While the rest of the world was watching a flying DeLorean, humming along with a material girl and marveling at a man taking flight on a basketball court, Fritz Durst’s attention was transfixed on the ground. It was 1985 and Back to the Future was a box office smash, Madonna was leading a musical revolution … Continue reading “In Firm Defense of Staring at the Ground – Fritz Durst”

Innovators are lauded for their vision and ability to see the future – but in 1930’s Nebraska, vision was a tricky subject. Some days, Albert Lundberg could hardly make out an object three feet in front of his face. Albert didn’t need glasses – there was nothing wrong with his eyesight. A storm of earth … Continue reading “A Vision Beyond the Dust Cloud – Lundberg Family”

Ralph Gorrill was one of those astute types, he could see a problem and know the answer would be found at the tip of his drafting pencil. A builder seemingly at birth, it was only fitting that he would be nose deep into those back-breaking, 50-pound text books at the University of California, Berkeley. It … Continue reading “When Life Gives You Clay, Build a Legacy – Gorrill Family”