a time and place not lost in our imagination
Four July’s ago, the notion of Rivulet Industries began spinning its cocoon, mixed with conspiracies, challenges, and hard unforeseen emotional changes. Then came the right moment at precisely the right time — I made a choice. It was that choice that would help dust off my right brain and spurn an evolution of sorts. Rivulet [...]
The Fallen
Rivulet Industries is ripe with emotion with regards to our latest T-shirt project. We have been working on this effort for over a year. Inspired by a National Geographic photo of a mud-caked pair of size nine combat boots is among the latest World War I I artifacts to emerge from Germany’s Hürtgen Forest, scene of [...]
Billykirk: A conversation with Brothers Bray
At the beginning of the year I was shopping for a solid weekend bag. I was looking for something that would last, something that I can be proud of, something that would maintain integrity regardless of my travel plans. After several online searches I remembered to check in with the makers of the fine leather [...]
Rivulet Industries Partners with Illustrator Bill Brown
Rivulet Industries is very proud to partner with Bill Brown for our new whimsical T-Shirt design – “LPC” { Little Princess Cupcake} . Bill Brown has done illustration for the likes of Conde’ Naste Traveler, Abercrombie & Fitch Quarterly, and The New Yorker, amongst many others. In August of 2009 Target enlisted Bill to create illustrations [...]
Rivulet Industries increases its effort
In honor of Donate Life Month, Rivulet Industries has committed to increasing their donation from $1.00 to $4.00 for every pair of branded Rivulet Industries socks sold April 1st, 2010 through April 30th, 2010. Purchase your socks here. If you are in the Seattle area on April 21, 2010 please consider attending the Donate Life [...]
Lend a hand(s) to a pair in need
I have not had the pleasure of a massage from Kurt Marion nor have I actually met Mr. Marion but given my recent thumb issues and reality of the struggles sans thumb I felt compelled to spread the word and try help out a guy who’s livelihood depends on his hands functioning at their fullest. [...]
Rivulet branded Swiftwick socks are here!
Composed of 80% nylon, 15% olefin, and 5% lycra, these compression socks have a 4? cuff which sits at the three-quarter calf level. For each pair of our “Be Brave, Be Kind.” socks sold Rivulet Industries will donate $1.00/pair to Donate Life Today. With this project we are hoping to help share the beautiful stories [...]
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Surgery went amazingly well. I have been in several conversations about the brilliant nature behind the “specialist”. I suppose it is similar to watching a lead out man in the peleton or a hawk after prey. They simply have a job and expect results. Their training and long hours are not meant to be over [...]
Neater Knots – Down with Granny
I am currently only wearing slip-on shoes (see Asides post) but in an effort to promote safety & efficiency I felt obliged to post this for all my friends that go through this drudgery on a daily basis. I mean, has anyone ever calculated the energy lost to reties? It seems to me there is [...]
Bravo, Nordstrom, Thank You.
Nordstrom has conquered the urge to celebrate Christmas before Thanksgiving. They have been doing this for several years. It is great to see, although… I am still looking for their angle. Perhaps logistics? When does their fiscal year end? Are they adverse to carrying inventory? errrr…. bah, humbug?
Buckles: 1901
Frank Woodruff Buckles was born in 1901. He is the last living United States Veteran from WWI. This film is a beautiful tribute to Frank and all the Veterans that have put themselves in harms way to protect our American ideals. Thank You. Kudos to Sean Dunne for filming another wonderful piece of art. Sean [...]
Rapha Gentlemen’s Race Northwest
Highlights form the race are up at Rapha’s site. Some beautiful photos of the ride from the Oregon Coast to Portland’s Ron Tom’s. “Aside from my separated shoulder and Hahn and Jason’s flesh wounds, I’d say that was pretty much a perfect race.” – James Selman (Rapha Continental)
Drew Swank extends life for others
I am blessed to spend my life with a women who has chose to invest her professional life to a very special cause. Her peers and team have the inconsolable task of dealing with death and the fleeting opportunity of sustaining life on a daily basis. They educate, console, coordinate and pour their hearts into [...]
rain
Overshoes are now a daily requirement in Seattle. The rain fell tonight reminding me Fall / Winter is here for the next 6 months
Life * Life * Loud
Do people buy albums for the cover art anymore? I do. I didn’t know Hawk Nelson were Christian let alone Canadian until after I owned the album and started on some deep research. Hell, I didn’t know if this was a band or one of Willie’s offspring. But honestly, how can you deny that [...]
Bored To Death
Am I the only one spazzing out with excitement for this series? I long ago threw in the towel on Entourage and I am unclear on when East Bound and Down returns.
23 key/natural ingredients
I shared one of these bad boys with Dr. Erbeckistan on a recent ride. It was his first pull from the Red Bull coca. Myself, I jumped on this bandwagon early and was surprised by the all natural ingredients of this cola. Recently, I ran across this TIME article referencing some elaborate chemical analysis being [...]
The Latest
Is this only cool to me? Click on the image to pre-order. Track List: 1. Sleep Forever (1:37) 2. When The Lights Are Out (3:26) 3. Miss Tomorrow (4:11) 4. Sick Man of Europe (2:08) 5. These Days (2:44) 6. Miracle (3:47) 7. Everyday You Make Me Crazy (1:17) 8. California Girl (2:47) 9. Everybody [...]
Kevin!
For the good Doctor… Making up for my less than “manly” Night Ranger post I have said it before on this blog – I absolutely love Errol Morris. If you find the time you should read his blog series in the New York Times; Bamboozling
30 years and they pried the nails from the coffin.
You have to love The BBC, their “news” is typically less mired in sensationalized melodrama than we have come accustomed to. We are talking about the Walkman here so emotions are rite given the upcoming 30th birthday. Let’s face it, this birthday represents a lost generation. We aren’t baby-boomers yet we sure as hell aren’t [...]
Happiness is…
Lincoln, NE from RAPHA on Vimeo. Not sure how many of you know but I spent my 3rd grade year in a small town in Nebraska. Besides leaving my friends in Montana my time in Nebraska was fun, relatively uneventful, but fun. I thought my teacher, Mrs. Peterson, was pretty, I could see my sister [...]
Nobody understands Emo Bun
I found this troubled little guy on Cute Overload. The photo is one thing but the copy is a what keeps me “in stitches”. “Emo Bun is going to put on his skinny jeans and play guitar in the garage. Emo Bun doesn’t expect you fascists to understand his art. Emo Bun is destined to [...]