
Read More »monstercraftsman chain tensioners and more
Monstercraftsman started as a creative endeavor. Jon, the monster behind the craft, is a musician, artist, fabricator, inventor, and family man. He likes Fugazi, the Decendants, Johnny Cash, and has been known to chill with classical tunage. I’m going to ...
Read More »it’s the last day of american beer month…
… and nobody told me! ****. I’ve really lost my touch. Not that I’d have drank more beer, but I’d have probably sought out more brews to taste beyond the standard six or so I enjoy regularly. So here are ...
Read More »friday’s post of cool stuff #29: poetry of beer and revolution
All right. Time for a long and sobering cleanse. Last night’s post was pretty crazy so I offer something slightly less blood-soaked knowing darned well it will probably end up just as crazy. The government wants to cut deficits. Yeah, ...
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