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The journey to find my bespoke suit — Part V

The journey finding my bespoke suit is a long one. You can read all three previous parts here: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV
It was seven weeks ago when I first went to Michael Andrews Bespoke. It was seven weeks ago that I entered the promised land of fine clothing, a place that would help […]

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Settling in with Thesis — More on this premium WordPress theme

I believe I've spent about four days or so with Thesis, maybe longer, time is a blur in my mind at the moment. After trying to customize my copy of Thesis, here are my further impressions.

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Partial Wordpress Theme Review: Thesis

So I decided that since I blow tons of money on pretty useless things, I thought that $87 was not much to pay for Thesis, a Wordpress theme. After watching their videos, I felt like I could comfortably make the jump. Unfortunately, it was a mistake.
Because Thesis is touted as an "SEO Optimized Framework", much of the underlying structure of […]

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On the design industry's spec work debate

While researching my options for creating a company logo, I came across a number of articles regarding blog design and logo design (see the Points of Interest at the end of the article). One common topic was the topic of logo contests, which is considered speculative work, or 'spec work'.  There is apparently a movement in the design […]

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The journey to find my bespoke suit — Part IV

The journey finding my bespoke suit is a long one. You can read all three previous parts here: Part I, Part II, Part III.
I was envisioning the way my bespoke suit would look. It would hopefully turn out to be an elegant and flattering suit. After all, I did spend many a pretty penny on […]

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Movie Time! 'Observe and Report' from a security officer's perspective

As usual, Wistful Writer will not spoil movies he reflects on. There are no major spoilers here, only one very minor one.

"Observe and Report". As a security professional myself, I immediately recognized the phrase. It is a phrase used to summarize the some of the primary duties of a security officer. It is not the place of […]

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The journey to find my bespoke suit — Part III

This is Part Three of the series about my journey towards finding a bespoke suit. If you missed the previous parts, read the first one here and the second one here.
Pockets were next on the list. I decided that I would go with slanted pockets on Marian's recommendation: they would draw the eye downward and would […]

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