If you stay almost anywhere on the coast in Washington, it’s likely that your place may have a cryptic sign saying “Beach Logs Kill:” This is not the name of a bad band, rather a warning that 99% of the time seems unnecessary. Usually the beach logs are high above the highest tide line and… Continue reading Hunting for King Tides
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A Real Case
About 18 months ago I created a little display that could showcase art I found on the internet. I was happy with the ability to see art but the case I built for the display was terrible. In a matter of weeks the legs fell off and I realized I had a terrible design. Over… Continue reading A Real Case
Trip Report: Mount St. Helens
I’m going to try and do something a little different here and do some trip reports from various short adventures. Ever since I moved to Seattle I’ve been obsessed with Mt. St. Helens. Every kid has heard about how it blew up and flattened everything to the north (not actually all around it – more… Continue reading Trip Report: Mount St. Helens
Space Volcanoes
Late last night, an underwater volcano blew up off the coast of the Island of Tonga. This morning, while listening to my favorite radio show, I learned that areas just north of us were under tsunami warning. I immediately wanted to learn more. Tsunamis are terrifying for their power and fascinating in that they are… Continue reading Space Volcanoes
The Depression & Path Dependence
There’s a concept in both the social and hard sciences called path dependence. To oversimplify, it basically says that everything that happens influences everything that subsequently happens – and provides positive feedback to what you are going to do. It always has an influence, even if only infinitely small. It was with this in mind… Continue reading The Depression & Path Dependence