I had to go through a new exercise that I’m not used to.  I’m working with a couple people on a website, and I needed to write contracts for everything, in order to protect and benefit everyone.   I looked at the task as a necessary evil.  It was time consuming and something that I needed […]

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I sent my mom a small stack of my new business cards in the mail before heading off to Japan. I was really proud of them because Juri and I collaborated on them for a considerable amount of time. The card was also meant to be the symbol of my new business. […]

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A book is never the labor of just one person. In my case our Adobe Creative Suite 2 book was written by several extremely talented people with a wide range of experiences. I appreciate their contributions immensely. The book officially released in September 2005. Sadly though, one of my co-authors named Carla Rose passed […]

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With all the effort put into making my friends wedding video, I thought it would be appropriate to offer some tips in case you have to do this kind of thing yourself.
Read my Video Tips article. 

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When I was younger, I remember in my Catholic elementary school, we would have special weeks with names like Vocation Week. During this particular week, there would be some soul searching for what our life calling was. Yes, you are supposed to be called by age nine. Anyway, various classwork and dicussion would be based […]

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Last night, I had all these memories of when I was little, all the silly things kids go through, the friendship dramas that always seem so big when you are in the exchange, but looking back are just amusing or stupid. Anyway, I started thinking that I could write a book about me. Not that […]

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Just like last year we had a whole lot of kids coming to the door for candy. It’s a fun holiday. So many cute kids. The whole time, Juri and I were worried that we were running out of candy, and we had to scour the cabinets for stuff. We found a stash of coffee […]

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I love when I find something that I can use to help facilitate new ideas and help me remember. Today I was in a discount store and I picked up a moleskine notebook. This little wonder isn’t much different than your average handheld notebook, but the leather feels rich. The killer elastic band and the […]

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I opened the front screen door to my house and a package flipped out onto the porch. It has arrived. I’m not sure when my book will actually be in stores at this point, but getting this early copy was a nice surprise today. When I was little, the thought of having my own […]

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Have you ever wanted to publish a book on your own? Do you think no publisher will ever pick it up? Perhaps your writing skill isn’t where you want it to be, so you’ve just given up all together? Maybe you have an idea and you need an outlet. Maybe you want to create a […]

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