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I want to be a millionaire

So, most of the time I’m just fine doing what I do, and living how I live. However, there have been a few occasions when I’ve truly wanted to be independently wealthy… like now. I heard this morning on NPR that the Ennis House is up for sale in L.A. A modern architectural landmark, Decker’s [...]


Change of Heart

So I’m online a good bit… there is a lot of stuff that I run across on the web that originates from friends, other blogs, news sites, and just happenstance. In light of this discovery, I’m going to expand on the theme (if that’s what it is) of stringshot, and start posting stuff other than [...]


Thought this TED Talk was great. It shares my view on the way people should think about marketing… or less about marketing and more about telling their story.


Torque's Business Cards

Torque Creative is where I work. It’s an in-house design firm for TTI (a manufacturer of power tools, vacuums, and other stuff). Anyway, we developed an identity for our group a few years ago, and recently our creative director (my boss) has begun the process of designing business cards.


I don’t remember how the topic came up. We were at trivia last night, and Matt and Vicky let us know,
“We’re naming our son McGuyver Voltron Hammond.”
For anyone who watched any tv in the 80s… this is awesome.