New Favorite Quote

"Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race." 
 - H.G. Wells

Battle of Yavin

We stopped by Dallas Vintage Toys the other day. I have to say that I was a bit disappointed. Don't get me wrong, they had tons of cool ol' school toys - mostly Star Wars. I was more put out by their retail space.

I know real estate is expensive, and selling niche toys is probably not the most lucrative business. I just felt that their place isn't the most welcoming shopping environment. First off, the door is locked, so you need to ring a bell to get in. Next, they aren't the most friendliest people. We were barely greeted, never helped and we felt like we were intruding. Finally, the shelves were cluttered and disorganized.

Still, they had an awesome collection of really cool toys. Some of which I remember from my childhood. Perhaps, I'll just keep my shopping limited to their website.

Shepard Fairey Does This Month's Time Magazine Cover

I'm a big fan of Shepard Fairey and his Obey Giant work, so it's alway a nice surprise to see his work at my local news stand. Read more about it here.

Shooting A McLaren With The Dallas Skyline

Every once in a while, I get to do something cool with my job. Getting out of the office - even though it was my day off - to shoot a McLaren in front of the Dallas skyline is one of them. Launch was asked by our client, Park Place Dealerships, to coordinate a photo shoot of one of these high-end cars in front of a local landmark. We chose the city's skyline.

Since this was such an undertaking, we hired a very talented local photographer, Brian Braun, to pull this off. You'll get to see the final shot once we've made our selections and the final retouches have been made.











Even though I'm not a big fan of the exotic sports cars, I have to admit, this one was pretty awesome to see up close. It's truly a work of engineering art. Click here to see the rest of my productions stills.

New Release: Hot Wheels MINI Challenge - in WHITE

Since I'm such a MINI Cooper enthusiast, the only Hot Wheels that I collect are MINI related. There are some things you never grow out of. Now my new white MINI Cooper Challenge car makes a nice little patriotic set - or Italian Job.

Ring Around The Moon

I saw this while walking the dog last Saturday night. In my 45 years of existence, I had never seen or noticed the moon do this before.

Here is why it happened.

Share The Road Y'all

I got my new license plates. They are the "Share The Road" specialty plates - available in Texas.

From the specialty plate fee, $22 goes to the Texas Education Agency for the Share the Road Program to support activities that promote bicyclist safety, education and access through education and awareness programs, training, workshops, educational materials and media events.