π· March Photo Challenge #9: Together. Our sonβs lacrosse practice means we get to walk together. Crooked Creek Park. Chapin, SC.
Shorter than a blog post. Like a tweet, but on a service that isn’t run by Nazis.
π· March Photo Challenge #9: Together. Our sonβs lacrosse practice means we get to walk together. Crooked Creek Park. Chapin, SC.
Library.
π· March Photo Challenge #8. Walk. Lunchtime stroll at the SC Statehouse. Columbia, SC.
π· March Photo Challenge #7: Whole. Rings closed. Crooked Creek Park. Chapin, SC.
π· March Photo Challenge #6: Engineering. Backup generators. Columbia, SC.
It’s rare to see a thoughtful discussion of the U.S. National Debt. This interactive story from the New York Times dives into what it would take to balance the budget, and why it’s easier said than done.
Daffodils on our walk this morning.
π· March Photo Challenge #5: Tile. The entrance to the new independent bookstore, All Good Books, in Five Points. Columbia, SC.
π· March Photo Challenge #4: Zip. The accessory pockets on my 10-year-old custom Timbuk2 messenger bag. Columbia, SC.
Another shot from All Good Books.
Liz found a spot in the new All Good Books in Five Points.
Beautiful walk this morning.
Just learned that, by default, Micro.Blog only includes JPGs in the photos page. So if I want to add illustrations to my blog posts that I don’t want mixed in with my photo gallery, I can just save those as PNG. Clever solution.
Volkswagen’s Scout revival will build new electric SUVs and pickups in a new $2 billion factory in Columbia, South Carolina. I’m looking forward to this, and not just because they picked Columbia as their home.
π· March Photo Challenge #3: Solitude. Just me in the office this afternoon. Columbia, SC.
Raindrops on a sunroof.
π· March Photo Challenge #2: Weather. Raindrops on a sunroof. Crooked Creek Park. Chapin, SC.
Enjoyed the Mandalorian Season 3 premiere.
π· March Photo Challenge #1: Secure. Main Street, Columbia, SC.
I’m looking forward to the Micro.Blog March Photo Challenge. I’m going to try to integrate shots from my lunchtime walks during the week and backyard hikes on the weekend.
Our local bus system has a park and ride service that I really wished worked for me, but the timing just doesnβt work out.
Six years ago today, I drove to Atlanta to attend a one-day seminar with Edward Tufte. In many ways, that class started my grad school journey because so much of what he presented ran counter to my marketing-based assumptions about how design worked.
Another milestone on my Ph.D. journey… got my first “Revise and Resubmit” today on a journal article I submitted. Most of the comments are fair and straightforward to address. Some of them are more complicated. I’ll make the changes and we’ll see what happens.
Itβs not quite grilling weather, yetβ¦ but I still decided to cook out tonight.
Hiked the loop behind our house this morning, but in the opposite direction from our normal routine. Itβs strange, but simply reversing the route was a very different experience. Also explored a nature preserve nestled between the old golf course and some subdivisions.
Enjoyed my sonβs honors elementary orchestra concert. Pretty amazing these kids have been playing for less than a year.
Sadly, Facebook and Twitter are still very useful to check on friends after mass shootings. Praying for Michigan State.
Beautiful day on campus today.
Tried out a new trail on our Sunday morning walk.
Excited for the big game todayβ¦ No, not the Super Bowl. #1 South Carolina vs #3 LSU. Last two unbeaten teams in womenβs college basketball meet in Columbia in front of a sold out crowd of 18,000. Game tips at 2:00 on ESPN. π