Disco ball helmet is either the greatest idea ever or the worst folly in the history of cycling

On one hand, this easily is the raddest helmet ever, constantly demonstrating how fabulous you are as you zip through intersections bedazzling  pedestrians and motorists alike while belting out ABBA tunes, leaving freshly seared retinas in your wake.  On the other hand, actually getting into an accident while wearing this thing might turn a normally harmless collision into a horrifyingly disfiguring one  for your face:

No haphazardly glued plastic mirror pieces here, this is the real deal (this disco ball helmet uses real glass).

Legitimate concern aside,  I say GIMME GIMME GIMME!  Should you happen to agree, you can find step-by-step DIY instructions for how to make your own here!

[Link via Laughing Squid]

Pow-pow-powerwheel Winnebago

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Say what you will about how tough it is to let go of your favorite memories from childhood. This guy will just laugh as his sweet off-road powerwheel SUV or jeep kicks sand (or gutter piss) in your face while he rides by.

And then you can laugh when the battery conks out a block or two down the road. Unless of course the driver is a miniature albino with dreadlocks.

Hamburger shirt

The latest from Cool Try, our favorite local t-shirt producer, is a doozy. (The thing is, it’s labeled “HAMBURGER,” but it’s actually a picture of a pizza.)

Get yours here.

TCB Courier now serving the Marina

TCB Courier‘s big announcement today is great news for everyone I think:

Hungry? Don’t want to lose your parking spot?

Call TCB!
Now operating in the Marina. [link]

Love it!

Dolores Park’s newly turfed hillside

Along with the debut of the new playground comes the debut of this newly returfed bit of hill adjacent to the playground. Shiny and new, and clean — but for how long?

[via WBTC]

Hot new look for spring!

Report: City to repaint famous landmark

City officials announced today that they were planning to repaint the Golden Gate Bridge the color gold for its 75th anniversary. Makes sense to me. Because of the name.

(“Artist” rendering.)

Photographers everywhere are charging their batteries in anticipation. Local iPhone photography enthusiast, Mark Shotson, already has his Instagram filter picked out. “I’m going with Toaster for the way that it really makes the center of the frame pop!”

In other landmark news, local rich person Larry Ellison plans to rename Sutro Tower “Ellison’s Oracle” and then tear it down to get a better view of the fog from his mansion. He also urged city officials to make sure that the new golden bridge is painted in matte, as opposed to gloss, so the sun’s reflection doesn’t confuse America’s Cup participants. City officials were nothing but happy to oblige.

[Original photo by mindwalker2076]