It all starts with a single thought

Found this online this morning and thought it was really cool

Google this week rolled out and launched 30 balloons across New Zealand to put to test a theory that would potentially provide Internet to rural areas via scattered balloons throughout the globe. The project, which is being called “Project Loon,” effectively positions balloons at a distance of about 12 miles above Earth whose locations are built upon stratospheric rings.

The goal is for the balloons to be able to project Internet connectivity to the Earth below. Admittedly, Google and Project Loon’s managers are in agreement that there are a wealth of terrestrial challenges to ensuring the connectivity of the Earth below such as jungles and mountains, but Project Loon is nonetheless a great forward-thinking advancement in connecting the entire globe through the truly World Wide Web.

I love shoes, uUsed to own around 150 pairs but have cut back o around 60 now… So this guy blew my mind…so cool to have a passion for something and the money to o it…enjoy

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So as most of you know I only wear Oakley glasses and have done so ever since I could afford to buy a set. Along the way I have lost a few and had to sell a few for cash reasons and sat on a few, but I’m still the proud owner of 42pairs and a Oakley cabinet as well. Of the 43 pairs, here are the top 20 from my oldest pair to number 20 on the list which is from 2005 which are still 8 years old

1.      1984 : Eyeshades – white with iridium, was given to me by Sam’s dad and a prize piece in collection.

2.     1985 : Frogskin (Gen 1 ) had a few of these over the years and still have 2.

3.     1986: Razor Blades, got pink ones and 1 of my favorite old school pieces.

4.     1990 : M Frame (Gen 1) given to me by Ross who actually won races in them.

5.     1993 : Zero 0.3p these took me few years to find, super rare and very collin allin.

6.      1994 : M Frame (Gen 2) Got a few of these.

7.     1994 : Eye Jacket , got a cobalt blue set, after I lost my first pair in 1996 which was 1st pair I ever owned.

8.     1995 : Trench Coat , got a very rare dark jungle camo set.

9.     1997 : Pro M Frame, got 2 sets incl a white set which was only for sponsored athletes at the time.

10.    1997 : Top Coat, very rare and super cool, not colour I wanted but happy to have a set.

11.    1998 : Racing Jacket (Gen 1) love these to bits and still use them.

12.    1998 : Mars, they only made very limited run of these and I to a new pair after a long time of searching this year.

13.    2000 : A wire Rx , Chris Wilcox and I did as far as I know first reading glass set for me, still use them.

14.    2000 : Over The Top (OTT) still race them, love how people react to them.

15.    2001 : Scar ,not my favorite but part of collection, too small for my face.

16.    2003 : Monster dogs, got a white camo set.

17.    2004 : Zero : not as cool as old models, but got a set.

18.    2005 : Half jackets : carbon fibre finish, loved these and wore them to death.

19.    2005 : Riddle, got white set, not colour I wanted but got them.

20.    2005 : Gascan just in plain black set

So there you go , just some history on the best Sunglass brand in the world and the only thing I wear on my face. I am still collecting so if you see some old vintage stuff or you have some and would love to give them to me or sell them to me let me know as there are still a few holes I would like to fill.

I love having my mind blown.  Especially when it’s cool stuff, street art is always a favorite of mine. It always makes me smile when I see how clever it is once its completed and respect how much time it takes to do. The 3D stuff is  also mind blowing as you can imagine how long it takes to do and plan.

Here are a few I have found

Just because its Friday, click and sit back and enjoy and imagine how hard it must of been for the other guy not to be laughing and keeping a straight face.

To all you PRO athletes, AGE Groups athletes who write about how you went up and down during a race and what you had to push through and how hard it is and what you learnt….LISTEN UP…

This is super cool and gets the point across in a cool and Funny way, don’t sit in the box, think and live outside of it and get noticed that is why brands will get involved  with you.

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So there is 1 thing you can be sure of when you travel on these trips that we go on for work.

1. You are going to work hard and long hours

2. You are going to drink a hell of a lot of beer and eat a lot of meat and carbs

3. You are not going to sleep that much

We had some time to kill in Amsterdam on Monday when we flew in on the way to Head Office in Germany so we did the Heinekin Beer factory tour. It was awesome, I really enjoy the red star beer anyway so seeing how well they present their brand was a treat. Plus we drank 4 beers in 90min as well.

Was a little drunk and tired from having only left CT at around 11.45pm and not sleeping a lot on the plane, I feel asleep before the plane even took off and woke up when we landed in Germany, only 1hr later but slept dead which was awesome.

This week has been really good, we have some amazing new product coming for the start of 2014 and being a World Cup year there are some really cool things going on. Its always good to come home to the mother ship and see how passionate and excited the guys are about the products and the brand and was I was needing and hope to carry the excitement back to show our customers.

Loads of late nights, too many drinks, carbs and huge laughter has been the order of the day all week and I have now found 2hours to kill and do some work, emails and reports before we leave to fly back to Amsterdam.

We are a group of 12 now and its the Biggest event in Amsterdam tomorrow night, the changing of the Queen to a King. There hasn’t been one for oer 100 years so they are expecting over 2 million people to fly in for the next 2 days. Knowing my PUMA family we are going to dive straight in and get in the mix, so should be a awesome next 48hrs. Jennifer also starts her first ever international travel tonight and joins me for the week as well, which I am really looking forward to.

No exercise this week, did manage to get in a 40min jog on one of the days, forget which one as they all blur into one when we do these trips but my knees and ITB are still so sore from African X which is expected but also a little worrying.

But for now, need to grab a quick coffee and head to the Taxi rank to catch a cab. Hope you have all had an amazing week and that you working on turning your passion into cash or planning a epic adventure. Ryan and I are involved with running 8 marathons in 8 days in September , but more on that later.