May 30
If anyone is interested in donating to help fight cancer, I will be participating in the Relay for Life, you can donate at http://main.acsevents.org/goto/Rick_Howard
I will never hold this money in my hands, it goes directly to the American Cancer Society
So please chip in, you never know who you will be helping.
Feb 18
On the 15th, I officially became a vegetarian for two weeks. If you would like to keep track of what I have been eating, you can click the vegetarian link at the top of my blog. Any major updates, weight loss, loss of feeling, tree hugging, etc. will deserve its own blog post.
So stay tuned for the fun and adventure of vegetarianism.
It’s On!
Jan 07
Lincoln Mayfield Howard has arrived!!

He was born at 3:36 pm on Friday, January 4, 2008. He was 7 lbs and 11oz and 22 1/2 inches long.
I tried to read him my favorite kids book “The Monster at the End of this Book.”

He was obviously scared of the monster.
I am so happy he is home and healthy.
He is one beautiful baby and I’m pretty sure he validates.
Nov 11
I am out of town until Thursday Nov 15 at Myrtle Beach, then will be out of town the following week in Chicago.
So I probably wont post again until the 26th.
Sep 26
Last night, my boss Ryan joined in my weekly Soccer game and am pleased to announce showed great natural ability.
While most of us play a tentative defense, he went at it with reckless abandonment, perfect for a good defender.
Next week, Adam, the other boss will possibly be joining in.
Here at ARC we aren’t just about design, we are also about staying healthy through good excercise.
This is also the reason we go up and down the stairs to move our cars every 2 hours.
On a side note, the Gas house aka Festival Park Place burned the other day. Unfortunately, a local free daily newspaper, Smart News, was working out of offices in that building. So ARC is lending some of our office space to them so they can get back on their feet.
If you are looking for the next big thing in news, Keep your eye out for these fledgling news services that are giving the news without the fluff.
Also if you would like to help them out, they always have advertising space available. You can get more information on their Advertising Rate Card (PDF).
Aug 21
It’s going to be a boy!!!!
Aug 15
I played soccer for the last two weeks and was in a great deal of pain.
I am pleased to announce that after last night’s game I have minimal new pain and may be getting used to the continual exercise.
Now if I get into shape, my new arrival in January wont run me ragged before im 35!
Jul 24
I’m a fan of JJ Abrams, I mean you can’t go wrong with the man who brought us Lost and Felicity. He also co-wrote Gone Fishin‘.
When the hoopla started about 1-18-2008.com after The Transformers trailer, I had a great idea.
In January 2008, I am expecting my first child. I decided to make a flash movie trailer to announce the arrival to family and friends. I then registered http://www.jan182008.com and pointed it to my domain where I was hosting the trailer.
One day I decided to see how it was going with my site and Googled it. I found my site on different forums with people discussing it being cryptic, possibly related to Cloverfield and perhaps a movie Muse is writing a soundtrack for. Unfortunately none of this is true. It is really only a personal web page.
Or is it………Stay Tuned.