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Author: mrlw
Navigating Obstacles in the Landscape
Event Attendance & Interactions It’s Labor Day Weekend and there’s been a LOT going on lately, as you might imagine. In the last week, I was proud and honored to attend my father’s Old Glory Honor Flight. I also attended a fund-raising event a few days prior. The people in charge of that organization do… Read more
Crunch Time
Part of the ‘write-it-all down’ path includes dealing with things head on that you’d rather internalize. All of this began by sharing my personal path thru setting something up, exploring ideas, seeing if I can garner support – and stepping back into the arena of life online, after over a decade of radio silence. My… Read more
It’s a Family Affair – Part 2
When a Door Closes… Its likely missing a parameter or the geometry of the family isn’t consistent. Sort of a continuation on “Content, Content, Content” – I’m just passing along some recently obtained information in case anyone can benefit from this experience. A lot of this falls under the heading of “Things that I used… Read more
Navigating Nuance in Branded Hotel Design
There’s Still Nothing Bigger than the ‘Little Things’ If you’ve ever been a part of a hotel project that carries a brand association – there are rules. And rules, and rules, and suggestions and recommendations and undocumented design intent and things buried in the drawing set & specifications… If there’s a mistake in the branded… Read more
Business Models & Grandpa’s Garage
IMG_1555-2Surfing the Edge of Chaos Picture a game of Jenga, as someone removes a piece that causes the stack to teeter, and that moment of potential energy is maxed out… There’s a loose structure there, gravity is holding it all in place – but its surfing the edge of chaos. One of the problems that… Read more
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Restless Days, Sleepless Nights… 1 AM. Bedtime. The eyes are getting scratchy, and its probably time to call it. I tend to be better focused with creativity levels increasing in the evenings, I’ve been like that for as long as I can remember. I aspire to be that guy that wakes up at 5AM, gets… Read more
Interviews & What’s Next?
Cake_Image01Current Events Since this whole online endeavor was set into motion based on a day-in-the-life mindset, and cataloging my personal path of making, architecture & the technology employed, I’ve been inclined to just share what’s going on & not just the highlight reel you typically see on social media. With that in mind – I… Read more
Load Bearing Towel…
LoadBaringTowelsFebruary 13, 2021 – the phone rings. It’s my sister. I could tell right away that something was wrong. Then came the words: “Grandma had a stroke, she’s in the hospital.” The grand matriarch of the family at age 96, had hit her alert button & people went to work. Paramedics showed up to find her… Read more
2020 – Looking Back
2020_DFSeems while everyone else is doing their ‘year in review’ it hardly seems worth the effort for this dismal dumpster fire of a year. Popular theme, but well deserving. Life has come to a long pause, and people are out there, suffering loss. Unemployment + Self-Employment For the second time in my life, since the age of… Read more
Existing Conditions – Upside-down and backward
OverallBackground In the interest of writing it all down to share… I’m discovering what I’ve sorta always known. I’m a task-oriented problem solver that’s dedicated to sitting down and cranking out the work without really deviating – unless I have a competing task or deadline. Over the last 10 days or so, I was granted… Read more