Above: The Empire Builder in Afghanistan.

"The [Empire Builder briefcase] bag itself is a wonder. High quality materials. Higher quality construction. Design that is intelligent and inspired. my two adult children have seen and handled the bag, and I think I'm going to have to put it in my will. I'm confident I'll have it for years, no matter what my commute does to it. I have a Dell laptop, charger, Blackberry and charger, personal cell phone and charger, DayTimer notebook, assorted keys, cables, books, magazines, train schedules, lunch, bills and other mail I haven't gotten to and more. And the bag isn't even half full, even with the number 4 Horizontal Brain Cell I also bought. I think my laptop actually sighed with relief when I slid it in to the Brain Cell."
— rjthomas

Above: Catching up on some work lakeside.