Talent--it's breathes all around us. People can be so extraordinary. Watching the latest episode of SYTYCD last night I was yet again gobsmacked by art—the gifts of our bodies and brains. Not just dance, either, but in as many media as one can imagine. Each day I read the stories written by people I know, or from people I don’t know and must “judge,” and marvel at the creative impulse, the genius that must be ubiquitous—so much abounds. Feeling uninspired? Drab? Walk Off the Earth’s clever little cover song, performed with such acumen and wit, surely makes you feel a smidge better about the human stain? We are sublime.

Still, we focus and aggrandize production and consumption in our lives; our admiration doled out most often to those that accumulate money and power and things of “status” that ultimately mean nothing. We call him "Mr. Trump," for nothing more than his self-proclaimed status.The venture to become top dog is privileged, protected and exalted, and our singular impulse to art is diminished, mocked, and too often wholly unsupported.

Welcome to my website and blog! Let's face it, standard business blogs can be boring--I'll try to blast that trend by posting helpful information, as well as snippets of a more personal nature. We may only design a brochure together, develop an ongoing relationship, or you may be a friend checking in. Blogs are ubiquitous these days, so I’m not delusional about the impact of this one. But here’s my commitment to posting regularly and with purpose.

I’m guessing that a good number of those who check in here will either be considering, or have already built, your own website. For those who are in the considering phase, here’s some knowledge I gained from this experience: