Change Is In The Air
One key to successful leadership is continuous personal change. Personal change is a reflection of our inner growth and empowerment."— Robert E. Quinn
You hopefully have noticed that you are not on the same familiar site byershome.com anymore.
In an effort to do more with personal branding I am moving my blog here to joshbyers.com. I was lucky enough to acquire it last year when somebody let it go. In the world of freelance web and graphic design a personal name means a lot more than a company name. I will still be operating officially as Red Letters Studio but I am making more of a concentrated effort to brand my name in the area of design.
The only major changes to the site is obviously the design, I added a portion of my portfolio, there is a contact page, and I am once again pointing everyone to Flickr to view all of the pictures.
I don't see the content of the blog changing much, though I would like to post more often.
Those of you who have subscribed through email and rss don't have to do anything. You should still continue to get notified whenever the blog is updated. Contact me if you do encounter problems.
Our email addresses have not changed either. You can still reach us at josh(at)byershome.com and mickie(at)byershome.com.
Anybody Hungry?
I have long been annoyed with raving lunacy of PETA.
I understand that we shouldn't tie firecrackers to a cat's tail, but boy would it be somethin! No seriously I like most animals but I draw the line at giving them more special treatment than most humans. Since my birthday is coming up in a few months I wanted to give you all a head start on my gift. Don't bother getting me the vegitarian starter kit because I would much prefer this t-shirt...
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Oh, and in other news Mia recently converted to Judaism...
Soccer is Ridiculous
Soccer will never become a mainstream professional sport in the United States.
I'm not saying this because we lost or because I'm a soccer hater. I was really excited for the World Cup. In fact I recorded the US games and shut out the sports world those days so I wouldn't find out what happened until I was able to watch them. But when so much of the game rests in the hands of an official I have a problem with it.
Sure there are bad calls in other sports but in those sports there are multiple opportunites to legitimately score. If you go down a goal in a soccer match (much less the World Cup) you can pretty much forget about winning. That is why the missed calls are so frustrating. Why should I invest my valuable time to see some guy fall down and clutch his face in agony after being tapped on the shin? I guess the Americans should learn how to dive better...
Photos of the New House
I went by our new house today and took some pictures outside.
Listed below are the specs on the ol' homestead taken straight from the sell sheet. You can see all the rest of the pics on Flickr. And no, the boat doesn't come with the house, but I'm trying convince the seller to leave his pool table...
- 4 Bedroom, 3 Bath , 2400 total finished square feet
- Built in 1993 and remodled in 02-04 with lots of extras!
- 1400 sqft finished on the main level w/3 bedrooms +2 baths
- 1000 sqft finished on the lower level w/1 bedroom + 1 full bath
Main Level Living Spaces
- Large master bedroom w/bath and bay window
- 2 bedrooms adjacent to master bedroom
- Bath w/whirlpool tub
- Mudroom + washer and dryer
- Formal living room w/cathedral ceiling
Kitchen and Dining Room
- New counter tops, crown molding oak cabinetry
- Built in plate and wine rack (ooooo, ahhhhh)
- Built in half round breakfast table
- hardwood parquet flooring
- Dining room is 12x15 w/cathedral ceiling and hardwood flooring
- Built in oak and glass china cabinet
- Window seats and architectural windows
Lower Level
- Family room w/built in oak book case
- Built in oak corner entertainment center
- Office w/built in desk and oak cabinets
- Bedroom w/ full bathroom + walk-in closet
- Game room/kids play room
- Storage room/possible 5th bedroom
Outside
- 3+1/2 stall garage, insulated, w/heated shop
- Garden shed, garden arbor w/swing
- Kids play-fort w/sandbox, swing, and slides
We're pretty excited.
Panoramas from Israel
On our trip to Israel I took around 2000 photos. Most all of them are available to view and download from Flickr. I also took different series of photos that I would later stich into panoramic pictures. I have been working on this project for the past couple of days and you can see 10 different panoramic shots from the Holy Land.
You can click on the pictures below to see larger versions or follow this link to the whole set on Flickr with the original sized images.
See the rest of the panoramas here.