The next time you come into Office Nomads, make sure you make a beeline to Susan’s desk. You lift an eyebrow and ask me why. Well, it’s not her wit or her thoughtful commentary (although those are pretty great, too) that makes me suggest you stop by there, but more for Buckley.
Buckley is Susan’s 5-month-old black lab. He is a solid 35 pounds of cuteness. Now, don’t think of a stereotypical bouncing black lab when you picture this guy. Mellow is an excellent way to describe him. ‘Adorable’ works, too. He likes to laze about the office, taking full advantage of Office Nomad’s open napping policy. Usually he happily wanders up when called, plops down on his bottom and shows off his big brown eyes until people give in and scratch his head. He’s a pro and will reduce you in no time into one of those people whose voice jumps a couple octaves and makes funny faces as you pet him. Great entertainment is tossing a tennis ball for him and watching him prance and pounce his way to the ball until he scoops it up and trots back. A true lab, this one.
It’s easy to see that this is a budding puppy food model we have here. If that job doesn’t pan out then he is open to being a food tester, mainly for the meat industry. Young Buckley, or Buck if you’re comfortable, is a major outdoor enthusiast. He enjoys long walks along the waterfront and weekends at his country home in the North Cascades. This young stud is single but isn’t looking for anything serious. If you want to stop by and shower him with love for only a short period of time, he would be thrilled.
And that, everyone, is our new adorably fantastic Nomad. His full name is Sir Buckley Danger Dog, but you can call him Buckley.
At Office Nomads, we’re as sick as you are of hearing about the crashing economy, the rising unemployment rate and the seemingly useless efforts of Congress to stymie the bleeding. So we’re turning away from the doom and gloom and choosing instead to look toward a future when things will be better.
One of the ways we think things will get better is through the creation of a green economy and the green jobs that will come with it. (I know, the word “green” is so buzzy these days that it hardly has any meaning anymore to most of us. But some folks have the ability to make the concept of “green” feel and be real especially when it comes to jobs, so hang in there for a sec.)
Why do I bring this up here? Well, personally, I find Van Jones to be a fascinating individual with a lot of great ideas that we as a nation would be smart to follow. Susan also pointed out that, for her, “This topic is particularly interesting as a coworking space owner – the idea of supporting and particpating in local, green economies is of utmost importance to me and is definitely a part of what we’re doing at Office Nomads!”
I couldn’t agree more. Local communities are where its going to be going on in the future, especially as companies have to find more efficincies (which means less employees) and more of us strike out on our own. Coworking spaces around the country (and the world) will be thriving as a new kind of local economy starts taking root. When that happens, you can tell your coworkers you knew it was coming thanks to Office Nomads and Van Jones.
It’s Friday and folks are starting to get a bit nuts here at Office Nomads. Enough so that Susan is emailing Ellen DeGeneres and watching clips of her show. Not sure what Susan is emailing Ellen about, but the video she’s watching is hilarious. For your Friday pleasure, I’ll share it here. Enjoy.
