http://www.joelschou.com smarter blogging, finer art, both ears Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:05:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This site has clearly run its course, for more than a few reasons. Here are a few… I obviously can’t keep up the blogging thing. I put a “For Sale” notice up on my car and never bothered to show off my new one. ... http://www.joelschou.com/journal/writings/2008/02/its-time-to-blow-this-thing-up I’m in the process of selling my 2000 Volkswagen Jetta GLS. It’s been a wonderful car for me, but I’m ready to move up to a sweet new ride (there will be a post when that arrives). So, if you would like a fun little compact car that has been ... http://www.joelschou.com/journal/writings/2007/06/for-sale I saw Helvetica Thursday night at the Walker Art Center. More than just a movie about a font (really!), it is an insightful look into the world of typography and graphic design, yet it is also accessible to and interesting for those who have little to no design background whatsoever. ... http://www.joelschou.com/journal/writings/2007/06/helvetica http://www.joelschou.com/journal/writings/2007/04/the-web-design-survey-2007 No, I guess not. I’ll just take this one in stride like the last one. Hm, now that I reread that post, I can see that I was far more ambitious in regards to this web site a year ago. Whoops. I guess I’m just getting to old for this ... http://www.joelschou.com/journal/writings/2006/04/hb2me As a young boy growing up in Twins Country, no one embodied baseball for me quite like Kirby Puckett. From the smile to the high leg kick to the superhuman performances in center field, everyone with a glove, bat, and ball wanted to be Kirby. We bounced off chain-link fences ... http://www.joelschou.com/journal/writings/2006/03/a-hero-departs As far as I am concerned, there isn’t a place on earth nicer than my mom’s parents’ cottage on Lake Avalon in the northern part of the Lower Peninsula in Michigan. Grammy and Papa bought the little log cabin almost 30 years ago and they, their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren ... http://www.joelschou.com/journal/writings/2005/07/a-week-with-family You know, I always wanted to say that I contributed to something big at MIT. I didn’t go to college there (or even apply) and I know no one who did. However, I’m a blogger (more or less) and I can fill out a survey. You can do the same: From ... http://www.joelschou.com/journal/writings/2005/07/i-am-a-statistic If you are wondering why in the heck “The End of an Era” was written almost a week after my last day at CMG, read on… After a most distressing week, I have my iBook back in my possession. Last Thursday it started acting erratically���shutting off with no warning and for ... http://www.joelschou.com/journal/writings/2005/07/it-lives On Friday, June 24th, I went home from Curtis Marketing Group for the last time. After over four years of employment for Mark and Susan, the time had come for me to move on. Two weeks prior, I accepted a Web Site Producer position on the Travel Technology Team at ... http://www.joelschou.com/journal/writings/2005/06/the-end-of-an-era