Tonight's tipple: Campari Spritz. (Miss me with that Aperol BS.) I learned to drink these while studying in Vicenza, Italy during grad school. They always served it with a small bowl of potato chips. Celebrating a short week ahead!

Me reminding you that all the coolest/richest/quirky-but-really-works color combinations I've found have all been while renovating old houses. And all the blandest, boringest, lowest common denominator combos have been in new stuff trying to "look traditional." Get weirder.

Since I'm really good at spatial thinking and organization, and I trained as a powerlifter for many years, my Moment of Extreme Usefulness comes when it's time to help people stow their bags in the overhead compartment when it looks like there's no room left.

🇺🇲Happy Birthday America!!🇺🇲 What our Founders did in the 1770s was pretty remarkable. May we continue to work toward the vision and ideals they set for us. Photos: - Annual July 4th naturalization ceremony at Monticello - Elfreth's Alley, Philly - Wharf House, Provincetown -

Owning a business is getting angry emails while on vacation. And maturity is learning to set that aside as best you can to enjoy your time off. Signed, a business owner taking 3 friggin days off for the first time in 6 months.

Tonight's tipple: Negronis with Antonia ❤️🇺🇲❤️

Today's newsletter just went out: a list of 8 things you need to start a project. Sure there's some stuff on there that you'd expect here on this list, but I think the *most important* thing is something a lot of people don't think about and aren't prepared for: Bandwidth.