the approach

Living in Portland, some of my military-brat gruffness has been smoothed over with a fine layer of organic granola.  While I still don’t ride a bike to work, meditate or love communism, I’ve found tofu can be quite delicious and nearly everything can be recycled.  I’ve also discovered there is a lot to be said for the power of positive thinking.

A recently unpublished and … Read More

Anchors away!

Shout out if any of this sounds familiar:

A client you’ve been wanting to work with for a while now emails you asking if you’re available to do some work.  He’s heard about you through a friend of a friend, seen some of your stuff on line and hears you can turn projects around pretty quickly.  He tells you that if the first few pieces … Read More

I like my friends.

I like them a lot.  I like it when we share a cheap bottle of wine and ridiculous stories; when they geek out with me over Battlestar Galactica; when they indulge my affection for nerdy history; and when we run off on exciting adventures together.

But mostly I like it when my friends eat.

And by “eat,” I mean, “get paid fairly for what they … Read More