Ink and Business Acumen: Tattooer Hanna Sandström offers advice for entrepreneurs

Hanna Sandström is a tattooer, formerly based in Portland (Squid and Whale Tattoo), who presently resides and works in Seattle (Dark Age Tattoo). We were neighbors when she was in town, and she is responsible for half of my tattoos, so when I was in Seattle last week I reached out to see if she’d be […]

Danni Askini details how distraction laws and affordability issues impact economies

Danni Askini is a Seattle-based super activist running for a seat representing Washington’s 43rd District. She is the Executive Director of Gender Justice League and she is also a hometown hero who is originally from Portland, Maine. I just so happened to be in Seattle when Askini announced that she’d be running, and so I asked her about […]

The squirrel and the portal to death

After having a long conversation with my friend Robyn Kanner, I walked up Seattle’s Westlake Ave and came upon a squirrel that had been run over by a car. It was alive but half of its body was crushed and it was dragging itself around by its two front legs. I immediately realized what I’d have […]

Things to do and places to eat in and around Dallas

My wife had to head to Dallas for work and I occasionally have the freedom of mobility to work wherever I can get online and so I accompanied her on the journey. I went there for the first time in October of last year, had a great time, and so I greatly looked forward to visiting again. […]

Insights and advice to emerging Portland-based creative professionals

A colleague recently asked me to offer advice or insights for young Portland-based creative professionals looking for internships, entry level jobs related industry experience. I figured I’d offer an amended version of that list here. If you are planning on getting hired as a freelancer, get insured professionally  (at least from a liability perspective). By way of a […]

5 ways to get back at LePage right now

Let’s strike back at Governor LePage. Whenever LePage says something stupid, hurtful or racist—or when he says somethings stripped of context in a way that signifies an ignorance of abstraction or an intentional pandering to people who respond favorably to these things—I find myself faced with a dilemma. Do I respond by underscoring, demystifying and offering […]