Put A Smile In Your Voice
The image below is a relic from my first out-of-college job with the Disney Company. A page from a "While You Were Out" message pad. (I re-discovered this as a bookmark in my copy of George Orwell's 1984). I [...]
Love What You Do
I received an email from a friend who works at Starbucks. In the auto-signature of her e-mail was this "Love What You Do" graphic. It is just one element hiring teams use to communicate enthusiasm for working at Starbucks. Potential candidates [...]
Looking for a Present for a Five Year Old?
This article is a shameless plug for the picture book series KeeKee's Big Adventures. Hot off the printing press - just this month - KeeKee's Big Adventures in Rome, Italy the children's picture book featuring KeeKee, who travels the world in [...]
World’s Greatest Brainstorming Destination
How would you like to be a part of creating the best meeting space in the world for brainstorming? The place built from the ground up for the sole purpose of helping people create remarkable ideas. The Disneyland for the mind. [...]
Need A Web Designer?
Check Out Max Design.
Are you looking for a web designer? There are a million of them out there... How do you choose? While Max Design didn't design my site,* I can vouch for their passion for design. Russ Weakley of Max Design helped me [...]
Check Out Max Design.
For The Love Of Fluff
H. Allen Durkee and Fred L. Mower purchased the recipe for Marshmallow Fluff for $500* in 1917... and I'm glad they did. Durkee-Mower Inc has making Fluff in Lynn, Massachusetts ever since. What? You don't know what Fluff is? It is [...]
Hand-Drawn “Fold-In” Puzzle, Circa 1979
As a kid I was always fascinated by the Mad Magazine "Fold-In" puzzles that would appear on the inside back cover. A fold-in featured a full drawing with a caption that - when folded properly - revealed a hidden picture and [...]
Bunny Meat And Rabbit Cheese
I know the Easter Bunny has hopped along his bunny trail for this year... but I haven't had the chance to post this image... Our grocery store in Amsterdam, Albert Heijn, does a great job offering seasonal and holiday-related foods. Special [...]
Chris Gash, Talented Illustrator Of Idea Sandbox Site – Part 2 of 2
This is Part 2 of a 2-Part article about illustrator, Chris Gash. (ChrisGash.com) Part 1 posted yesterday. Chris is one of the talented people who helped me re-design the Idea Sandbox website. Chris was kind enough to answer some questions about [...]
Chris Gash, Talented Illustrator Of Idea Sandbox Site – Part 1 of 2
This is Part 1 of a 2-Part article about illustrator, Chris Gash (ChrisGash.com). He is one of the talented people who helped me re-design the Idea Sandbox websites. Chris created the cool images that appear in the "starbursts" in the headers [...]