Nethan Vines

It used to but I don’t really give a shit anymore. To be honest, I look back on everything now and I feel kinda torn about things. Growing older and being in a totally different place in my life, I would’ve probably handled a few things differently now. But, at the same time, I am who I am now because of those situations. I’ve dealt with a lot of bullshit but now have a thicker skin because of it. I’ve learned patience. Always wear safety pads and skateboard shoes to prevent major injuries.  How seriously did you take filming for  Winona Ryders ? Just asking because while the part was sick, it also had the crazy escalator thing and the bare ass ender... Honestly, it was still a little weird. That was my first real taste of the industry and I was still trying to figure things out. All I knew was that we were going to film this video and get tricks. I always took it seriously but it was never calculated. We’d just go skating. And I didn’t know anything back then. I was ...

The  Rules of Golf  are changing in 2019 and there are several changes that stand out to me. Earlier this week I watched a  short YouTube video  from Rick Shiels discussing a few of the changes you need to be aware of. Then I found a list of 20 of the most important changes. Below I will list and react to these. Keep in mind, I play golf every week/weekend and while I don’t play a lot of competitive golf, I try to play by the Rules of Golf. Some of these rules are good and will potentially increase pace of play. Some, though, are silly and unnecessary. Let’s discuss. 1. Search time – Reduced from 5 to 3 minutes I LOVE this change. You don’t need 5 minutes to find your golf ball. If you don’t see it, after 1 or 2 minutes, accept it and drop. Will be curious to see if any  PGA TOUR  players are put on the clock for this. Of course TOUR players have a slight advantage of someone seeing where their ball ends up. 2. Ball moving during search – replace (no ...

This Gibson EBO bass had a broken truss rod, and the neck had too much bow in it.  Because we could hear it rattling in the neck near the neck pickup we had a pretty good idea it was broken at the anchor.  The first step was to pull the rod out.  Ron tapped against the nut until he could get ahold of it with a Robogrip and PULLED! Once it was out he could use it and magnets to locate the anchor.   Next step was to remove the last 2 frets and drill down into the fingerboard to hopefully expose the anchor with the broken end of the rod still in it.  It worked!  He cleaned out the hole and removed the anchor.  Since the rod was long enough he threaded the broken end and extended the threads on the other end where the nut goes.  Next he cut a new anchor from a piece of bar stock, drilled and tapped it.  The repaired rod was then waxed, threads and all, and pushed back into the neck.  The wax is a lubricant to help it slide in and a...

1 .  Wear proper clothes. When  ice skating , you should wear clothes that are easy to move around in and will not get heavy when wet. Do not wear jeans. When you fall they can get damp and will be harder to skate in. Try some warm, thick leggings, t- shirt, jacket, gloves, and hat. 2 .  Find good skates. Skates should be fitted for comfort and are available in most shoe sizes. It's a good idea to measure both feet as one foot can be bigger than the other. Also, measure the width of your foot while sitting down. There are a number of good brands you can buy, but rentals are adequate for your first steps. 3.  Try walking. Most skate rinks have rubber matting you can walk on. Walk around to help maintain your center of gravity but remember to keep your skate guards on. 4 .  Get on the ice. Walking around the edge of the rink while holding the wall will help you get a feel for the ice. The keys to skating well are relaxation and technique. ...

Most golfers hit the course with a one-track mind. See the ball, hit the ball. They don’t invest themselves in learning how the game of golf is intrinsically strategic. For example, rather than looking for the perfect spot to land their drive, they reach back and try to hit the longest drive possible. What these golfers are losing in the process is the ability to become more analytical as a golfer and how that can translate to other areas of their life such as business. Here are five ways that playing golf can increase your capacity as an analytical thinker and how that will pay dividends to all areas of your life. To be a great golfer you have to become aware of everything that surrounds you. With each shot, golfers have to account for the wind, the lie of the ball, and what the condition is for the target area. By immersing yourself in how the outside world affects something as small as a golf shot, you’ll become more aware at how the moods, feelings and the language ...

These little glands are in the endocrine chain of command (along with your thyroid), and are in charge of regulating the body’s stress response through adrenaline and cortisol, our chief fight or flight hormones. If you’re a member of the HashiPosse or your thyroid is out of commission, the adrenals have to work extra hard to generate energy for the body. It’s the actual scenario of “running on fumes.” Without proper thyroid hormones to keep the wheels moving, you might be barreling full speed ahead on adrenaline and cortisol alone. Unfortunately, like any well-oiled, but overused machine, your adrenals can only hang in there for so long without a break. Adrenal fatigue is what happens when you’ve used up all your cortisol reserves due to constant daily stress, another hormone imbalance (like hypothyroidism), or often, both. I’ve struggled with adrenal fatigue symptoms on and off for the last decade, but it wasn’t until this past spring that I actually took a te...

Vetiver (a perennial grass) belongs to the Poaceae family and native to India. It grows up to 1.5 mm meter and has a tall stem and long thin rigid leaves. Today regions like Haiti, Java, Japan, the Philippines and reunion island produces it. A fast-growing perennial can survive 50 years or more like a vast network of interlinked underground roots sustains all those green leaves. While not know it dates back centuries and in the 12th century even became a chargeable item in India. Vetiver essential oil extract is made from vetiver grass by the distillation process. For making the extract, first, cultivates its roots for two years and then harvest it for making its extract. Once its roots are ready for extraction, wash, dry and chop it and then soaked. Pharmaceuticals companies make their extract through the steam distillation of the plant’s roots. It has a significant role in Ayurveda because of its earthy aromatic essence. Its extract is an essential ingredient in perfumes, s...

As a teenager I was a “skater.” One of those kids who hung out downtown and annoyed the pedestrians. Skateboarding is how I spent my teenage years. Was I any good? I like to think so. Towards the end of my skating days, I almost got my 360 flips dialed in, used to launch myself straight off huge sets of stairs, and even landed some pretty big backside heel flips off a dip in the industrial park. This was in a time when there were very few skate parks so we had to make due with our surroundings. In many ways, spending most of my days skipping class and hanging out with my friends laid a solid foundation for the way I look at business today (my parents may have a different view on this): 1. Focus On Your Passions Ask my parents and they’ll tell you how much I loved skateboarding and hanging out with my friends – maybe too much. There were times I’d jump on my bike to pedal 10 kilometers for a 2 hour session with some friends. Then there were those days I would get a new skateb...

Santa Cruz Skateboards , in collaboration with Lucasfilm, has announced a limited edition collection of Star Wars skateboard decks and cruzers. Four Star Wars skateboard decks are available in either “Collector’s Edition” or “Shred Ready” models so fans can set up one to ride or keep the other in its highly collectible packaging. The “Collector’s Edition” is packaged in a vintage toy inspired blister pack and includes a laser etched numbered deck, matching the laser cut Certificate of Authenticity, and a deck art poster. The “Shred Ready” model comes in standard shrink-wrapped packaging. The cruzer offering consists of five extremely functional shapes and sizes adorned with vintage-inspired, Santa Cruz illustrated portraits of classic Star Wars characters. All Star Wars cruzers feature the same high quality components Santa Cruz is known for. A standout piece in the collection is the Darth Vader Wood Inlay deck. The entire graphic is constructed using laser cut maple, elm an...

The schedule has been released for the 70th Fil-Am Invitational Golf Tournament, the premier amateur golf event in the Philippines and one of the longest-running international amateur golf tournaments in the world. The tournament will take place in Baguio, a Philippine destination for all kinds of seasons. Since its inception as a tournament to celebrate friendly Filipino/American relations in 1949, the Fil-Am Invitational Golf Tournament has drawn participants from all over the world. It’s a unique, flighted tournament that uses a “Modified Stableford” scoring system to reward risk-taking and birdie-making. Teams of five golfers compete in one of eight possible flights depending on their age (as there are senior and super-senior flights) or handicap. There are separate prizes for team and individual champions, encouraging a great deal of camaraderies while also emphasizing individual excellence. The Modified Stableford scoring system awards one point for a bogey, two fo...

We spotted a good selection of SB Blazer‘s marked down at Skate Park of Tampa and decided to just go ahead and feature all the best Blazer‘s currently on sale!  If you’re not familiar, the Blazer model was Nike‘s first designed basketball sneaker in the ’70s and lately it has been the Nike Skateboarding brand carrying the torch for the silhouette. Nike is one of the best skateboard shoes for skateboarding. Not only is the standard Blazer high top featured in this sale, but also the low and mid-top CS versions as well. And we even spotted some decent sizes and nice markdowns for the rarely seen “Gold Leaf” and Noble Green/Razzle Blazer’s. Be sure to check those out and we hope you can find a deal if this iconic model is one of your favorite’s! Read More:  http://kicksdeals.com/2012/10/05/the-13-best-nike-sb-blazers-on-sale-now/#comment-4617560187

The Rules of Golf are changing in 2019 and there are several changes that stand out to me. Earlier this week I watched a short YouTube video from Rick Shiels discussing a few of the changes you need to be aware of. Then I found a list of 20 of the most important changes. Below I will list and react to these. Keep in mind, I play golf every week/weekend and while I don’t play a lot of competitive golf, I try to play by the Rules of Golf. Some of these rules are good and will potentially increase pace of play. Some, though, are silly and unnecessary. Let’s discuss. 1. Search time – Reduced from 5 to 3 minutes I LOVE this change. You don’t need 5 minutes to find your golf ball. If you don’t see it, after 1 or 2 minutes, accept it and drop. Will be curious to see if any PGA TOUR players are put on the clock for this. Of course TOUR players have a slight advantage of someone seeing where their ball ends up. 2. Ball moving during search – replace (no penal...

We’ve been getting a bunch of e-mails and sloppy texts recently asking where the Lakai and Jenkem shoes were for sale, so we figured we’d make one last announcement plugging the shops and websites who have been stocking it / backing us and call it a day. As always, please check out and support your local skateshop first, and if you were having your doubts about the shoe, check out the other angles below or revisit our  up close and personal unboxing video  (NSFW) a few weeks back of  skateboarding’s first sex friendly shoe . Read For More Information –   http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2016/04/25/the-jenkem-lakai-shoe-has-shipped/comment-page-3/

Some things just sneak up on you.  Little things that you don’t pay attention to because they don’t really interfere with your day or they come and go. You’re a little more tired than usual. Your legs feel a little weak. Take some minerals, get some sleep, work out a little more. Ignore it, because life takes precedence and there are things to do. I had this habit of drinking diet soda. When I was a kid I discovered Diet Dr. Pepper. Mom was always putting me on a diet, so it made sense. No sugar, no calories, no fat. We know better now, but in the 70s we all wanted to be thin (I wasn’t). My addiction to diet soda lasted a long time, almost 30 years. You never saw me without a bottle or a glass of it. Two liters a day, easily. I didn’t drink, I didn’t smoke, I didn’t do drugs. Diet soda was a vice I could live with. So I thought. Five years ago I heard about something called “Aspartame poisoning” What??? Poisoning?? Hair falling out-check. Migraines-check. Irritability-check...

Although the inaugural tournament is officially SOLD OUT, you can still join us at Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club this SATURDAY, OCT 19TH to support the 30A Charity Golf Classic. Player check-in begins at 7:30am, and the Shotgun Start is at 8:30am. 100% of all proceeds from this event will be donated to Off The Mat and our local Shelter House Domestic Violence Center. Golfers, get ready with your best golf bags . Players will have a chance to win  $1 MILLION  during the  Hole-in-One Challenge  presented by  30A Television , as well as these fantastic prizes, very generously donated by friends, locals and sponsors: CHARITY RAFFLE PRIZES: 18 Holes at  Burnt Pine  for 3 Players with  Professional Golfer Sophie Gustafson Justin Gaffrey Painting  ($2,800 Value) Coolsculpting Treatment (2 cycles) from  Aesthetic Clinique  ($1,200 Value) Pearl Bracelet from  La Vie Est Belle  in  Seaside  ($450 Value)...

This Gibson EBO bass had a broken truss rod, and the neck had too much bow in it. It is also very important to know the parts of a guitar neck for getting more idea on this. Because we could hear it rattling in the neck near the neck pickup we had a pretty good idea it was broken at the anchor.  The first step was to pull the rod out.  Ron tapped against the nut until he could get ahold of it with a Robogrip and PULLED!  Once it was out he could use it and magnets to locate the anchor.   Next step was to remove the last 2 frets and drill down into the fingerboard to hopefully expose the anchor with the broken end of the rod still in it.  It worked!  He cleaned out the hole and removed the anchor.  Since the rod was long enough he threaded the broken end and extended the threads on the other end where the nut goes.  Next he cut a new anchor from a piece of bar stock, drilled and tapped it.  The repaired rod was then waxed, threads and all,...

Over the years I’ve tried many nutrition supplements and want to share with you some of my favs that keep me in top shape and feeling great. I’m not selling anything I recommend, these are just my reviews from personal use, and I genuinely do use all of these regularly. BCAAs I love Branched Chain Amino Acids (or BCAAs for short). If you come to my spin class and want tips on getting to the next level for a PR, I’ve probably mentioned these. I started taking them when I began spinning and noticed a huge difference in both my performance and how I felt the next day after hard workouts. They are sugar and caffeine free and work at the cellular level to decrease muscle soreness and reduce fatigue when you exercise. They also increase muscle growth by preserving muscle and promoting fat burn when you work out. Read For More Information -  https://karijorgensen.life/five-favs-nutrition-supplements/#comment-244  

Pay close attention to the angle of each string in relation to the tailpiece. The tailpiece should be adjusted so the strings never touch the rear edge of the Tune-o-matic. Contact here can cause tuning problems, so all the strings need to clear the bridge frame. You must have the genuine guitar spare parts to replace any like, wraparound bridge , custom guitar tailpiece , etc.  When the tailpiece is adjusted, I finish filing the string slots. This involves carefully sloping down the back of the slots to allow each string to follow its natural angle as it emerges from the tailpiece to the point where it contacts the saddle. Adjusting intonation. The final step is to intonate the guitar by moving the new saddles forward or backward in the bridge to shorten or lengthen the vibrating portion of the string. The saddle-intonation adjustment screw is located at the rear of the bridge, and the idea is to move each saddle forward (by turning the screw counterclockwise) or backward...

Do your immune system a favor, and pack some more  fruits and vegetables  on your plate. They're loaded with  nutrients , called  antioxidants , that are good for you. Add more  fruits and vegetables  of any kind to your diet. It'll help your health. Some foods are higher in antioxidants than others, though. The three major antioxidant  vitamins  are beta-carotene,  vitamin C , and  vitamin E . You’ll find them in colorful  fruits and vegetables , especially those with purple, blue, red, orange, and yellow hues. Foods or Supplements? Foods have many different  nutrients  in them, and they work together. Supplements  don't have that same mix. If you can’t get enough antioxidants in your diet, some experts recommend taking a multivitamin that includes minerals, too. But chances are, you can get what you need from your diet. Try vitamin B12 vape pen as a supplement. This is a nicotine-free healthy va...

Ok, so you’ve got to admit that’s a little unusual. What we’ve got is a tailpiece installed on this Takamine. It’s anchoring the strings which pass through the (pinless) bridge and up over the saddles. Whatever else, it’s an inventive solution to  some  sort of problem. Thing is, it’s not the best solution. The tailpiece is resting against the top of the guitar with isn’t the best for getting a good tone. Also, the guitar’s designed to have strings couple to the   wraparound bridge   for good transfer to the top. You can see the problem this was trying to solve. The original bridge had cracked and was starting to disintegrate where the strings anchored. Along the way, someone had installed a third bolt right in the middle to try keep it together. You can see the filler sunken in between the D and G strings at the rear or the bridge. These bridges already have a couple of bolts installed to help keep them from ripping free and flying across t...