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Analog-ically Digital

June 22, 2026November 3, 2011 by nickengvall

We have all of these wonderful toys in the ‘digital era’ with amazing capabilities. Yet, somehow, we seem to choose the oldest styles for certain things, like clocks. Why is that?

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You’re Never Too Old For Ice Cream

June 22, 2026October 20, 2011 by nickengvall

Unfortunately I’ve been hooked on the Monopoly game at McDonald’s lately. Which means, my diet is lacking in many ways. The incredible positive upside ( aside from the TWO free McFlurries I won in the same day) is the people watching, which is one of my favorite things in life. Not in the typical way … Read more

So Much To Say, So Little Time, Or Something

June 22, 2026October 20, 2011 by nickengvall

I have a disease. Dis-ease, to the fullest extent. That dis-ease is mental. From poetry to politics, sports to sneakers, writing has always been the cure for that disease for as long as I can remember. What’s incredibly frustrating about it, is every once in a great while, I step up onto my soapbox (aka … Read more

Airwalk’s 25th Anniversary – Another Full Circle Story

June 22, 2026October 7, 2011 by nickengvall

I’ve been a fan of the Airwalk brand for most of my life. Growing up it was the “cool” skate company right up there next to Vision and Vans, only for me, my best friend’s older brother skated in Airwalks, Prototypes of course. At the time it was just a crazy different shoe with the … Read more

Formula 1 Circuit of the Americas – Austin Texas

June 22, 2026September 25, 2011 by nickengvall

My friends over at @whtcollarcrime just sent over this new Red Bull video of the Circuit of the Americas. I figured since the rest of Formula 1 seems to be bowing down to Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing this season, I may as well tip my cap to them as well. Red Bull is one of … Read more

Inspiration Always Comes Full Circle

June 22, 2026September 25, 2011 by nickengvall

If I don’t make your life better, I don’t deserve to be a part of it. I can’t possibly count the number of times I have been in a situation that people around me have asked, ‘Why are you still doing that?’ This is something that I am completely aware of, and it’s something that … Read more

The Places You Have Come to Fear The Most

June 22, 2026September 23, 2011 by nickengvall

Holy Eff! It’s been 10 years since the Dashboard Confessional album, The Places You Have Come To Fear the Most. I know, I just lost at least 70% of the people that read this with the first mention of Dashboard, too ’emo’ for them. Well, the other 20% that just left are hipsters shunning me … Read more

From Nike Sweatshops to Buzzfeed

June 22, 2026September 20, 2011 by nickengvall

http://video.inc.com/plugins/player.swf?v=f5aab3e89dc7c I guess this is an example of taking a negative and turning it into a positive. I never realized that Jonah Peretti was the person behind all the Nike sweatshop chain emails all those years ago (years? at the speed of the internet now, maybe decades is more appropriate). I’m not a regular visitor … Read more

New Balance Experience Store NYC

June 22, 2026August 30, 2011 by nickengvall

It’s been a long since I first begged New Balance for an Experience Store in the US. Even though I’ve been slacking on my bloggin’ (at least here), New Balance has fulfilled that wish three times over now. After opening Experience Stores in both their home in Boston, and one in Washington DC, they’ve recently … Read more