Comments on: Whole Foods visits my house and we make a skateboard http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/whole-foods-visits-my-house-an.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 02:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Ito Kagehisa http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/whole-foods-visits-my-house-an.html#comment-1558050 Ito Kagehisa Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187157#comment-1558050  Well, have you seen the Type 3 Ghia then?  I prefer the appearance of the regular models, but there's a totally cherry type 3 that I see around here once every decade or so.  The elderly gent who drives it brought it back from Germany on a cargo ship in the 60s.  Well, have you seen the Type 3 Ghia then?  I prefer the appearance of the regular models, but there’s a totally cherry type 3 that I see around here once every decade or so.  The elderly gent who drives it brought it back from Germany on a cargo ship in the 60s.

]]> By: An Infinitude of Tortoises http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/whole-foods-visits-my-house-an.html#comment-1556584 An Infinitude of Tortoises Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187157#comment-1556584  This notion of a "hipper Whole Foods" I find quite intriguing, because ... * <a href="http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/01/whole-foods-john-mackey-climate-skeptic" rel="nofollow">"Is Whole Foods Bad for the Planet?"</a>  * <a href="http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/012147.html#012147" rel="nofollow">"Whole Foods: Selling the highest quality natural & organic wingnuttery"</a>  * <a href="http://jezebel.com/5456561/weigh-less-pay-less-whole-foods-offers-discount-based-on-bmi" rel="nofollow">"Weigh Less, Pay Less: Whole Foods Offers Discount Based On BMI"</a>  * <a href="http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2010/01/whole-foods-junk-science-healthism-and-other-stuff-white-people-like" rel="nofollow">"Whole Foods, junk science, healthism, and other stuff white people like"</a>  * <a href="http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/tapped_archive?month=08&year=2009&base_name=why_you_should_have_already_ha" rel="nofollow">"Why You Should Have Already Had Problems With Whole Foods"</a>  This notion of a “hipper Whole Foods” I find quite intriguing, because …

* “Is Whole Foods Bad for the Planet?” 
* “Whole Foods: Selling the highest quality natural & organic wingnuttery” 
* “Weigh Less, Pay Less: Whole Foods Offers Discount Based On BMI” 
* “Whole Foods, junk science, healthism, and other stuff white people like” 
* “Why You Should Have Already Had Problems With Whole Foods”

]]> By: FreakCitySF http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/whole-foods-visits-my-house-an.html#comment-1556469 FreakCitySF Sun, 14 Oct 2012 21:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187157#comment-1556469 You have good taste Mark. I to have a 73 as well :). And it's awesome to see a owner putting the windshield down even for a blog video :) There is great debate on whether or not it's legal. But regardless the so cal weather is much better for them Things than in SF.  There is a good forum for VWs and Thing enthusiasts at http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewforum.php?f=8. Yours looks factory new, I'd love to see a complete VW restoration done on a junk yard derelict in Make someday.  Possibly one of the best cars for DIY folks. You have good taste Mark. I to have a 73 as well :). And it’s awesome to see a owner putting the windshield down even for a blog video :) There is great debate on whether or not it’s legal. But regardless the so cal weather is much better for them Things than in SF.  There is a good forum for VWs and Thing enthusiasts at http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewforum.php?f=8. Yours looks factory new, I’d love to see a complete VW restoration done on a junk yard derelict in Make someday.  Possibly one of the best cars for DIY folks.

]]> By: bcsizemo http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/whole-foods-visits-my-house-an.html#comment-1556067 bcsizemo Sat, 13 Oct 2012 16:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187157#comment-1556067 I'm a Type 3 fan myself.  When well done the Ghia is nice, but just something about a Notchback that I find so "german". I’m a Type 3 fan myself.  When well done the Ghia is nice, but just something about a Notchback that I find so “german”.

]]> By: Chesterfield http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/whole-foods-visits-my-house-an.html#comment-1556052 Chesterfield Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187157#comment-1556052 Could you post a link to the trucks and wheels that you used for the skateboards? Could you post a link to the trucks and wheels that you used for the skateboards?

]]> By: CHMM News http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/whole-foods-visits-my-house-an.html#comment-1556012 CHMM News Sat, 13 Oct 2012 12:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187157#comment-1556012 I loved this article nearly as much as I love playing and working on projects with my daughter :) thanks Mark for making day's a little more awesome. I loved this article nearly as much as I love playing and working on projects with my daughter :) thanks Mark for making day’s a little more awesome.

]]> By: Ken Oatman ☼ http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/whole-foods-visits-my-house-an.html#comment-1555815 Ken Oatman ☼ Sat, 13 Oct 2012 01:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187157#comment-1555815 This is cool, because some of the hipper Whole Foods locations were supporters of BoingBoing, the dead-tree product, back in the '90's. Full circle. This is cool, because some of the hipper Whole Foods locations were supporters of BoingBoing, the dead-tree product, back in the ’90′s. Full circle.

]]> By: RJ http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/whole-foods-visits-my-house-an.html#comment-1555791 RJ Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187157#comment-1555791 That is a beautiful VW Thing, Mark. It looks either restored or very well-kept. I'd like to know more about it. What's on the odo? Any mods, or is it factory? Is it a restoration? How much? Is it a repaint? Reupholster? I'm not a big VW guy, but Things and Karmann Ghias will always be beautiful cars. That is a beautiful VW Thing, Mark. It looks either restored or very well-kept. I’d like to know more about it. What’s on the odo? Any mods, or is it factory? Is it a restoration? How much? Is it a repaint? Reupholster?

I’m not a big VW guy, but Things and Karmann Ghias will always be beautiful cars.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/whole-foods-visits-my-house-an.html#comment-1555672 Antinous / Moderator Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187157#comment-1555672 Why are you attaching the same image to every comment? Why are you attaching the same image to every comment?

]]> By: Brett Coulthard http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/whole-foods-visits-my-house-an.html#comment-1555671 Brett Coulthard Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187157#comment-1555671 The sandwich uke was great!  But did you use Dark Rye? The sandwich uke was great!  But did you use Dark Rye?

]]> By: RadioSilence http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/whole-foods-visits-my-house-an.html#comment-1555656 RadioSilence Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187157#comment-1555656 Lovin' the VW love :) Never had a 'classic' like Mark's, but I borrow my cousin's bay-window camper when I can. My current ride is a '01 Polo and my first car was a '91 Golf (52BHP - imagine the power!) Lovin’ the VW love :)

Never had a ‘classic’ like Mark’s, but I borrow my cousin’s bay-window camper when I can. My current ride is a ’01 Polo and my first car was a ’91 Golf (52BHP – imagine the power!)

]]> By: Ito Kagehisa http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/whole-foods-visits-my-house-an.html#comment-1555641 Ito Kagehisa Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187157#comment-1555641 The only Thing cooler than a Kubelwagen is a Schwimmwagen!   But I have to admit undying loyalty to the Karmann Ghia, myself. The only Thing cooler than a Kubelwagen is a Schwimmwagen!   But I have to admit undying loyalty to the Karmann Ghia, myself.

]]> By: Evan G. http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/whole-foods-visits-my-house-an.html#comment-1555638 Evan G. Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187157#comment-1555638 WF has an online magazine called Dark Rye? Of course they do.  Ugh.  WF has an online magazine called Dark Rye? Of course they do.  Ugh. 

]]> By: zeppo http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/whole-foods-visits-my-house-an.html#comment-1555607 zeppo Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187157#comment-1555607 "The views expressed ... are not necessarily those of ... Dark Rye." But they should be. Loved that. “The views expressed … are not necessarily those of … Dark Rye.”

But they should be. Loved that.

]]> By: niktemadur http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/whole-foods-visits-my-house-an.html#comment-1555599 niktemadur Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187157#comment-1555599 This thread is unexpectedly, quickly escalating into a VW Thing discussion! This thread is unexpectedly, quickly escalating into a VW Thing discussion!

]]> By: Rickenbacker4001 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/whole-foods-visits-my-house-an.html#comment-1555592 Rickenbacker4001 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187157#comment-1555592 Very inspiring . Love your interactions with your family. Been a big fan for a long time. Very inspiring . Love your interactions with your family. Been a big fan for a long time.

]]> By: kentkb http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/whole-foods-visits-my-house-an.html#comment-1555590 kentkb Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187157#comment-1555590 VW thing = cool VW thing = cool

]]> By: monitorhead http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/whole-foods-visits-my-house-an.html#comment-1555588 monitorhead Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187157#comment-1555588 the 72vw super owner in me admires the type 181 he's drivin.  and kubelwagen beige to boot! the 72vw super owner in me admires the type 181 he’s drivin.  and kubelwagen beige to boot!

]]> By: Chesterfield http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/whole-foods-visits-my-house-an.html#comment-1555566 Chesterfield Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187157#comment-1555566 Your kids are adorable! Life looks pretty awesome in your corner of the world. Your kids are adorable! Life looks pretty awesome in your corner of the world.

]]> By: bcsizemo http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/whole-foods-visits-my-house-an.html#comment-1555521 bcsizemo Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187157#comment-1555521 Mark drives a VW Thing?  Automatic +10 coolness. Mark drives a VW Thing?  Automatic +10 coolness.

]]> By: Bucket http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/whole-foods-visits-my-house-an.html#comment-1555522 Bucket Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187157#comment-1555522 I'm very jealous of Mark's Thing. What? I'm talking about his Volkswagen. I’m very jealous of Mark’s Thing.

What? I’m talking about his Volkswagen.

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