Spreading Holiday Cheer

With another Christmas story.....Enjoi.

There was a man who worked for the Post Office whose job was to process all the mail that had illegible addresses.

One day, a letter came addressed in a shaky handwriting to God with no actual address. He thought he should open it to see what it was about.

The letter read:

Dear God,

I am an 83 year old widow, living on a very small pension.

Yesterday someone stole my purse. It had $100 in it, which was all the money I had until my next pension payment.

Next Sunday is Christmas, and I had invited two of my friends over for dinner. Without that money, I have nothing to buy food with, have no family to turn to, and you are my only hope. Can you please help me?

Sincerely, Edna

The postal worker was touched. He showed the letter to all the other workers. Each one dug into his or her wallet and came up with a few dollars.

By the time he made the rounds, he had collected $96, which they put into an envelope and sent to the woman.

The rest of the day, all the workers felt a warm glow thinking of Edna and the dinner she would be able to share with her friends.

Christmas came and went.

A few days later, another letter came from the same old lady to God.

All the workers gathered around while the letter was opened.

It read:

Dear God,

How can I ever thank you enough for what you did for me?

Because of your gift of love, I was able to fix a glorious dinner for my friends. We had a very nice day and I told my friends of your wonderful gift.

By the way, there was $4 missing.

I think it might have been those jerks at the post office.

Sincerely, Edna

A Christmas Story

Well....Not really.  This is a little "truth" that was shared today.  We laughed.  Enjoi.

A poet and a scientist were traveling together on a plane. The scientist was bored and said to the poet, "Hey, you, do you want to play a game? I'll ask you a question, and if you get it wrong, you give me $5. Then, you ask me a question, and if I can't answer it, I'll give you $5."
The poet thought about this for a moment, but he decided against it, seeing that the scientist was obviously a very bright man. He politely turned down the scientist's offer.

The scientist, who was really bored, tried again. "Look, I'll ask you a question, and if you can't answer it, you give me $5. Then you ask me a question, and if I can't answer it, I'll give you $50."

The poet agreed. "Okay," the scientist said, "what is the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon?"

The poet, obviously not knowing the answer, didn't stop to think about the scientist's question. He took a $5 bill out of his pocket and handed it to the scientist.

The scientist happily accepted the bill and promptly said, "Okay, now it's your turn."

The poet thought about this for a few minutes, then asked, "All right, what goes up a mountain on three legs, but comes down on four?"

The bright glow quickly vanished from the scientist's face. He thought about this for a long time, taking out his notepad and making numerous calculations. He finally gave up on his notepad and took out his laptop, using his Multimedia Encyclopedia. As the plane was landing the scientist gave up. He reluctantly handed the poet a $50 bill.

The poet accepted it graciously, getting ready to stand up. "Wait!" the scientist shouted, "you can't do this to me! What's the answer?"

The poet looked at the scientist and calmly put a $5 bill into his hand .

Holy Crap!

Allright you film guru's.....top this.  Yet another inspiring tidbit found by the M80 crew.  Be sure to blow it up to full screen and turn your speakers on 'cause the song's good too....played by one of our favs, Radical Face.  Enjoi.


FRAMED-Andi Wittmann Rider profile from Felix Urbauer on Vimeo.

Inspiration

We LOVE to be inspired....in life, in design, in everything we do.  It keeps us whole, healthy, and loving life.  Inspiration comes in many ways, shapes, and forms...when you see it, there's that quiet moment that makes us look, shake your head, and say "that's just too damn cool".  How many times have you been inspired...to do something you've never done?  Here's ours summed up in one clean package...and wipe the drool when you're done.  Enjoi.

Baths...I need one.

Check this out.  This dude makes so much music...by himself.  Super-talented...by himself.  Really good.
Enjoi.

Back to School.....School is cool.

Well at least the ride there is.  If I were back in school...screw the bus...I'm ridin' with Ken Block. 

Enough said.  Ridiculous...Enjoi.

Hello....Again.

It's been too damn long.....which means we've been busy....or lazy.  Anyhow just for the sake of posting this was too funny.  If you are at all into viral video's you already well know about the internet sensation, Antoine Dodson.  You can check out more of their hilarious videos on their YouTube channel here.





...and everyone should take note.  Peace.





 

Ok another one.

Well, in the time of not posting for a while a lot of great music has surfaced....ALOT (all one word and capitalized)!  So here's a few new ones from a band called Snowden.  Don't know what it is...

So sexy, so good.  Enjoi.






Snowden performs "Anemone Arms" from Gothamist House on Vimeo.

What God Hath Wrought....The Laarks.

Ok....so it's been a while since we've posted last...shit...since last year.  But, we have an excuse.  We've been cranking like crazy since the first of the year on some super cool projects.  So in the interim of our next real post let's talk about a band that has been plaguing us for some time now.  They are not a huge name nor have they received a ton of press but dammit, they're good.  Here's one that never stops playing (seems like) and can't get enough of it. 

What God Hath Wrought by The Laarks from the album An Exaltation of Laarks.

Please do them a favor and watch in high quality and listen as loud as possible...

Joke of the Day

Leaving Miami for Ft Lauderdale, I decide to stop at one of those rest areas on the side of the road. I go into the bathroom. The first stall is taken, so I go into the second stall. I had just sat down when I hear a voice from the other stall............

"Hi there, how is it going?"

Okay, I am not the type to strike up conversations with strangers in washrooms on the side of the road. I didn't know what to say, so finally I say:

"Not bad............"

Then the voice says:

"So, what are you doing?"

I am starting to find this a bit weird, but I say:

"Well, I'm going to Ft Lauderdale.........."

Then I hear the person, all flustered, say:

"Look, I'll call you back. Every time I ask you a question, this idiot in the next stall keeps answering me!!!"

If there ever was....

...an M80 company motto, role model, or even a simple philosophy, we can't help but look back to the roots of snowboarding.  A good friend of ours sent us these videos and they totally took us back.  Please take some time to check out the videos of some of snowboarding's pioneers at http://www.vbs.tv/watch/powder-and-rails.  Think of us as you watch.  Enjoi.  Thanks Hale!

Goin' to Utah

Alright, well not yet.  We need your help.  Zack's trying to win a trip for two to Utah with his immeasurable style... circa 1993 and his lovely daughter, Joie.  He'll need a hope and a prayer but it's worth a try.  Please take the time to vote so Zack can go to Utah.  Enjoi.

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Throw Down Your Best Ski or Snowboard Style! Sponsored by Ski Utah

I 'heart' fingerboarding

Ok.  This right here is just too sick and since it was one of the coolest stocking stuffer that we got this year, it cannot go without a little research and a trick tip or two.  While researching....we found this.  We had no idea.  Enjoi.