[He has had only one close call, when he got his thumb stuck in the spokes of his mom's wheelchair read more

[He has had only one close call, when he got his thumb stuck in the spokes of his mom's wheelchair and it caused an under-the-nail blood blister. The injury occurred in the post-Photoshop era, but even so, the resulting lag in work could have cost him trusted clients.] I thought Photoshop was the end of my career, ... I thought they'd be able to get any ol' pair of hands in there. But what most people don't realize is there's a brain that comes connected to these hands. You need to know the tricks of the trade. It's just like fashion modeling: You can get a pretty woman to put on an outfit, but once you send her down the runway, does she know what to do?

You've got to play with your head and your heart. You can't play with one or the other, or you'll read more

You've got to play with your head and your heart. You can't play with one or the other, or you'll get killed.

It was pretty obvious to everyone there that there was a significant group that had been part of that for read more

It was pretty obvious to everyone there that there was a significant group that had been part of that for a long time that felt like there were still possibilities.

It took a while for us to hit somebody. Just getting them in a game situation and playing full speed read more

It took a while for us to hit somebody. Just getting them in a game situation and playing full speed with plays coming in every 20 seconds is what we needed.

Plus those guys don't have mascots.

Plus those guys don't have mascots.

We put it on at the right time and were able to get some good things out of it. You read more

We put it on at the right time and were able to get some good things out of it. You have to acknowledge a player the caliber of Ryan Soares. As well as he moves around and they look for him, we did a good job of finding him.

I thought we made it real hard for them to enter the zone. Once they got it in, as soon read more

I thought we made it real hard for them to enter the zone. Once they got it in, as soon as we had a chance to force, we did. We were getting the puck out when we had a chance.

Nearly all of the majors have really been pretty merciless with their partners.

Nearly all of the majors have really been pretty merciless with their partners.

It's definitely encouraging. I'm fairly certain that the majority of state legislators would support this if given the opportunity.

It's definitely encouraging. I'm fairly certain that the majority of state legislators would support this if given the opportunity.