Is it a waste of time to…
“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is…
Want more Time and Money? Do this…
What is the definition of Time? This seems silly because everyone knows what time is but when you really come down to define it… What is Time? Google it and you get this: the indefinite…
Hotwheels Millennium Falcon
I went to the store the other day and brought my second oldest son Tyler with me. My kiddos expect to get something almost every time they go to the store because both grandmas spoil…
Why is choice so important?
I have been thinking a lot about choices lately. I always like to define a word to get a clear meaning. Choice: the right, power, or opportunity to choose. This definition is pretty straight forward.…
Return and Discern – the EPA disaster
Then shall ye return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. – The Book of Mormon – 3 Nephi 24:18 As a family…
Lego WALL•E
I am stoked that this set is finally going to be produced! It was announced as the winner of the Lego Ideas competition: WALL•E I think the Lego ideas platform is a fine example of…
What is education?
Summer is winding down as we enter the coming school year. We are getting our kiddos prepared for school by reading a bunch of books to them. Each morning we read where they repeat us…
View of Summer
Summer 1995 I was ten years old. The Summer was something of a dream to look forward to. A dream of freedom. A dream of warmth. A dream of long lazy days laying in the…
New Turquoise Tritan Wowflute
I am thoroughly enjoying the new colors that the Tritan Wowflute is now made in. This transparent turquoise is a favorite. I designed the Tritan Wowflute over the course of two years and it is…
Honk if parts fall off – Engineered Obsolescence
I was thinking today about how many products seem to be designed with an expiration date. Engineered obsolescence. It is good to think about the life cycle of your product when designing, and is very…
Building Lego is Work we Love
As a kid I thoroughly enjoyed building Lego. I would work hard doing random things to try and make some extra spending money – which generally went to Lego sets. I spent many summers traveling…
Do More, Be More
This morning I have been thinking about the word become. This word is wrapped around ones potential to do and be. It is being and embracing who we are at our core. That is, we…