Give me SOMETHING (on O), give them NOTHING (on D); EVERYTHING while playing Ultimate.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Thing 1, 2 & 3
Give me SOMETHING (on O), give them NOTHING (on D); EVERYTHING while playing Ultimate.
Ultimate Field Google Search
Go to Google (offices, not the search engine) to find an Ultimate field.Sergey Brin (co-founder of Google) Wanted To Build An Ultimate Frisbee Field Atop Google NYC Offices
...However, fellow cofounder Sergey Brin does have some affinity for Google New York.
One former Googler tells us, "Sergey and [wife] Ann love NY, and actually make it a destination. For a while, Sergey was determined to build an ultimate field (he's an enthusiastic player) on the roof of one of our buildings."
Obviously the ultimate frisbee field hasn't happened yet, but you never know. Google owns one of the biggest buildings in all of New York now - location of their largest advertising sales team.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Plastic Love
Plastic? Good (for Ultimate).Are plastics good or bad? An author explains [berklyside]
When Susan Freinkel decided to write a book about plastic, she vowed to spend an entire day not touching the stuff. The plan lasted about ten seconds. After she woke up, she walked into the bathroom to use the toilet. She suddenly realized the seat was plastic, which meant she couldn’t sit down. Freinkel quickly changed plans. Instead of not touching plastic for a day, she would write down all the plastic things she touched in a day. The list came to 195 objects.
In Plastic: A Toxic Love Story, Frienkel uses 8 plastic objects – the comb, the chair, the Frisbee, the IV bag, the Bic lighter, the grocery bag, the soda bottle, and the credit card – to explain the incredible popularity of the material, its benefits, and its downsides. It’s an important, yet entertaining, look at the issue.
Monday, April 25, 2011
'Wicket' Fun
A disc game the likes of another poley game. Bendercup
How to Play: When the offensive team strikes a section of the opposing team’s pole(s) with the disc, the offensive team is awarded the point value of the colored section hit, if the disc is not caught by the defensive team. If the offensive team hits both poles within one throw, the points scored on each individual pole are added together, again only if the disc is not caught by the defensive team.
If the disc strikes one pole and the cup (highly engineered wiffle bally cone) is knocked off, the defensive team must try to catch the cup and the disc before both hit the ground. The offensive team is awarded double the point value of the colored section that was struck, if both the cup and disc hit the ground.
Price: $50
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Family TfRisbEE
Besides Walter "Fred" Morrison, let's give some credit to William Russell Frisbie.
The Frisbie Pie Company was founded in 1871 by William Russell Frisbie in Bridgeport, Connecticut, when he bought and renamed a branch of the Olds Baking Company. The company was located on Kossuth Street in Bridgeport's East Side (between late 1800s and 1958), where nearby school kids tossed the plates around and yelled "Frisbie" so they wouldn't get hit by the spinning tins. The game the children played made its way to nearby college campuses (i.e., Yale).
The Frisbie Pie Company was founded in 1871 by William Russell Frisbie in Bridgeport, Connecticut, when he bought and renamed a branch of the Olds Baking Company. The company was located on Kossuth Street in Bridgeport's East Side (between late 1800s and 1958), where nearby school kids tossed the plates around and yelled "Frisbie" so they wouldn't get hit by the spinning tins. The game the children played made its way to nearby college campuses (i.e., Yale).
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Count Off
0........................................1..........................2.............3.............4......................5..................6...7.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
Latte Lies
Caffeinated coffee is made from the coffee bean. Decaf is made from the dirt. [fakesci] Related: Starbucks-ADE
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
RSD
Saturday, April 16 is Record Store Day - a promotional event for things that spin, are shiney, and are circle shaped, like a frisbee. Thursday, April 14, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Ultimate: First Four Decades
The encyclopedia of our sport... ULTIMATE--The First Four Decades [Hardcover + DVD] (2005)
Authors: Pasquale Anthony Leonardo & Adam Zagoria. (on ESPN)
Info: The first Ultimate frisbee history book chronicling the complete history of the sport of Ultimate, from 1968 thru 2005 - containing over 200 pages, tons of photos, stories and lists of national and world champions, team rosters of every national champion and a 90 min. DVD with never before seen Ultimate interviews and footage.
Price: Out of print... $199+! (used on Amazon)
Monday, April 11, 2011
FrisbeEDisc-EXhibition
Let's hope this Frisbee Disc Exhibition (sponsored by FreeStyle Magazine) "An exhibition of vintage Frisbees from around the world" gets shipped to the States!
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Friday, April 08, 2011
Comparison: iPad2 vs Frisbee
How the trendy iPad2 compares to the popular frisbee:
View a past comparison: Angry Birds & Ultimate
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
Vow
Ultimate. In sickness and in health. I Do. Ultimate Lover disc [KongFu]
Info: Declare your passion for the game with this 175-gram Discraft UltraStar Professional sportdisc (regulation Ultimate model).
Color: Metallic silver and hot pink
Price: $9.99
Monday, April 04, 2011
FTurn
"A pivotal play can happen
because of a pivot."
The foot opposite your throwing hand is called your pivot foot. You can step all you want with the other foot, but that pivot foot has to stay in place.
Saturday, April 02, 2011
Friday, April 01, 2011
Hear Ye, Hear Yo
UPDATED: CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS A new month! A new gig!Yet another opp to listen to MicHael rhythm with local talent GRINGO [southwestern americana strums + drum].
Where: Outdoor FREE concert at Columbia Heights civic plaza (14 St at Park Rd + Kenyon St)
When: 3pm on Saturday, April 2 CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS
Benefitting: Columbia Heights 'Great Day of Service'.
Do Over: March 2011
Catch up on last month's noteworthy posts you may have missed... 
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