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Author: Kimm Viebrock

Those who know her, know that Susan is a prolific writer. That has not changed. Plus, she has help now. A few of you may have noticed you were missing your email notifications of new material to read (called a "feed") from TI...O. We are so very glad that along the way, someone cared enough to point it out. For one thing, it helped alert us to an issue that we have now resolved, and for another, it meant that someone was out there paying attention!

12 December, 2008 /

"Come to Telluride for break - I'll fly you in." It had sounded like just the distraction I needed after having going through a monumental breakup. Dropping down below the level of the surrounding fourteeners, the approach into the blind canyon was the sort of bumpy that was disconcerting to the women talking architecture near me. I just admired the skill of the pilot; seeing the runway ahead of us and more mountains beyond, I remember thinking it would be a good idea to make the approach a good one the first time.   

10 November, 2008 /

Yes, please DO tell us if our slip is showing! Sometimes this project feels a bit like trying to hang onto the tail of a tiger and occasionally the result is that there may be some aspect of functionality or how it looks to you,...

27 October, 2008 /

Granted, it's a bit of a letdown to have my parents gone back to Telluride but their absence has also given me some time to reflect over the past couple of weeks. Here is what I notice first and foremost - we work well together. There are strong opinions on all sides that sometimes differ, yes - and through it all we share a common value of wanting to achieve "rightness" more than we want as individuals to be right. Perception of who is right or wrong doesn't even enter into it.

It's a great value to have and it helps keep us moving the right direction. No one is afraid to ask anyone else to explain themselves and if the reasoning is logical, that's the way we go. If both sides have merit, we look for other ways to accomplish seemingly contradictory objectives. I've worked in enough different corporate environments over the years to recognize when colleagues are able to establish an appropriate sympatico/challenging balance and this seems to be it.

24 October, 2008 /

I'll let Susan spill the beans about just what it is that we're building when she's ready. In the meantime, I want to introduce myself briefly too as chief technical guru on this project  - at least till my skills are tapped out and it...

20 August, 2008 /