The Ugly Swallow » The Great Outdoors

Check out this totally rad floating ice disk

Matt Markezich — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:52:35 +0000

“They form near outside bends of rivers, and the turning motion of the water spins pieces of ice into these smooth, weird disks.” Click for more on smooth, weird disks.

Behold: The next evolutionary step of Man

Matt Markezich — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:46:03 +0000

OH GOD it’s so bad but I can’t look away! Somehow this bear lost one of it’s front legs and has since adapted to walking upright on 2 legs rather than hobble around on 3. Would have definitely played this video off as a big foot spotting. Silly cameraperson missing out on tens, maybe hundreds of dollars. Your loss!

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The best fishing show of all time

Matt Markezich — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:36:01 +0000

If there’s one thing that’s American it’s fishing. Reconnecting with the outdoors, buying expensive equipment that you may only use once, killing for sport. It all just screams red, white, and blue. Now, if you want to be a successful old person or simply live in “The South” you have to be well versed in the art of fishing, or at least to a certain extent. That’s why I’m here. To tell you about the man known as Bill Dance.

Bill Dance, member of the International Game Fish Association Hall of Fame, has been hosting his own fishing series on television for the past ‘long ass time’ where he teachers amateur fisherman the basics of fishing, what kind of products are best suited for the job, and general tips. He also appears to be the most light-hearted individual I’ve ever seen. Now, if you’re like me and have only fished a handful of times in your entire life, you would be wise to check out some of his videos before you head out on the water.

Click here to view the embedded video.

It gets me. Every. Time.