20.May.2010 Che Che Che . . .
13.May.2010 Chum Buddy…
Not sure this is a good idea? Thoughts?
In an attempt to make sharks appear a little more cuddly one person decided to hand make some soft and squishy sharks. Even the stitches are done by hand instead of by machine. You can use the shark to curl up with in bed or actually lay inside of it. The whole thing happens to be 7 feet tall. You can purchase the ChumBuddy for $199.95 through Patch Together.
Source: NerdApproved
12.May.2010 Making Ideas Happen
Just bought this book. It should be here Friday.
Looking forward to it…because ideas and me are great. Getting them done, not so much. So ask me someday how it was. I mean, ask me if I actually read it.
What has been said about the book…
Amazon.com Review
Amazon Exclusive: Seth Godin Reviews Making Ideas HappenSeth Godin is the author of Linchpin, Tribes, The Dip, Purple Cow, All Marketers Are Liars, and Permission Marketing, as well as other international bestsellers. He is consistently one of the 25 most widely read bloggers in the English language. Read his exclusive Amazon guest review of Making Ideas Happen: Should you buy a book that will make you uncomfortable?
More questions: Why is it so difficult to ship good ideas out the door? Why do committees show up and wreck the purity of your idea? Why do people avoid doing the hard work of actually bringing their work to the market?
I’ll tell you why: Because it’s safe. Ideas that never ship are never criticized. Faceless committees accept the blame for tepid products that were probably better off in the warehouse. And managers in search of a place to hide can best hide behind the unshipped product, the unrealized idea and the system gone wrong.
Scott Belsky has your number. He’s seen it all before. He knows your excuses, he’s seen your shtick and he knows all the ways to avoid doing the work. In this book, Scott’s not giving you any place to hide.
There. Do you still want to read his book?
If you care about your art, your job or your market, you really have no choice. This is strategy and tactics, concepts and how-to, all in one on a topic that’s often overlooked.
–Seth Godin, author of Linchpin
From Publishers Weekly
Though creation always begins with an idea, ideas don’t always lead to creation; examining why that’s so, online entrepreneur Belsky finds that, no matter how unique or radically different ideas may be, the individuals and teams who carry those ideas to fruition share a number of common traits, such as engaging peers and leveraging communal forces. In this guide to realizing ideas, Belsky examines those traits in detail. Chapters like “The Chemistry of the Creative Team” set forth an action-based plan that forgoes time-wasting meetings and other corporate culture standbys, citing studies, progressive thinkers and case studies of companies like Best Buy, IBM and Sun Microsystems. Modern-day successes, Belsky contends, have traded “the traditional butts-in-chairs mindset” for a “Results Only Work Environment,” where employees are compensated based on achievement of specified goals, rather than work hours. Ultimately, Belsky insists, creative success is a matter of rethinking methods and increasing focus, while emphasizing and rewarding old-fashioned passion and perspiration.
11.May.2010 Big Item Trash Day and Painted Furniture
Remember this piece?
Well, it and the trash day windows inspired me to revamp our “entertainment center.” And you know I love me some painted furniture, so why not.
Here is the original piece. I had built it in high school shop class. (Didn’t remember to take a true before picture so I found this one…)
And here it is now.
I added some dimension to the sides in addition to the windows…
It is a few layers of paint and some sanding for the “vintage” look.
The graphics behind the windows are all just for fun. No deep meaning. Just trying for a certain look and a random feel. Like perhaps after you did the initial patterned paper look, you settled for whatever you could find laying around the garage…
Knobs are from hobby lobby and were pretty cheap, but worked well. The hinges are black as well, and all put on before painting to allow them to gain some of the effect as well.
So that’s it. We will still use it as an entertainment center. Still in the basement for now. Maybe some day, at some new house it can have a more grand purpose.
09.May.2010 Mother’s Day 2010
Happy Mother’s day to you all. Especially to two special women: my mom and to the mom of my kids. Here is the latter on this special day.
02.May.2010 Tidy Town
Yesterday (Saturday) was Shawnee Tidy Town…where everyone is allowed to put all their trash and oversized junk at the curb and it all gets hauled away. Well, another part of the tradition is beginning Thursday night and then into Friday night people drive around with trucks and trailers and scavenge everyones stuff. Free-for-all! I think “pickin” is the modern lingo.
Anyways it is great fun (for some anyways…like me). I am not so sure Heidi is a fan. 
I even had a friend come with me Friday night and we cruised around for a few hours. I wish I had pictures of some peoples vehicles loaded up! We some some crazy ones…lets just say they might not have made it under some overpasses.
I took some pictures of the “treasures” I brought home. You may see them in the house some day, maybe not, maybe they will be at the curb next year’s trash day…
ready for tea
left handed even
not sure what it is, but I like it…
There “may” have been a few other things… but as long as I can get it stored where it can’t be seen and without it bothering “anyone,” its all good.
28.Apr.2010 Curious George
I do love Curious George, but I also have a warped sense of humor. Can’t you just hear Heath Ledger?
A Typical Day in The Life of an Internet Addict
I hate to admit . . . this seems like it has been me a few times . . . even the “layout a brochure!” Are designers that bad?
23.Apr.2010 Sam the Man
Hadn’t shown you more of the “6 month” old pictures. This is baby Sam.
Good times.
