Archive for November, 2008

How to pitch in on Thanksgiving »

Thanksgiving is not just about food comas and hoping the Dallas Cowboys get their tails whipped. It’s also about being thankful for your lot in life, what you have, and more importantly, what you can do to help others with less than you.
The following is only a partial list of the charitable activities going on […]

E-Cycling with some cool cats »

By Haley M. Walker
Seth Oxhandler agrees that his last name and Cool Cat Inc., the name of his company, are not easily forgotten.
Oxhandler is the CEO of a local technology company focused on management of services and the independent selling of software. While Cool Cat has been providing these services since its inception in […]

Beyond Sight: Michelle Lamm »

By Travis Hill
Before you start reading this story, check out the cover again. Seriously. We’ll wait.

Cool painting, huh? It’s wonderfully abstract, full of strong, clean lines and powerful colors. The second we saw it, we knew it was going to be the cover.
Incredibly, the artist has never seen it.
[Editor’s note: The pictures referred to […]

A night with the Orioles »

By Ant Perrucci
So Travis wanted me to go hang out down at the Fraternal Order of the Orioles clubhouse over on Spanish Street downtown.
“Just go do your Ant thing,” he said.
I wasn’t sure exactly what he meant, but I went anyway.
I got there on a Sunday night and the place was dead. D-E-D dead. […]

Surfer interview: Kristin Wilson »

By Nick McGregor
In Drift’s April interview with local wahine J. Lee Driskell, we wrote: “J. Lee is not your typical Roxy blond surfer girl.” And while this month’s interviewee Kristin Wilson is blond, any resemblance to 99% of the female surfing population ends there. Not only is Kristin a seasoned competitor with a prestigious […]

November edition — Beyond Sight »

We always try to keep you guessing at Drift, and this month we thought you might need a little inspiration. Fortunately, we found Michelle Lamm.
Michelle was born with a rare genetic defect that caused her eyes never to develop. But that didn’t stop her from creating the gorgeous painting that graces this month’s cover. Or […]