http://www.shipitgear.com/blog Moving Forward with Enthusiasm Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:35:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As summer starts winding down, it's time for a tribute to Chicago: hands down the funnest big city in the summer. Yes you grammar mongrels, I'm aware that "funnest" is not a word, but if Shakespeare can enrich the English language, then so can I. But back to ... http://www.shipitgear.com/blog/archives/8 Even though we can't all agree about where we are, whether we're safer, or whether we're going in the right direction, we should all stop and take a moment to reflect on the events five years ago today. We haven't had any new attacks on American soil since then, but the ... http://www.shipitgear.com/blog/archives/9 Last summer, which was full of great stories of varying degrees of believability, a group of 6 of us went to Moe's Cantina after a Cubs game. Aside from the fact that all the waitresses were wearing sexy tight corsets, the place was packing heat. As we were sitting there ... http://www.shipitgear.com/blog/archives/7 Ship it! Gear is about superlatives, not about comparatives. So in that line of thought, here is a post about the baddest-ass book ever, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, by Neil Strauss. Whether or not you respect, admire, loathe, or envy pick up artists, the ... http://www.shipitgear.com/blog/archives/5 The first thing everyone asks and needs to know: what exactly does "ship it!" mean. To put it shortly, it's an enthusiastic confirmation of a potentially awesome event. The word potential is used carefully, since nothing can be guaranteed to be awesome until you actually committ to ... http://www.shipitgear.com/blog/archives/4 The website, as many of you know initially had only 2 sections (one of which is still available at The Original Post, but we felt it was very limited and limiting. So, in the spirit of Web 2.0, we started this blog as a better way to communicate with ... http://www.shipitgear.com/blog/archives/6 Lifestyle The Ship it! Lifestyle is not about one particular thing, one way of being. It is about enjoying every aspect of life. It's about doing new things, being adventurous. Make your own rules, or take our suggestions, or give us suggestions, but either way, live the SHIP IT! Life! SHIP IT! ... http://www.shipitgear.com/blog/archives/3