Clients always swear they have permissions sorted, but half the time they're just guessing. That mascot mess sounds like a nightmare waiting to happen. You really need everything in writing, even for stuff that seems obvious. Got burned once on a local sports team logo and now my contracts are ten pages long.

Man, I used to be so focused on my own stuff that I barely knew my neighbors' names. But last month my power went out during a storm and the guy across the street ran an extension cord over so my fridge wouldn't spoil. Totally changed my view on why that stuff matters.

Missed ferry in Maine, found a perfect empty cove.