he joined the boyfriend and I

the boyfriend and me

/grammar freak

Ha, good spot. Took me a minute or two to see you're right.

ha, thanks for catching that! fixed.

I just work with someone who says "please contact Laura or I if you have questions" and I die a little every time ;)

C'mon, Monty. Cantaloupe ain't so bad. Here, have a Snausage frittata.

I have never met this dog but he's like the high point of my day when I see photos.

He looks like one of those dogs who appears to be smiling all the time.

You know, I've never been a dog person, but your Monty is making me want to get a dog.

Can we have a "throw back Monday" sometime, you know, of Monty's baby pictures?

And Tobes, dude - that dog, although we all love it, does not smile all the time. I remember a few times when Jessica has posted pictures of him, in which he's got the "Oh, shit" look on his face.

Increasingly significant in understanding the new competitive environment is the play of urban iconics, through which the intention of physical structures or events that project a story, an idea or ambition can be grasped all at once. Iconic communication is dense, packed and experience rich.

But finding the triggers that do this is difficult. A building that does succeed is the Guggenheim in Bilbao, while Chicago’s Cloud Gate, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge and the Rio Carnival are examples of public art, utilities and events that achieve iconic communication. These are more than just well known – each tells a deeper story. These iconic triggers then need orchestrating in order to generate critical mass and momentum.

They involve design awareness, another competitive tool, and often eco-awareness, which might speak to higher ideals of healing the environment. In sum, what this does is help create and reinforce the resonance of the city. And resonance generates drawing power, which in turn can override underlying real economic potential. This is why some places do better than they should do, as resonance represents a form of capital.