By the looks of things, our chance of going pro are slim to none. We thought about adopting a kid, turning him or her pro, and then reaping the product rewards. But having a kid requires responsibility and maturity. So that is out.
Thankfully, Oregon presents a solution to our dilemma. Oregon is a hip-happening place. They are always on the cutting edge of cool crap. And now, our neighbor to the south is leading the charge in legitimizing canine action sports.
The newly-opened ActiveCanine offers a full line of sporting goods …

Ain’t nothing we enjoy more that a hot stack of libel to start our day. If you have yet to check out the new Holden website, do so now. Good stuff. Real slick design. Cool movies. Snappy looking line. Ambient music. Blog. Those Holden folks do it right, and the kids are all about it.
But will the snowboard kids still be digging the fashionable outerwear after they see Holden in Freeskier Magazine’s 2009 Buyer’s Guide? Oh no!

But wait: there’s more! Holden is also adding skiers to its team. Dang. This …

Brooke Geery, our esteemed and meritorious YoBeat friend, posted an excellent article a short time ago which we wish to note. agoodreed indeed—get on the ‘beat: Bamboo-hoo: The Greenwashing of Snowboarding

Ms. Geery discusses the current snowboard industry trend of “going green” by using bamboo in products. Though bamboo is highly renewable, it is largely produced in China. Thanks to very lenient environmental standards, bamboo growers in China often clear native forests and use harmful fertilizers to increase their yield. Furthermore, workers are exposed to toxic chemicals used in the processing …

The doods over at Cool Hunting served up a slice of new hotness this morning. Just the way we like to start our day.
“Burton Private Stock is an extremely limited collection of products available exclusively at a select group of 100 specialty retailers worldwide. For the launch of Private Stock, Burton collaborated with one of Cool Hunting’s favorites, Ron English. Known for his politically charged illustrations and subverted billboards, English’s works are used on the Burton Hero and women’s Blender snowboards which are both available for $400. The collection also …

Despite common beliefs, agr does sleep - we just sleep with one eye open and one arm doing bicep curls. That’s how we do it folks, constant vigilance. We are always on the lookout for emerging trends, and you can count on us to keep you in the loop.
We spotted this next trend recently, but have been apprehensive to breaking the news…we have a bad gut feeling about this one, it just don’t sit right…
PERSONAL GROOMING (even for doods)
-Mission Product is a new brand of skincare company that …

Everybody’s doing it….

Capita Horrorscope FK (via Mr. Schneider)
At select retail locations in October. As seen on Snowboard Realms: Episode 33.

Soooo excited about this.

There ain’t too much better than agoodreed and a cup-o-tea. Of course, agoodreed only drinks the finest of teas, which we have previously had hand picked by our fleet of monks.
 
Now we are saving time and money with Monkey Picked Tea!
 
“This rare chinese tea is carefully picked by specially trained monkeys in a remote mountain region of China. Legend has it that monkeys were first used to collect tea ten centuries ago, because upon seeing it’s master trying to reach some tea growing wild on a …