New Year, New Blog
on Feb 18, 2009 in savvy tools So, you might have noticed that it’s been awhile since our last post.  Well, we’ve been a little busy and felt like a break might be in order.  A lot has happened with Savvy Tools over the past year, and we thought it might be time

The Emerald City
on Dec 21, 2008 in architecture travel Boat Street Cafe Olympic Sculpture Park Seattle tom douglas I’ve been working in Seattle for the past couple of weeks and thoroughly enjoyed myself.  It was my first time to visit, so I was anxious to explore all the city has to offer.  Alas, I couldn’t skip work during the day, so most of

Happy Holidays!
on Dec 21, 2008 in fun! Enjoy the time with family & friends! We’ll talk to you again in the New Year. Savvy       ...

Flour Bakery
on Nov 25, 2008 in Food for Thought fun! san francisco dream jobs Flour Bakery Frankenartmart Practically everyone has a dream job.  All of us would obviously like to see Savvy Tools become a reality.  My friend Christina would like to open up her own bakery someday.  She got the chance to try out her skills at the Frankenartmart this past...

Dominus Winery
on Nov 20, 2008 in architecture san francisco travel Dominus Herzog & de Meuron I had the unique privilege of touring Dominus winery by Herzog & de Meuron yesterday.  They’re notorious for not allowing tours or tastings, but once a month to do allow a small architectural tour and I was lucky enough to tag along wit

Can you change the world?
on Nov 13, 2008 in Food for Thought environmental issues 10 to the 100 change the world google Do you have an idea that could change the world for the better and truly make a difference?  Google thinks with all the information out there that some of us must.  They created a whole project dedicated to that assumption called 10 to the 100th.Â...

Car-A-Pooling
on Nov 11, 2008 in environmental issues carpooling environment gas prices It’s been crazy over the last few weeks with the news being filled with stories about how gas prices are actually declining.  This is a day we all probably thought we’d never see again, but here in KC, gas is down to about $1.63 in so

Congratulations!
on Nov 5, 2008 in Politics Barack Obama Congratulations to our new President-elect Barack Obama!   There was an amazing voter turn out today!  Let’s all take a moment to be thankful that we got to be a part of history.  I’m looking forward to the next 4 years.  Let&

DON’T FORGET TO
on Nov 4, 2008 in Politics       ...

Wanderlust
on Nov 4, 2008 in travel travel quotes I’m about to start a new project designing a hostel/hotel in SF and to get some ideas forming, I started going through some of my favorite travel quotes that I’ve gathered over the years.  All of them had me dying to plan my next tri