Sad news today that My friend, Chris Sandberg has closed Star Marketing in Los Alamitos, CA. Chris and I met in 1989 or 1990 when he needed a graphic design and copywriting resource. I was known as Hired Hand Design and I operated out of my home in Long Beach, CA. We started off with a bang and soon specialized in medical products marketing, aircraft industry service, security, and container manufacturing clients. Business thrived. After 9/11/2001 the businesses dried up a bit. My own main clients were in or involved with the airline industry (McDonnell Douglas) and a pet carrier that could be taken in-cabin on airliners (Sherpa's Pet Trading Co.) and I closed Hired Hand in 2004 when I sold the house and moved away. I continued to do some work for Chris after I relocated to Ohio but that dwindled. He visited me several times to play golf with me around here. Chris and his wife Shari have embarked on a new business in professional dog training and are doing well with it. My best to them and their pups and the cats. (Photo is Chris with my cat Quincy in 2013.)