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I am having a whale sized week of events and work. I just needed to organize my thinking and I came across this TED lecture that I found fascinating and very useful.
David McCandless on The Beauty of Data Visualization.
A journalist and writer begins looking at patterns and is becoming a designer of Information patterns,
Compressing information [...]
Thu, September 2 2010 » Discoveries » No Comments
I have completed six trips to the airport in the last few weeks. With all the construction on the Interstate I never knew if it would take the usual hour or more and that was tough to judge. I started loading up my car with CDs and lectures and trying different radio stations.
One trip took [...]
Thu, August 26 2010 » Discoveries » No Comments
I came home from work early the other evening because my daughter and her friend were here for dinner.
It was just so great to have company and such good hearty food from the garden to enjoy.
The evening was lightening up my spirits and relaxing the tension from my shoulders.
When sudden out the window a flash [...]
Thu, August 12 2010 » Discoveries » No Comments
Climate change is on my mind these days. Every time I go out to a building site or work on a renovation, I can see how the earth or the structure has weathered its environment. When I watch the news or listen to what is going on with our City or Country Government, I can [...]
Thu, August 5 2010 » Discoveries » 2 Comments
I have been working on project interviews lately and highly focused for many hours at a time. I have found that I am enjoying reading some of the posts by bloggers from other fields of endeavor and I thought I would share with you some of the inspiring ideas I have discovered….
7 Dazzling Ways to [...]
Thu, July 29 2010 » Discoveries » No Comments
This is not about the bicycle part of my adventures; this is about the green endeavors.
Our 33 year old refrigerator, out in the garage for garden produce as the freezer part never worked well, really gave up the ghost and some kind of liquid (Freon?) all over the floor.
We called the Appliance store where we [...]
Thu, July 15 2010 » Discoveries, Inspiration » No Comments
Part of the London Festival of Architecture is the Architect’s Enigma Competition. Which is centered on a book –a story. This competition is the last entry on the poster.
If I registered for this competition, I might win the prize which would be enough to repair my Dream Bicycle?
My Family has ordered me the book, which [...]
Thu, June 3 2010 » Discoveries » No Comments
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Thu, May 27 2010 » Discoveries » No Comments
By Patricia 05202010
Hilary has been doing a fascinating series of posts on her blog POSITIVE LETTERS about her travels in Africa and now about Scottish Castles. Her writing is so informative and enjoyable; I asked her to share some of her insights here on this site and introduce you to her perspective and know [...]
Thu, May 20 2010 » Discoveries » 5 Comments
May 8th, 2010 there were only two of us up for a bike ride and the day was just gorgeous.
I am in serious training for the Seattle to Portland Ride now and John is just back from two weeks of California riding with the group.
The weather was definitely wonderful.
We ended up doing 75 miles and [...]
Thu, May 13 2010 » Discoveries » No Comments
