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What Locals Think About Bellingham SUP!

brandonnelson — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:11:31 +0000

This is just good, clean, healthy fun! Last Sunday BellinghamSUP.com and Kialoa Paddles ambassadors set up shop on the beach of Lake Padden during the annual MudFest running race, and gave anyone who came by a chance to try the fastest growing sport in the world: Stand Up Paddling.

Check out the video to see what folks thought of it!
Click here to view the embedded video.
Check the blog often for the next scheduled Bellingham SUP demo day, or go to www.BellinghamSUP.com to arrange to try a board on your own schedule. There’s also a link to join the WhatcomSUP Yahoo chat group – undoubtedly the easiest way to stay in the loop.

Also, check out Kialoa Paddles ambassadors’ Beau Whitehead’s SUP blog and ambassador Heather Nelson’s ultramarathon paddling blog.

Bellingham Video: Is Climate Change a Hoax?

brandonnelson — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:27:53 +0000

In a recent edition of the Bellingham Herald newspaper, a story ran that had me scratching my head. You can read the full story HERE, but to summarize:

1500 American adults were asked whether there is significant scientific evidence that climate change is taking place.
43% said, “No.”
Of the 57% that said “Yes” they were then asked whether human-caused pollution was a major factor.
67% said, “No.”

I just HAD to head out with the video camera and ask the good people of Bellingham, on Railroad Avenue right in front of the Bagelry, on the coldest, wettest day of the year so far, what they thought. As usual, the result is guaranteed to get you thinking (and make you wonder)!

Check out the video, then share your thoughts in the comment section below!!! Oh, and be sure to catch the “bottom line” right after the credits roll!!!

Downtown Bellingham Video: Is the Recession Over?

brandonnelson — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:20:40 +0000

A few months ago I was reading the latest issue of Inc Magazine when I saw a Q&A that stuck with me. Inc asked a panel of entrepreneurs, “What event will mark the end of the recession?”

One guy’s answer was easy to remember: “When the Dow Jones hits ten-thousand,” he wrote. And as soon as I read it, I decided that when the big day eventually happened, I’d hit the street and ask the people of Bellingham if indeed it meant the recession was over. Well today was the day!

Watch the video and see what people said…

Click here to view the embedded video.

Some great answers to be sure. And for our first time out, these folks have inspired to keep up with this project, heretofore known as “NW Street Views!”

What strikes me as AWESOME is how willing people were to talk about this issue. Young and old alike, everybody we approached talked to us (my buddy Tyler Byrnes was camera man!) This is going to be a fun, ongoing project throughout Bellingham and Whatcom County.

What do YOU think?!?!?! And what questions would you like to see answered by the people of Bellingham and Whatcom County? Leave your comments below…