Four + One Blog

Where the search for a well-rounded existence can stretch its legs.

If you’re new to the blog, here are a few things to get you started. The game behind the name tells the tale of where the name 4+1 originated. You can listen to my appearance on The Quasi-Glamourous Life podcast to hear me talk about work. This blog is constantly in flux. Some of the early posts will give you an idea of what I'm into, my latest posts have tended to showcase my work. Shout at me if you want more of some and less of the other. Enjoy.

Winn Perry: The Movie

Any of you who follow the blog surely know of my love of the Winn Perry shop in Portland. From the first time I stepped foot in there, it just felt right. In fact, I wrote a post on it at the time.
Since then, I’ve dropped in there as often as I could. Got myself [...]

On Pants and Descriptions of Excellence

Vin Scully Friday

With the trade deadline minutes away, all Dodger fans are on pins and needles. In order to switch the nervousness to goose bumps here are a couple of great calls from Hall of Famer Vin Scully. We found out that Vin will most likely be calling the Dodger games for one more year before retirement. [...]

Ingenuity Observed: Levi’s and the New Frontier

Sometimes an advertising campaign nails the sensibility of NOW so well you wish it weren’t pitching a product but were simply the anthem of the times. The rally call for those ready for action. The fire lit under those wandering. The spark that brings the unfocused eye clarity and direction. The direction to the future.
The [...]