Renewal
MARCH 2024 – Life doesn’t always give us second chances, but it does give us new beginnings. Not the same, but still vital to remember and make the most of every chance we do get. It’s definitely one of those … Continued
Next Chapter
JUNE 2023 – Next chapters are always exciting. The thrill of the unknown, feeling the vitality of a new direction as it’s momentum begins taking hold, and slowly discovering what it has to offer. In writing, as in life, it … Continued
Undisturbed
FEBRUARY 2023 – World continues to turn, even in those quiet moments when everything seems so still and meditative. Our experience of time is often so uneven, weeks that feel like months, hours that feel like seconds. I recently re-watched … Continued
Benefit Analysis
NOVEMBER 2022 – Taking a really interesting course right now on cost-benefit analysis, has been solid to brush off my math skills for a change and fire up some excel spreadsheets. Sorting out the pros and cons in complex model … Continued
Nature and the Built Environment
JUNE 2022 – Research phases are a pivotal component of any large scale undertaking. This has certainly proven true as an author and it holds up in the world of academia as well. Been doing A LOT of reading this … Continued
Travels in Time
MAY 2022 – One of my favorite things about writing/reading is that it allows thoughts and ideas to effectively time travel. Curious what… say… Marcus Aurelius was thinking about circa 172 AD? Read his philosophical writings in ‘Meditations’ and you’ll … Continued
A Good Future
APRIL 2022 – Building a good future, where does one begin? There are certainly plenty of foundational elements that go into crafting things of value. If we are talking about building a residential building, literally the foundation is important, but … Continued
Brutal and the Beach
AUGUST 2021 – You may see it everyday, on your way to work, on campus, in popular fiction. Not everyone knows much about it, but everyone likely has a strong opinion about it, Brutalist Architecture. Massive, hulking concrete structures that … Continued
Careless Afternoons
FEBRUARY 2021 – To hibernate or to be creative? That is the question! And the daily struggle, haha. Been a pretty relaxed stretch of late (outside of work, the new semester has brought with it a flurry of objectives), and … Continued
