Writing

ARTS & LETTERS

My writing often spills out during times of change—joyous, sad, ambivalent. Sometimes it's an essay, other times a poem. If something resonates with you, good or bad, I hope you'll let me know.

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The Eagle Has Landed

Tomorrow, Worldwide Headquarters opens for business. The eagle has landed. . It’s even better in person. This project is the culmination of 8 months of work and a heck of a lot of materials samples. 

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Dividers and Doors

In just a few short days, we’ll be moving into Worldwide Headquarters. For the most part, construction will be complete. There are a few fixes and additions here and there, but nothing major. Hallelujah!

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Namaste, Namaste, Namaste

From design to completion, things often change along the way due to physical limitations, permit requirements, costs, or newfound space requirements. This has undoubtedly been the case in this office design project.

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Paint, Stain, and Glass

Sure my husband went to Stanford… twice… and sure he has 25+ patents to his name, but apparently his true calling is lumber staining. Who knew? Pictures tell the story best.

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The “Boo-zhay”

Drywall is complete! As we wait for the moisture to dissipate so that painting can begin, work continues on the conference room barn doors and framing for the interior glass.

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Picking Up Speed

Things are humming along at Worldwide Headquarters. We passed all “rough in” inspections and drywalling is underway, scheduled for completion Monday.

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Your Tax Dollars at Work

Good news! After 7+ days of work stoppage and much needless haggling with the city, we finally got our electrical permit. Gotta love those tax dollars at work.

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“Rough In” Tumble

This past week marks the conclusion of the “rough in” work for our new office.This means, all the framing, rough wiring, rough ducting and rough plumbing is complete.

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Demolition

A quick update on the progress of our new home… Demolition started last week with tons of removal to do.

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Finding a New Home

It took 5-½ months to find our next Worldwide Headquarters, a process that was needlessly exhausting to say the least. This is because the way office space is leased and shown is stuck in the 20th century.

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