Discovering Geofoam
I happened across this random post on Twitter, and learned all about Geofoam. I wasn’t aware such a thing existed, and was amazed to see how it was used/stacked as part of large construction jobs.
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The Tyranny of Spreadsheets
“When used by a trained accountant to carry out double-entry bookkeeping, a long-established system with inbuilt error detection, Excel is a perfectly professional tool. But when pressed into service by genetics researchers or contact tracers, it’s like using your Swiss Army Knife to fit a kitchen because it’s the tool you have closest at hand. Not impossible but hardly advisable.”
Birthday Party for Jake
I ended up arriving between waves, as one set of folks were leaving and another showed up. We had a ton of rain (and some tornado sirens) earlier in the day, but by the time the party was underway… there wasn’t much more than the occasional slight drizzle.
Folding Door Cabinet
I know the YouTube channel is chock full of neat projects. But what I really need to do is track down the “making of” videos for all his storage and tool builds!
No Alarms
Lately, over the last 4-5 weeks or so, I’ve been getting up in the mornings before my alarm goes off. In fact, I think it’s been something like 4-5 weeks where I’ve even heard my alarm go off. It’s weird.
Breaking [News]
“I? become a machine. A transfer of information. They? become a plea for empathy,
an oversaturation of feelings we’ll fail at transforming into action.”
Garden Arbor Construction, Part 9
Liz and I focused a lot on the arbor arches tonight, after work. While I got them sanded down a bit more yesterday… there was still a lot of material remaining. And a lot of fine-tuning still needed.
Yard Planting, Continued
I set up shop and did a bit of sanding on the arbor arches. Liz ended up continuing to lay out, plan, and plant more things around the arbor.
Alternate Realities
This is a mesmerizing collection of videos, showing the top 100 submissions of a challenge issued to 3D artists worldwide. Each clip was based on the same initial animation, with certain rules that needed to be adhere
Garden Arbor Construction, Part 8
My initial thought was to mark this all out on a piece of masonate, and to cut it with the jigsaw. Using the masonite as a template, I’d just trace this over the wood to get all four pieces.
Garden Arbor Construction, Part 7
After work today, Liz and I decided to race the light and try to get the trellises built for the arbor. We had all the material lying around from our materials run, so it was just a matter of doing the measurements and making the cuts.
The Memory of Google Maps
I happened across this post by Sherri Turner on Twitter, and it took my breath away.
But I’m Not Bummed
This postcard arrived in the mail today, and for a good while… Liz and I were confused. Who was this from? Why did they send it?
Just Eat Takeaway
About a year ago, there were plans for Grubhub (my employer) to be acquired by Amsterdam-based Just Eat Takeaway.
Initial Planting
More work in the backyard, with a lot of the soil tilled and amended. While a lot of our soil is generally really rich and great, the areas here have been hard and dry. So much so, that it’s really difficult to even get a shovel in.