One Trick Ponies.

Photo by mugley on Flickr

The skis are all narrow-waisted race-oriented or outright race-stock models. Stiff, precise, unforgiving skis that are designed to go fast around plastic poles. Some are made for big turns, some for short turns, and some for in between. Serious skis for serious racer types. I mainly ski around with a bunch of pre-teens, looking for bumps. jumps, steeps, and other fun stuff to develop their skills on. My race-stock slaloms are often completely out of their element, and require a lot of work to manhandle around the hill. While they're more versatile than my other racing skis, they're not what I would call the right tool for the job. They are all narrow-tire road bikes with geometries that one might say are on the race-oriented side.

[via Alaskan Pack Fodder]

March haul from eBay!

Photo by LowestForm0fWit on Flickr

From left: a pen/ paintbrush/ tool storing roll case, 1/6 sized couch (really a jewelry box. ), set of paintbrushes, YoSD khaki-green skirt, YoSD polka dot capri leggings, 1/6 doll stand, Blythe eyeglasses (gold and black frames), Blythe sunglasses (Ray Ban style) and 1/6 sized carrying bag.

[via Buttons, pastels and paintbrushes]

[03/11/16, via Times-Herald]
String of thefts target eye care businesses in Vallejo Mendoza Eye Care, a business on Springs Road ... However, single pairs of Maui Jim glasses are routinely sold on commerce websites Amazon and Ebay for a range of $100 to $200. Estimated loss for all cases is nearly $15,000 to $20,000. [...]

[03/09/16, via Co.Design]
The Rebel Superfan Who Saved "Star Wars'" Original Print It seemed an impossible task until this January, when he released it, with 174,155 frames, stabilized ... So he did what anyone would do: He tried searching eBay. And there was nothing to be found. For a year. And then, out of nowhere, he got a hit. [...]

[02/29/16, via The Motley Fool]
5 Key Observations From PayPal Holdings Inc.'s Management Team It's early yet, but in the seven months since PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:PYPL) completed its spin-off from parent eBay Inc., the payments processor ... is the activity of these users over a given time frame. PayPal reported that it ended the year at ... [...]

[02/17/16, via XO Jane]
The Coolest Glasses on Film (That Desperately Need Replicas) I am Not a Shopper, but I do have a sliiiiiiight problem with buying eye glasses. I have about thirty pairs, conservatively, that range in price from $3.99 to $I'm-Embarrassed-to-Say-How-Much.75 . I have an eBay alert set up for "vintage Paul Smith," I am ... [...]

[11/16/15, via Wall Street Journal]
Is It Time to Refresh Your Glasses? “NO, WE HAVEN’T met before,” I said, “I just have the same glasses as half the population of New York.” My new acquaintance chuckled, but I sighed. It was the third time in a month I’d hauled out that quip with a stranger who swore I looked familia [...]