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Last Ski Best Ski...and a new YouTube video!
March 25, 2008 - We had a big Easter week snow-dump this year. I went to Stinchfield the day after Easter and brought my little digicam and took some video of a couple of the best downhills there. By the time I got my video skills warmed up the snow was also so warm that the hills had slowed down, but they were still fun. So here's a vid clip showing the Hardwoods ...  > Read Article
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What is OYB?
--An HQ for Indy Action & Sundries
December 24, 2007 - Hi, I'm Jeff Potter and I herd the cats here. OYB is a celebration of independent general interest culture...offering hard-to-find, high quality stories, links, books and products (luggage, too!) that have the Vision Thing for everyday life. OYB was a zeen back in the 90's that grew to become available on hundreds of newstands nationwide. If infrequently. Today it's mostly an ezine as well as a book publishing press, releasing books on significant but neglected topics of cultural impact. The ...  > Read Article

The OYB Bag --The World's Only 5-Way Bag!
December 23, 2007 - [$37, postpaid in US] The 5-Way OYB Bag is ready for action! Get yours now! Cheap! (Other leather-canvas daybags are $80-100. And do much, much less.) Click on the PayPal button to the left under the picture! The OYB Bag is the only bag that converts in a jiffy into a Shoulderbag, a Saddlebag, a Handlebar-bag, Small Pannier (front or rear...
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The OYB Lunchbox Pannier --Classy!
December 22, 2007 - ($44.95 postpaid in USA) Presenting the OYB Lunchbox Pannier! Dang, they're sharp. I was able to scour the land and find a couple dozen of the base "cases" at various military-surplus places and then I repurposed them just for you! First response! "Thanks! It's one of the best pieces of design I've ever ...
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All-Leather Daypack
September 15, 2007 - [$75] Here's an all-leather, full-grain daypack. This is a classic, vintage high-end item. Very well built. It's 15" tall, by 12" wide by 4" deep. Fairly small---good for around town. For about 10 lbs of goodies. But it could comfortably hold much more---it has two thin internal back ribs (flat steel, flexy, sewn-in) and a contoured metal waist-fra...
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German Rucksack
September 14, 2007 - [$30, postpaid in US] Here's a brand new German military-style rucksack. Most of my offerings are vintage but this pack has vintage styling, so it counts. This is a very handsome, effective unit. Tough canvas body, rubberized bottom, solid snap-clips. About 17"x14"x6". It's smaller than the Austrian pack. 2 side pockets. Interior pocket. Rubber...
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Free Sample OYB! ...& Secret Gift!
September 07, 2007 - OK, just to show you that the web isn't everything and that PAPER rocks, too, I'm offering a FREE SAMPLE issue of OYB to anyone who ... is willing to pay the postage. Just click the PayPal order button and it'll only bill you $2 which covers most of the postage. The freebie is big, tasty issue #8. It's not the newer thick issue #10 but I wa...
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Austrian Rucksack: light'n'snappy!
September 06, 2007 - Here's a sweet new rucksack for those who like a classy vintage look. It's a rare Austrian military surplus backpack / rucksack. It's quite a bit lighter in weight than the Swiss daypack for the same size. I also like that it has 2 rear pockets. (I just used this pack for a week at deer camp --- man, it's great! 2 rear pockets rock! I real...
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Cali 2008 Trip Report
May 12, 2008 - I recently returned from a pilgrimage to Cali. My old high school buddies and I have been doing a biking get-together in the spring as a way to get a jump on the midwest spring. Actually, I join in when I can. They're more the hard-working guys who need a break now and then. Travel vacations aren't a common part of a slow-paced indy publisher...  > Read Article

Hike'n'Bike Marin
May 12, 2008 - [Still pics down below, at bottom of Report. Video just a little below...] A couple college pals and I sometimes get together in Marin in the springtime at a friend's house and do a few days of mountainous bike riding and R&R. It's an inspiring place to hang out and to get ready for summer riding in flatland Michigan. This time out we finally go...  > Read Article

Oakland Interlude...and the Starlight Express
May 12, 2008 - [Still pics down below. Vid clip, too!] After our few days of biking in the hills of Marin the busy guys went back to doing the real work of our cities and I lateraled over to visit friends in the East Bay. I don't get out much so when I do, let's see people! One friend now lives in Oakland. He's lived in basically all the major US metro areas ...  > Read Article

Hollywood Delights
May 12, 2008 - A great part of any trip out west is visiting my relatives. My uncle Tim lives in Susanville near Reno. He owns a little town called Seneca in the Feather River Gorge just south of Lake Amanor, a couple hours north of Nevada City, in Gold Country. All Seneca has to offer the world is a tiny little bar, that Uncle Tim runs. But it's famous in th...  > Read Article

Club Cicada: a Vintage Night Out
May 12, 2008 - My last night in Hollywood was a doozy! For the past couple years I've been participating on http://TheFedoraLounge.com, a great place for classic and vintage style of all kinds, including the old bikes and canvas rucksacks that I incline to (pipes and panamas, too). They are somewhat based out of Hollywood so I looked forward to running into so...  > Read Article

To Survivor TV: please get the paddles right!
May 11, 2008 - I've seen bits and pieces of several Survivor TV shows over the years. Martha and the kids like to watch it on my Life Studies philosophy reading night. Quite often I happen in on an episode that shows the gang paddling a canoe in some tropical setting. Every single time I've seen canoeing---at least 3 times so far---they're always using nice, cust...  > Read Article

Save bigtime on vet bills: DIY vaccines, 7-in-1...and nail-clipping!
May 10, 2008 - Maybe this is common knowledge by now, but in case it's not you can save hundreds of dollars in vet bills by doing your own vaccinating. Our local pet shop sells a 7-in-1 vaccine (I think that's what it is) from a frig behind the counter. It's about $7 instead of $100 at the vet. Well, a visit to the vet always costs us a bit more than that. It's a...  > Read Article

Here's a Quote...
"Listen to the moan of a dog for its master.
That whining is the connection.

There are love dogs
no one knows the names of.

Give your life
to be one of them."

— Rumi