Deckchair Dreamer Gifts

Calm in the Face of Chaos

Man on deck being spied on.

"I didn't finish the proof but I did write this poem about my struggle."

"The woman on the fire escape who acted like it was a balcony"

Monkey-artist

'Too bad we're not pay-per-view.'

"Tell the employees that from now I want them to do as I say, not as I do."

twist building

"Usually when a person is stranded on an island, they make a grass hut. Apparently, you're more resourceful than that."

"Larry made that chair from a pile of sticks."

"It was going to be a high-rise office building. But after three bricks, they ran out of money."

Desk Request

Employee asleep with his head in the 'out' box.

"We've decided to add forty floors."

Exec Has His Whole Life At His Desk

'We lost funding.'

'Yes, that will work as an elevator pitch...if your potential client works in a skyscraper...'

'After paying for the boat, it's insurance, the docking and gas, I couldn't afford a trailer.'

'The builder is behind schedule but my lease was up at my previous location.'

"I'm looking for something with more closet space."

Bedtime Reading

"Don't even think about it."

"Good news, your yacht club membership has arrived!"

Bed time stories

'You need to slow down - use more color.'

Save this Wilderness.

"It's a nonworking fireplace, but Ursula loves to fantasize."

"O.K., Mr. Spinelli, you're up. Now bank her to the right, and I'll talk you back in for a nice smooth landing."

"Some people say I'm a dreamer. Some say I fall asleep at my desk."

"This is a business, Harris, no place for magical thinking."

Think Sales!

'Now to the layperson this may seem like just a junky little house, but it's actually a really nice treehouse. . . conveniently located on the ground.'

"It's going well so far."

'D I Y log cabin for sale'

'It's a midlife crisis - he doesn't know anyone with a vacation home that he can mooch off.'