July 21, 2014

My friend, colleague, Architect and former boss Alec Doutre sent me a funny blog post by Architect Jody Brown about an Architect who received career advise from Mike Brady - as in Mike Brady of "The Brady Bunch."

Mike Brady lied to him!

Just imagine if Mike Brady lied to us as well........

1. Unlike Mike Brady, I don't live in a modernist house that I designed, but we do have a nice condo with a terrific view!

2. I didn't marry Florence Henderson, but I got Janice - I win!

3. We didn't have 6 kids- just 5. Three boys and two girls. We sold the third girl off for medical experiments! (just kidding)

4. We don't have an Alice.....Wait a minute - I'm Alice!

5. I don't drive a fancy Architect car.....but I have a cool bike!

6. And an even cooler cargo bike!

7. We didn't go to a cool amusement park in Hawaii, but we ran Manhattan! Oh yeah - we didn't take the kids! Didn't Mike Brady lose that design contract?

8. As for plaid shirts.....I think Paisley ROCKS!

9. Top Hats are even better!!

10. My oldest daughter Nicola has way more talent than I and would likely make a great artist and Architect. Then there is my younger daughter Julia - Julia is our Marcia. She wants to rule the world! Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!!

Yeah, so maybe Mike Brady did get it right after all. Architecture is a tough career choice, but it is rewarding, and it did me OK. I guess I too am suited for Architecture.

Now if I only talked to Larry Hagman ...............