I placed an ad on Craigslist NYC for a “backpack designer”, and a couple called the Wookey’s in Montana replied with a link to their website and a “we can do that.” They had recently set up a design studio after working in manufacturing forever, and were scouring to pay the bills as start-ups must. …
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Remembering 9/11, America United
This 15th year since 9/11, thousands of us gathered in cities across America to honor the fallen and share stories of 9/11. We thanked firemen and police officers and military members for their service, and their sacrifice, and we all left more inspired to serve something greater than ourselves, no matter our profession. “When people …
What Are You Doing This Weekend?
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Two For One at Tortilla Flats, NYC
Some nights promise a tale to tell before they start. As life is short and time with friends sacred, when Carpe Diem says it’s time to squeeze two nights of livin’ into one night out, I’m in. All of us, we’re all in. It pays itself forward. And backward. And keeps us smiling until it’s …
How to Decorate, Lessons from West Point, New York
West Point, New York
“Much of the history we teach was made by people we taught.” And when you walk around the grounds of the United States Military Academy at West Point, and take it all in, it’s obvious. My last visit here was with Harp, who talked at length about his alma mater — yeah, it’s free, and …