Sometimes, if you call me up, you may hear a voice in the background. This voice may say "Drink your water", or "Xooma Worldwide", or "I love you", or...just shriek obnoxiously. (Yes, I love that.) This is the voice of July the parrot. July will also occasionally say "Pretty bird! Who's the pretty bird? Pretty bird!" She's a little vain, if you ask me. But it's always reinforced when people see her for the first time. They'll say, "what a pretty bird!" More

So I was cooking dinner the other day...a bean and rice dish. Started by sauteing a little onion, then added some brown rice. So far, not very impressive. But then again, I wasn't expecting anything impressive. The next steps were to add in some black beans, dark red kidney beans, garbanzo beans, and diced chilies. And when I did, it was... magic.  More

"Well those are too close to Redskins colors, soo....let's go with this one instead." This was a comment a client (apparently not a Redskins fan) made after I had presented some color options for his new logo design. Ah, the good ol' red and gold (or shades thereof) combination.   More

As I write this, I am watching the Super Regionals of college softball, which are leading up to the Women's College World Series. (I am, and forever will be, a lover of fastpitch softball and this is the only time of year I watch ESPN of my own free will.) In watching this particular game between Alabama and Stanford, I'm struck by a phenomenon: the apparent lack of color variety in the sports world. The two teams playing now are both maroon and white! Where's the creativity here? More