The Owners' Manual | Issue 11 | Fall 2017

What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done? Compose and read my dad’s eulogy. What do you miss most about being a kid? I miss being outside all day riding my bike, fishing, hiking, swimming, playing all types of sports with my brother and the few other neighbor kids. Ending the day coming back home when it would start to get dark after hearing our warning horn - my mom used a boat horn to call us home! We lived in a very rural area in Northeast PA and would play outside very far from home, so a boat horn was the only thing we could hear from so far away!

At which store would you like to max-out your credit card? REI, EMS, or Dick’s Sporting Goods. I love all things outdoors like hiking, camping, and all types of sports. What was your favorite TV show when growing up? The Wonder Years, Doogie Howser, M.D., China Beach, Beverly Hills 90210, and the first few MTV Real Worlds. What is the nerdiest thing you do in your spare time? What spare time? Something nerdy I do is keep a log of my mpg when I fill up my truck. Choose a movie title for the story of your life. Bad Moms

Pictured (L-R): daughter Ella, Cristy, daughter Anna, & wife Missy

OPEN OFF ICE ET IQUETTE Open plan is the generic term used in architectural and interior design for any floor plan which makes use of large, open spaces and minimizes the use of small, enclosed rooms such as private offices. BL’s Hartford office is a prime example of the open office concept. For those who haven’t been there, you should pay a visit to the beautiful space! With the open plan come some considerations for our fellow employee owners — we’ve hung some posters with some helpful guidelines (sample on the next page) to keep our work areas productive and problem-free.