A friendship. A beach house. A joke years in the making.

Our friend John Pace owns a beach house called Change of Pace. We’ve spent years talking about putting AHEAD of Pace in front of it. Now we just need the people who actually own the property to join the fun.

Here’s the plan
The proposed house sign: a carved, painted beach scene with two Adirondack chairs under a striped umbrella, palm trees, and an orange sun setting over turquoise water, above large navy letters reading AHEAD of PACE.

You bought the lot. We still have the joke.

I’m Chris Cox. My good friend John Pace has a house in Ocean Isle Beach called Change of Pace. It’s a great name. It’s also a setup, and for years we’ve had the punchline ready: buy the lot in front of his and name it AHEAD of Pace.

Then you bought it first. Fair and square, and with much better timing than ours.

So the property is yours, but the joke is still sitting here unused, and you’re the only people who can finish it. That’s why you’re hearing from a stranger with a website. If you already have a name picked out, or a better idea than ours, we’d like to hear that too.

The reaction we’re hoping for.

This is John on an ordinary day. We can’t show you his face when he pulls up to Change of Pace and sees AHEAD of Pace hanging in front of it, because that hasn’t happened.

Our best guess: the same smile, eyebrows up, one hand on top of his head, wondering how his friends actually pulled it off.

John Pace, a man with white hair, smiling broadly in a navy blazer and white shirt. John Pace. Real.
The AHEAD of PACE sign design, placed beside John’s photo. The sign. Not real yet.
An imagined preview. We haven’t pulled this off… yet.

We’ll buy the sign. You get $1,250. John gets the joke.

  • The sign We pay for the custom sign.
  • $1,250 You receive $1,250.
  • The name You name the house AHEAD of Pace and hang the sign.
The AHEAD of PACE sign design in full: navy border, sandy cream face, beach scene with chairs, umbrella, palms and a sunset.
This is the design we have in mind. We’d love your input.

Help us finally get ahead of Pace.

It’s your house and entirely your call. But if any part of this made you smile, I’d love to talk. It would make John’s year, and probably ours too.

Let’s talk about AHEAD of Pace

chris@boulderinsight.com

Questions? A different sign idea? We’d love to hear it.

Chris Cox

Friend of Pace. Clearly committed to the bit.