People come, people go. With news of sad passings, comes news of hopeful beginnings…

Chris and Gretchen Hötz (of NEMO design and SUGAR LABS haircuttin’) are expecting a little guy, with the parent-approved name of “Eero.” It’s got a good ring to it…”Eero Hötz.” Not bad, not bad.

Let it be known: Having the Draplindustries Design Co. as a colleague comes with a wealth of fringe benefits. We’ve been known to “go for it” when it comes to house warming, marriage and little-angels-straight-from-heaven gifts. Oh yeah, we come through in tough times.

Gretch and I go way back, a good decade or so. We’ve had adventures in Alaska, our share of mean landlords and pillaged through a laundry list of dudes & chicks between the two of us. What a trail of carnage.

Little Eero should start his little life well outfitted. We came to this conclusion after much thought. We put our ears to the ground and put the feelers out. We came up with the perfect gift for young, rugged little tyke who’ll be sure to wear holes into the knees of his jeans: Carhartt Bibs, to fit little fuckers who fall into the ages of 12-24 months. We’ll take solace in the fact he’ll be clothed with the usual array of sleepers, diapers and such for those first 12 months, but man, after that, we’ll sleep easy knowin’ he starts–and ends– each and every goddamn day in these little canvas duck britches.

We even tattoed them with a motivational message–that, unless the little scholar learns to read in the next couple years–ma and pa will have to relay to him when he’s of proper age.

We wish him the best, as well as his parents.