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Recommended by gordon on Apr 16, 2008

Involver by DJ Sasha absolutely rocks. It is one continuous mix broken up into very danceable, very compelling tracks that are both musically interesting and really make your body feel like moving. The first track, grandnational, is totally amazing- slow, pulsing and building. It is a bit dark at times but ultimately hopeful, I think. The remix of Spooky's "Belong" is phenomenal- totally speaks to me and has been a touchstone for me since I first heard it. Amazing rhythyms, orchestral-like arrangements and movements w/in the piece, and ethereal and uplifting vocals that hover on the edge of being understood. Brilliant- without doubt, Belong is one of my all-time fav tracks.

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Recommended by gordon on Apr 12, 2008

I LOVE Not Just Babysitters. While they are not a product per se, they run a totally awesome service in LA and soon NYC that greatly improves the quality of my family's lives. NJBS is a concierge service that manages nannies and other assistants to help make busy households run more smoothly. They are super-professional, punctual, well-educated, competent, and they engage well w/our kids who are 6 and 4. My wife and I can have a standing regular date-night using NJBS and know our kids are in safe and caring hands while we get a bit of grown-up time. Highly recommended

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Recommended by gordon on Apr 12, 2008

OK- this is def my next purchase as it is hilarious and I dig the underlying warrior ethos there. Nothing like a little kung fu karma to slay those obstacles of mind and material

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Recommended by gordon on Apr 12, 2008

I have this t-shirt and love to wear it though I am always a bit surprised by how many people either don't think it is funny or don't get it. Maybe the joke is on me and it is not that funny. Who knows. Regardless, I dig this shirt. Faux-Nessie

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Recommended by gordon on Apr 10, 2008

Mike Venezia's series of art books for kids is awesome! i got a whole pile of his books about my fav artists for my six year old daughter, Kylan. The books explain both the artist's life and the basics of the artist's importance/relevance in plain language my 6 year old can read. He also uses comics to illustrate his points. It is a very unintimidating way to intro your kids to how cool art can be. My daughter has declared that Magritte and Picasso are her favorite artists and she is generally a fan of surrealism though she also likes cubism too.

Highly recommended as the books are fuun for both adults and kids and have obvious merit

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Recommended by gordon on Apr 8, 2008

This wallpaper is super-cool and can make a room feel totally different. Almost has some sort of neo-feudal Japan thing going on, like the Shogun's pad in the Matrix.

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Recommended by gordon on Apr 5, 2008

I recently discovered Sahale Snacks and they are AWESOME! I love to eat healty food and Sahale's stuff are basically nuts and dried fruits w/a bit of spices added (they do add some corn syrup too which is a bummer but not much of it)

Anyway, I am way into the pistachio Ksar snack: sweet and spicy. Also really digging the Sorocco macadamia and papaya snack.

These snacks are like savory versions of Larabars (which I love but get tired of all sweet all the time)

In any event, if you want something tasty and spicy and healthy, try these sahale snacks. They do have a lot of fat in them but I think that is good because it makes me feel full when I eat some of it and it is generally all good/healthy nut fat so your body digs it too

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Tags: anti-oxidant, healthy, nuts, savory, snacks, staff pick, tasty

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Recommended by gordon on Apr 4, 2008

I know, I know, team made by fermenting mushrooms sounds gnarly but it is actually super-tasty and is apparently super-healthy for you too. Known as a "probiotic" food, Kombucha is made out of black tea, a bit of sugar, and a yeast/fungi combo (not a mushroom actually) that all gets mixed together and ferments, taking out most of the caffeine and sugar leaving a naturally fizzing tangy/sweet and slightly vinegary drink. Again, I know, does not sound awesome but I have to say I really love the stuff and like High Country kombucha the best.

Maybe it is an acquired taste but I really look forward to swilling some of this at the end of the day. Does not pack the wallop that vodka does, but is a lot better for me. Plus it gives me a lot of energy and my body now seems to really crave it (in a healthy way, not a compulsive or addicitive way).

Try it and see. Just forget it was made by rotting fungi or maybe remind yourself that wine is made in a not too dissimilar way. Def try the goji berry flavor. Sweet berry taste plus lots of anti-oxidants

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Recommended by gordon on Mar 28, 2008

My wife digs these pants for her yoga work-outs that she likes because they make her toned. Maybe they will work for your beach yoga vacation....

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Recommended by gordon on Mar 27, 2008

Pema Chodron is was the first American woman to become an ordained Tibetan Buddhist nun and she is one kick-ass lady. She lived a normal life before becoming a nun so she speaks from her real experience w/real life, not a theoretical understanding only. Her main focus on the "warrior bodhisattva" which is basically someone who aspires to be awake during their life. Comfortable w/Uncertainty is sort of a distillation and intro to a lot of her thinking about warriorship and waking up and dealing w/the fact that pretty much nothing other than groundlessness/uncertainty is certain.

If you want to challenge yourself and start to understand one path to happiness, check out Pema's work. She rocks!

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Tags: buddhist, happiness, happy, meditation, tibetan, warrior

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Recommended by gordon on Mar 27, 2008

"Fear is the mindkiller." That is one awesome thought and perhaps one of the most penetrating insights in Frank Herbert's incredible sci-fi classic, Dune. I have read Dune 4 times and recently listened to the unabridged audio version which is really quite amazing. There are multiple readers (though sometimes they seem to use a large caste and sometimes just the narrator and I am not sure why they switch back and forth but it does not matter.)

if you want to see what all the hype is about or want to re-visit paul ma'ud dib's adventures among the fremen, sarduakar, and bene gesserit, I HIGHLY recommend this unabridged version. Dune is one of the most prophetic, politically savvy, and psychologically true stories I have ever read, as well as being an ass-kickingly great tale.

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Tags: adventure, audiobook, bene gesserit, dune, epic, mindkiller, scifi

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Recommended by gordon on Feb 5, 2008

I totally dig the himalania dark chocolate covered goji berries. Tons of anti-oxidants in both gojis and dark chocolate. Plus, of course chocolate is delish. Gojis are also really good too: they are sweet but not overly so and have a vaguely strawberry flavor to them. Supposedly, monks in the himalayas have been munching on goijis to great effect for a few millenia.

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Tags: antioxidant, chocolate, delicious, healthy, munchies, snack

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Recommended by gordon on Feb 1, 2008

I totally dig my new grenade cufflinks by Robin Rotentier. They even have a little pin on them that hangs loose. Totally awesome when either feeling explosive like a lovebomb ;-)

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Recommended by gordon on Jan 18, 2008

How totally cool is this? YouBar lets you build you own energy/health bar. I live off of LaraBars and as much as I like them, I am even more psyched to roll my own YouBar. I am using a cashew butter base w/cinnamon, cocoa, dates, and walnuts (and some extra protein) in my YouBars. And some molasses (not necessarily the most healthy ingredient but damned tasty).

YouBar is the wave the future in personal nutrition. They need to expand on the number of ingredients you can add, like flax seed or straight-up omega 3 supplements

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Recommended by gordon on Jan 7, 2008

These faber castell brush tip pens are awesome. They write really smoothly, come in cool colors, and the brush tip allows you to play w/the stroke thickness. I use these pens as my primary work pens, as well as pens I use to doodle w/at home, especially w/my kids. I think some people are surprised when they see business documents signed in a variable width lime green ink but they should get over thinking all signature pages need to look boring.

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Tags: art, caligraphy, color, doodle, fun, ink, pen, work

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Recommended by gordon on Dec 14, 2007

I am a huge music fan and love to listen to great music on great headphones while I am out on my mountain bike or at work. Recently, I lost an old pair of headphones and treated myself to a pair of Shure 310's which are kind of pricey (~$250) but sound AWESOME!. The shure 310's have these really comfy sound-isolating foam earpieces that do a great job of blocking out external sounds and make the shures fit a bit better (the 310's are large as ear bud style headphones go so the extra foam helps them stay in your ear better which reduces ear fatigue and keeps them from bouncing out as you are walking or riding.)

From what I gather, the shure 410's sound even better than the 310's but the 310's were good enough since I am mostly going to use them while riding so it is not a silent environment around me. They sound fantastic when playing pounding electronica, spacey ambient, and even the huge ranges you encounter when listening to classical.

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Recommended by gordon on Dec 14, 2007

OK, I know dried meat products are not for everyone and turkey jerky in particular can gross some people out. However, if you do have the good sense to have a palate that appreciates great dried meats, I HIGHLY recommend Snackmaster's free range turkey jerky. Hot & Spicy is my fav and my kids love teriyaki. Snackmasters uses super-high quality turkey and cuts it into slices (none of that weird "formed" meat that looks like it gets extruded from a machine).

Turkey jerky is a great snack for athletes as it is high protein, has a lot of salt to replenish lost salts, is low in fat and cholestrol. And it is is liteweight and easily portable so it is ideal for multi-pitch climbs or mountain bike rides.

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Tags: food, healthy, high performance, kids, protein, snack, tasty

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Recommended by gordon on Dec 10, 2007

The Solio charger is so totally cool: the ultimate eco-road-warrior tool. I love being able to charge devices using the sun: seems so green/earth-friendly and adventurous. I am def bringing a Solio w/me on my next extended adventure so I can have my ipod anywhere in the world and not worry about power outlets

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Tags: design, earth-friendly, eco, electronics, gadgets, green, mobility, solar, travel

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Recommended by gordon on Dec 8, 2007

I dig cuffs on women- totally sexy. Love the vague amazon or egyptian queen vibe they create. Especially when the pieces have a vaguely tribal or antiquities-type aesthetic. Also, bronze is gorgeous and much under-used in my opinion. Leather is also sexy too.

I have to figure out if these cuffs will fit my wife's wrist- she has small wrists which make it challenging to buy for her

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Recommended by gordon on Dec 7, 2007

Love vampires and scary fiction that is written well enough to call itself "literature" with a straight face. Then I highly recommend The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. Totally fun story w/a good chunk of apparently more or less accurate history about a modern day scholarly investigation into Vlad the Impaler's undead personal self-re-invention as Count Dracula, the vampire we all know about. No Bela Lugosi cheesiness here though. The story is scary and Vlad is definitely painted out as a rather nasty fellow. Excellent bedtime reading.

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Tags: books, dracula, fiction, history, literature, scary, vampires

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Recommended by gordon on Dec 7, 2007

I am super-bullish on the longevity and anti-inflammatory power of omega-3 fish oils. Only bummer about fish oil is that it often tastes terrible and can give you fishy (read nasty) burps. But not Nordic Naturals Pro EPA lemon flavored omega 3 capsules. I don't know how they do it but they taste ok and don't make me think of fish all day long. Plus, Nordic Naturals has a reputation (well-founded, I think) for making a super-high-quality product that is very good about removing all the nasty heavy metals that can be found in fish.

I take a minimum of 3 capsules/day but I know SERIOUS longevity buffs who take a lot more than that on a daily basis. Besides helping you live longer, omega3 is supposedly very good for your skin, eyes, and brain. Also, omega 3 has been shown to be very effective in helping ADD and ADHD types to be able to focus more easily. For those of you who know me, its ADD-mitigation efficacy is explanation enough as to why I take Nordic Naturals ;-)

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Recommended by gordon on Dec 7, 2007

I totally love the taste of stevia and SweetLeaf's vanilla creme is one of my favorite flavors. Totally delish on yogurt and in my green tea. Apparently, stevia is also diabetic safe which is not an issue for me but good to know SweetLeaf is not going to spike my glycemic index and make me a diabetic

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Recommended by gordon on Dec 1, 2007

I love wine but I don't drink it in huge quantities (maybe a glass or two max/day). So my big problem is how to keep my wine from turning before I finish the bottle. Best way I have found is private preserve wine preserver which injects a layer of inert gas (mostly nitrogen, I think) into the open wine bottle so that no new oxygen can get in to oxidize the remaining wine.

Pretty ingenious and effective solution to the problem. Totally works and props to whomever thought of it.

Weird thing about the spray can is it feels totally empty even though it is full.

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Recommended by gordon on Nov 28, 2007

Murakami is a totallygenius Japanese artist who has built a small empire by creating highly commercial- but very original and compelling- art that he then productizes by putting his images on fashion items, luggage, t-shirts, and vinyl figurines, as well as manga/anime and TV/Movies. I totally admire Murakami's work because I think he has done an amazing thing by seamlessly blending his business and his art into one coherent- and apparently quite profitable- whole! Achieving such an integration of my passions and my career is a personal goal of mine and seeing Murakami do it in such a visually compelling and ground-breaking way is awesome. This book gives a great overview of his work and contains several very worthwhile essays about the importance and method of his work/business. If you dig Japanese pop culture or consider yourself to be a "cultural creative," you must check out Murakami's work.

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Recommended by gordon on Nov 28, 2007

Now that I am a grown up, I am expected to wear shoes other than sneakers occasionally, especially for work-related activities where a premium is placed on looking "professional." Well, sometimes I can get there and wear a suit happily, but generally, I am most interested in being comfortable. After discovering Cole Haan Air Nike shoes, I refuse to ever wear any non-Air dress shoes. In this case, the cole haan chukka boots above are not really "dressy" so much as they make a pair of shorts and a sweater seem a bit more respectable @ work. And they are comfortable w/their cushy Air tech in them. Good soft boots for more casual days at the office, go well w/jeans, cords, or shorts.

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Recommended by gordon on Nov 12, 2007

I was recently in Sonoma, CA and came across Lisa Kristine's Migration Photography gallery. Lisa Kristine creates really beautiful travel photography that documents peple and places from around the world w/a particular bent toward Asia and 3rd World subjects. Her work is powerful, rich, and nuanced. I love this sort of stuff alothough it always fills me w/wanderlust and a desire for a world-romping, seeking adventure right now.

Her work is large format color photography. What I think is particularly interesting about Lisa Kristine, besides the work itself, is how she has built a business around her own brand. She has made herself a commercially viable artist by opening multiple captive galleries and mass-producing her work. I know the art world purists out there are probably horrified by this sort of behavior, but it seems to me to be the wave of the future. People like Wyland (though his stuff is cheesy), Murakami, and Christo have all shown that there is a strong demand for the commercial high art artist

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