There are few moments in your life where the time span between the current and younger version of yourself collides. I had such a moment when I met heroes of mine from 1980-something

There are few moments in your life where the time span between the current and younger versions of yourself collide. I had such a moment yesterday and despite my aversion to “celebrity sightings”, this is basically what happened.I am currently in the Orlando airport with 2 hours to kill before I head back to Dallas and then on to the office. For the last 4 days, I have been in Orlando attending the NKBA Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) as well as the NAHB International Builders Show (IBS) and other than having sore feet and a head full of emerging technologies and trends, this has been a productive use of my time as I was here to work, network, and participate in panel discussions during my trip.[L to R] Bob Borson, Nicholas Rennard, and Tom Silva [Second Image] Norm Abrams and Bob BorsonIn 1980, I was 12 years old, seven years mentally into my career as an architect … whatever that meant. If you can imagine, there were only about 6 or 7 TV stations available back then, one of which was channel 13, our local PBS (Public Broadcasting Station). As a 12-year-old, PBS didn’t offer me much of what I wanted to watch, with one notable exception – This Old House – which to my knowledge was the first home improvement show. Since I planned on being an architect, ...