I Made My First Film (in secret)
A few months ago, I had the idea to make a short film for Helen to celebrate our fifth wedding anniversary. It became a secret obsession. Diving into a new…
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Isaac French
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They Raised $1M in Five Weeks (with no investors)
Then disaster struck. A small but vocal group of local CAVE people (citizens against virtually everything) got angry that short term rentals were being developed in the area and organized…
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What Cheesemaking Taught Me About Art & Business
The point was learning to love the process. I think it was my mom’s idea, but once I got “forced in,” I was all in. I wanted to be a…
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The Best Room in the House (that hardly exists anymore)
As I sat there, I realized the concept of a good sunroom checks all the boxes for me – the things I can’t stop talking about: a small, manageable space…
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The Best Room in the House (that hardly exists anymore)
As I sat there, I realized the concept of a good sunroom checks all the boxes for me – the things I can’t stop talking about: a small, manageable space…
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The Arrivals Gate
A few evenings ago, I found myself stepping off a plane again. I was returning from another country, so I had to go through customs. It had been a while…
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There’s No Place Like Home
A couple days ago, I stepped off another plane and into the balmy Texas heat. Scanning the long line of slow-moving cars, I finally spotted our silver RAV4 headed my…
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The Art of Building Without Borrowing
In 2017, a mysterious fire lookout appeared on Airbnb in the mountains of north Idaho, just an hour from where I lived. It booked almost solid for over a year…
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We Paid $3,000 for an Old Train Car Full of Cats
But it gets even better… While driving one day that spring, my dad spotted an old caboose on the side of the road. He stopped to inquire, and found out…
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My First Startup Ended with a Bang
Week after week, I sold out — all 100 bottles gone within hours. Since the bottle caps weren’t twist-off, I personally opened each one. With the precision of a bomb…
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