Maker Series: We Say Granola, He Said Granula…

Stumbled into an interesting story in The New York Times Magazine section (Who made that — Granola. It talked about the origins of granola. We make our own with rolled oats, protein powder, brown sugar, lots of cinnamon and then sticky stuff to keep it together (canola oil with maple… more »

Hike on Up, Glide on Down with Foldable Mountain Bike

This is pretty cool. The “Bergmönch” is a mountain bike that can be worn as a backpack for the uphill climb, but can be unfolded for a two-wheeled ride back down. The thought behind it is that downhill can be hard on the joints of a hiker. So this gives… more »

NessNotes Addendum: New Tenacious D Album…

According to Creativity Online, “The D is back.” Tenacious D, the comedy rock duo of Jack Black and Kyle Gass have returned with this new video (see below) for their upcoming album: Rize of the Fenix. It’s six minutes of… well, see for yourself.

Angry Birds is a Success Because…

There was an interesting article in Investor’s Business Daily yesterday (Rovio Targets Disney With ‘Angry Birds’ Space, Deals) that caught my eye.  To start, chief marketing officer, Peter Vesterbacka, was quoted saying that Rovio, maker of Angry Birds, is “an entertainment company, not a game company.” He compared his company… more »

NessNotes: Finding Jack – Part 2…

Ok, so let’s get busy chatting about “Following your Bliss.” So one of my fav peeps, the most Awesome Kung Fu Practicing Panda and one of the kicka$$ peeps doing just that is Jack Black, an uber funny and driven individual who has been following his bliss ever since he… more »