Life 101 Years Ago
My grandfather, Alfred Ferdinand Smith’s first shot as an entrepreneur – first a logger, up near Superior, Wisconsin – later a carpenter and self-taught violin maker. Since this shitty WordPress…
Vegas or Silicon Valley?
Hidden in Las Vegas - the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. The building makes your brain pump iron. I may like it here – but Silicon Valley is in…
Spring Finally Arrives in Piney Point
77 F today, and the winds kicked up like crazy. I got home from shopping and I saw a dozen of weird black birds hovering over the enchanted woods behind…
So you think ’21 is going to be a good year?
Happy birthday mom – it was a good year, as that was the year of your birth!
Two Views from Palos Verdes
If I had to live in LA proper, Palos Verdes would be high on the list. An odd active seismic hill between Redondo Beach and San Pedro has some of…
Spring Almost Sprung at Potomac Sands Beach
We peaked at 75 F today, but it was just a taste of our short spring, but a welcome one. After spending last winter in Southern California, as mild as…
New Project – Lightweight, Versatile, Sandwich Structure Housing for Homeless, Disaster Relief and Refugees
We just modeled a draft of a 1,024 cubic foot portable shelter that I want to mockup this summer with the 200+ phenolic/glass/aramid sandwich panels we have been holding onto…
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
- Photo: Michael Nigro / Pacific Press / LightRocket via Getty Images