Social media for business: presentation

Nov 4, 2010 | Life

I’m working on a bit of research for my current company on social media as a business tool. Clearly, social media tools have been widely adopted by many businesses – but for some reason, within the design world, especially in architecture and landscape...

Enough with the Stuff! My First Foray into Minimalism

Oct 31, 2010 | Less is More: Living Minimally and Simply

Happy Halloween! And Happy Birthday (Photo by Bill Tatham) Sometimes I feel a bit like this pumpkin — squeezed full of food, overburdened with stuff, maxed out with things to do.  (Maybe I’ve had a bit too much Halloween candy, too!). It’s been quite...

Book Notes (Double Feature!): The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath, by Robert Samuelson

Oct 28, 2010 | Reading List

What the heck is inflation? And why is it important? Does it matter for my daily life – getting a job, finding good schools, or figuring out what roads to fix? In the second part of this two-part review, I look at two books that detail the historical development...

Book Notes (Double Feature!): The Ascent of Money, by Niall Ferguson

Oct 27, 2010 | Reading List

Two recent books take a look at the historical development of money and federal policy in the United States. “The Ascent of Money” (by Niall Ferguson) traces the history of currency as it relates to the history of civilization, while “The Great...

If, by Rudyard Kipling

Oct 20, 2010 | Life

“If,” by Rudyard Kipling, is a poem that speaks to keeping your head during the difficult times, in staying true to your work efforts when sh*t hits the fan, and about maintaining integrity even when the world starts getting dicey. It’s about...