So yes I have been busy doing fun things and not so fun things but I am going to give this a shot and maybe write more. I wish I could say that I have been busy jet setting around the globe but alas, the farthest I have made it was St. Louis so not so much.
Speaking of jet set, that term was coined at a time when the only people who could afford to fly were fancy folks. Anyone who has flown on Southwest to Burbank can verify that is is no longer the case.
Man things just pile up and next thing you now the daily blog is weekly. Too much to pop up here, but life goes on.
Working a real estate website for a little shop in Martha’s Vineyard. That place is heaven. Sandbars and sunshine in the late summer days make it my favorite place in August and hopefully this year that’s exactly when I will show up. For now I can just fire up some lighthouse shots. Here is a peak at the logo.
The Edge… there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. - Hunter S. Thompson
Its no secret that I am a bit of bookworm; countless authors on subjects as vast as the years they span, from Dante in the 14th century to the latest best sellers. I love getting lost in a good book, I appreciate the fine wordsmiths like Dickens and Shakespeare, the visual masterpieces painted by Nabokov and Rushdie or the pain-that-eats-your-guts-out-from-the-inside that only Hemingway and Dostoevsky could unleash. All this bibliophilia takes root in one location, Las Vegas. Specifically a short novel about a journalist covering a desert motorcyle race. “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” was what I would consider to be the first great novel I read. The drug induced soliloquies and monologues carved out by Hunter S. Thompson were as alien to me as seven dwarfs or pumpkin carriages but for all the colorful language and the reckless aplomb with which the Doctor of Letters abused the drugs / body / world, it was the undertone, the longing to find the American Dream that really struck a young man from Missouri’s nerve. This adventure to find something without knowing what you are looking for is as powerful to me now as it was 17 years ago when I first read it. There was some real, deep, sanity in all the ramblings. Some comfort in the fact that maybe I am not the only one searching without a destination.
As the years passed I have been lucky enough to read several of Thompson’s works and while they have provided countless smiles and knowing nods, they always left me wanting more. The eternal hunger will forever remain because the good doctor checked out February 20th, 2005. As I reread Thompson this week I wonder, when will we find another voice who can at once be both out of it and lucid? Without question there will never be another HST, but can we at least have someone that can draw that same passion and compassion, be a voice to the marginal and the mainstream at the same time? One can only hope.
Man that might be an exaggeration but this is epic. Guy Ritchie is from another planet when it comes to keeping you entertained with whiz bangs. Once you get hooked you couldn’t taking your eyes of the screen if there were four models sitting next to you and decided to have an impromptu best breast contest and you got to be the judge. This clip is a little older but the Paul Smith football business in the previous post reminded of the clip. Do yourself a favor and go watch it in HD. Brilliant.
You can pretty much count me in as a fan of anything Paul Smith including this rad football. Dead sexy. I don’t even play soccer but I would like this.
This is why iPhones rock. The power is truly in the developer’s hands. This is also a great example of what you get when designers get in the mix and make something as beautiful as it is functional.
Man I haven’t had relief like this since I finished college. Jordan and I finally got that sucker up and boy it kinda purrrs like a kitty. I am pretty please with the new, pastel layout (just in time for Easter!). Give it a once over and let me know what you think.
Fuzzy couple of weeks. Good times. Good wine. Back to work though and its a good feeling.
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Blair is about to be big time. Her national television debut on Big Break : Prince Edward Island pops off April 20th. Go check out the promo and while you are at it, go check out her site and let her know what a great web guy she has.
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Adventures in Missouri. Played lots of golf, played Dalhousie, met great people, had a great time. Didn’t play strong but finished strong and let me tell you, walking away with a birdie on the last hole after a long day was like all that grass patting me on the back. Ill do better next time.
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Baseball season is about to jump off and man I could not be anymore excited. It’s good to have Mo back in Missouri so I can swing back and catch some games. Can’t beat the seats I had for when the Red Birds came to the desert last year but baseball in Busch is about as good as it gets. Good season ahead I can tell.
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The business site is about to be complete. There is a blog on that sucker too so double duty but I remain fearless. There is enough good stuff on the web to keep me busy plugging away with links and such. It should be up and out the door this week. Very good thing.
