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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Life at Indigio
Gone Green
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
Last month I paid $400 for a lawn mower that felt like it was going to break the minute I started using it. I have had several mowers over the years (from a $200 Craftsman to an $800 Honda) and the all stink! In a fit of frustration, I took my “awesome” mower back and bought a non-gas powered reel mower ($130). I have got to say this is the best mower I have ever used. I was able to cut my lawn in less time and best of all, NO GAS!!!!!!!
My wife and I already use washable diapers and we are looking into getting solar panels for our house. My new human powered mower is just one more addition to our green lifestyle.
P.S. For those South Park fans out there, you don’t need to worry about any smug clouds. I still have three gas guzzling cars. 
For the Birds
Friday, June 13th, 2008
In July, our client, the Denver Botanic Gardens, holds a special annual event called the Birdhaus Bash. The event features birdhouses built by local artists and celebrities that are auctioned off to support Youth Education and Adult Tour Guide programs at the Gardens.
This year, 4 1/2 Indigians built birdhouses to the event. 4 1/2 you ask? Yes, 4 1/2. Birdhouses were donated by myself, Erin Quinn - Director of Sales, Wayne Rodgers - Client Services Coordinator and Mike Minton - Sr. Director of Technology. There are the 4. The 1/2 comes in from Brent Dilworth, who is the husband of Becki Dilworth - Vice President of Client Services. I figured since he is only related to Indigio through marriage, we should only count him as a 1/2, even though his birdhouse already received the most buzz and praise.
It was great fun building my birdhouse to donate to the event and I know Erin, Wayne, Mike & Brent would agree. I included a photo of our bird houses and if you would like to attend the event and buy one of these beauties or one of the other 100 donated, please check out the Gardens’ Web site.
Liberating Humanity From the Constraints of Gravity
Friday, June 6th, 2008The news has been freaking me out lately. It seems like more people are jumping on the bandwagon of throwing common sense out the door to follow their passion and give the ole heave ho to a little thing I like to call gravity. Read the rest of this entry »
The Talent of Indigians
Monday, May 5th, 2008Tonight I was watching a show that talked about people’s hidden talents. It got me thinking about the talented people we have at Indigio and how it is not restricted only to creating amazing Web sites.
We have Summer Kelsey who may be doing Accounting for Indigio by day, but on nights and weekends is rocking out amazing homemade cakes that are worthy of the Food Network. We at Indigio are spoiled and Indigio makes one of her amazing cakes each month to celebrate birthdays of Indigians. Check out her photo gallery to see some of her cake masterpieces - Cakes by Summer. I have included April’s recent wonder, which as in the shape of a gumball machine. Yes, that is a cake; I know amazing, huh?.
There is Jessica Slater who is a very good Client Services Manager at Indigio, but also a very talented muscian with her husband Andy. Together they form the musical duo, The Alltunators. They play mostly folksy-blues-grass-jazz type music and perform throughout the Denver area. I checked out their site and they have 6 dates on the calendar already for June. If you can make one of her shows, I recommend it.
Mike Minton who heads our Technology Team is an engineering genius, but also builds amazing model train displays. I read his blog dedicated to building model trains and I am always amazed on how much detail he puts into his displays. They are absolutely amazing and it is great to see his passion. The scenery looks so realistic. Recently, I even saw him looking at sticks in City Park while at the MS Walk trying to find a stick with the texture he needed. Again, his level of detail cannot be matched.
Need advice on home repairs? Our Client Services Coordinator, Wayne Rodgers is the guy for you. I love his blog dedicated to repairs for his first home. More than just a blog about home repairs, Wayne offers advice to other first-time home owners looking to do repairs. He tracks costs, hours and provides photos to demonstrate dos and don’ts. His blog is amazing and he is truly a gifted at home remodeling. The before and after pictures speak for themselves.
The list goes on and on of the amazing talent and hobbies of my fellow Indigians. These are just four examples.
P.S. - Our Vice President of Client Services, Becki Dilworth can type the alphabet in something like 3-seconds. Not sure if this compares to musical or baking talents, but I find it fairly impressive.
