Yesterday Rian snuck past me as I worked in the basement with an envelope in his hand. When he reappeared without the envelope he told me that he had a surprise for me, but I had to find it. “Daddy, you are cold. Warmer. Warmer, hot, hot, hot!” I picked up the envelope and opened [...]

I try to keep track of when inspiration hits me. If I am exercising or driving or reading or running when the idea comes, I make a note of it. If I could find a pattern to when I have my best ideas then maybe I could hot wire the system when I need it. [...]

I recently watched a documentary about a Chuck Palahniuk conference called Postcards from the Future. For those of you who may not recognize the name, Chuck Plahniuk is the author of the book Fight Club, which was turned into one of my favorite movies. Do yourself a favor and read some of his fiction. Unless [...]

I got an email this week from a person who was interested in comparing graphic design and chess. Her idea was to write a chess rule book based on the principles of design. I don’t know if that is possible, but if she can do it, I would love to read it. The whole thing [...]

Stop reading if you aren’t prepared to lose a few hours of your life on one of the best little Flash games I have ever played. Seriously, I just went back to the site to make a screen capture and replayed the first ten addicting levels. The name of the game is called Bloxorz. The [...]

Like the set of my own movie, I have a lot of dreams that take place in Wentzville, Missouri, where I grew up. Many of them are set at Immanuel Lutheran Church where my family attended weekly and where I went to school from 2nd through 8th grade. Since my mother taught there I vividly [...]