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Best. Gift. Ever. = Titanium Halligan Bar

jackson published on January 9, 2009 in superforest journal. 3 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , .

Good Morning SuperForest!

We’ve posted about Halligan bars and their utter gift supremacy before, but nothing could prepare my bloggy self for the sheer joyous thrill that rang through my spine when first I hefted my very own new Halligan bar!

My dear brother, SuperForester Will, saw fit in his infinite generosity and wisdom to provide me with the best zombie-fightin’, door-smashing, get me the heck into/outta here tool in the world.

In high tensile strength titanium, no less.

Less than half the weight of steel!
Will NEVER rust!
Electrical conductivity = 1/6th of steel!
Heat conductivity = 1/8th of steel!

5.25 pounds of pure, unadulterated awesomeness! The kind of awesomeness one can hand down to countless heirs. That’s “heirloom quality” awesomeness!

And the bestest part? It has eyelets for a strap!!!

Swoon!

This year, give someone you love the gift that will never wear out, and can be used to escape from countless zombies: a titanium Halligan bar.

I swear, it just purred at me.

Nothing says “dapper gent” like a titanium smashing tool.

Will ordered mine from the fine people at Tico Titanium Inc. in good ol’ Michigan.

A special thanks to my brother, who is the best brother in the history of siblings.

The Game of Life

jordan published on December 2, 2008 in celebrity. 1 Comment Tags: , , .

It’s been said that in this great big game of life, no one gets out alive. That may be true, but it doesn’t mean we can’t go out as winners. Perhaps nothing is a better testimony to that than the story of Don Doane.

At the age of 62, after 45 years as a member of the Nutt Farm Bowling Team in Ravenna, Michigan, Don Doane realized his lifelong dream of bowling a perfect 300 game.

Then he died.

Maybe the mounting tension of his game caused the heart attack, maybe it was the rush of pure victorious joy… either way, this man went out at the crowning instant of his life, and I must say, I think that is a beautiful thing. To quote his life-long friend and bowling teammate Todd Place: “It was like a book, a final chapter. He threw his 300 game with his friends, gave each other high-fives and it’s like the story ended. He died with a smile on his face.”

I wish that for all of us, that we find our ultimate in the midst of doing what we love. Thanks to aol news for the story, and gallerym for the image.

-always merry and bright,
jordan