October 2007

Just a quote I wanted to stick somewhere so I could remember it.  Relevant to my fledging role as Director of IT & Communications at Riverwood… which involves a lot of design work.

Rene DeHaan-Canetti, executive director of Nooma:

“You can’t separate the design from the content. If it’s not consistent, it’s detrimental. From the color palette to every single word in our films, we make sure that it’s a reflection of our choices.”

Althaiophobia is the fear of Marshmallows

It’s better to buy a $1250 laptop for $800 than a $700 laptop for $700.

A $4 latte is better than a $1 cup of undrinkable coffee.

Sometimes leading the do-ers is more valuable than leading by doing.

In the church world there is sometimes more value in bringing in a professional and paying up front than bringing in a volunteer and paying for it in the end.

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I have nothing to base this on but I’m convinced it really helps in the speed and efficacy of caffeine absorption.