What’s in a GIS job title?
Good info. Made me feel proud of mine (GIS Specialist).
(tags: gis)

I also really like this picture that my Dad took of me on the beach:

My hair looked awesome that day. Thanks to some benevolent wind gusts and TRESemmé self-heating hot oil treatment. Which I’d been having to travel all the way back to Springfield to get my hands on, until yesterday I discovered Ulta has [...]

Esquire:Feature Story: The “Snakes on a Plane” Problem
The tragedy of the best titled movie in the history of film.
(tags: movies)

I got a lot of use out of my wide-angle lens during the Oregon weekend. The pictures weren’t as crisp as they could be when I had it on. I think it needs to be cleaned. But it’s hard to mess up the beauty of a beach at sunset. This is my favorite:

Aunt Susie took [...]

Heatwave in Europe, U.S.
As large parts of Europe and North America once again bake in an exceptionally hot summer, many people are asking what has now become a perennial question: “Is this global warming?”
(tags: environment)
Religious Left Gears Up to Fight Back
With a faith-based agenda of their own, liberal and progressive clergy from various denominations are [...]

I’m back from the reunion. Back to busy as heck at work, but I prefer it that way. It’s the good kind of busy where there’s lots and lots to do, but nobody breathing down my neck. So I can do it at my own pace. Score.
Anyhow, it was nice to see everyone. I learned [...]

Well I’m off to airport in a bit. Gonna fly into Portland, and spend the night at my cousin Adam’s house with Brianne. We’re driving to Lincoln City in the morning where the rest of the family will be at two beach houses. The weather is going to be perfect (highs in the 80’s, sunny [...]

Our cotton-wool kids
We tend to see our own childhoods as gold-tinted eras in which it was far safer to play out on our bikes all day, to talk to strangers, to walk home from school alone, than it is today. But is that true?
(tags: history)
CATFISH FILLETS WITH EGYPTIAN TAHINI SAUCE
I loves me some tahini
(tags: recipes)

(Un)Happy Planet Index
Shows the relative efficiency with which nations convert the planet’s natural resources into long and happy lives for their citizens.
(tags: environment)

Geek to Live: Control your workday
Or, “how to leave work on time.” This basically boils down to the age old advice of “priortize your tasks and do the most important ones first,” but [...]

The State of the American Man
Or, how to ask a woman out on a proper date. This should be required reading for both single guys (so they’ll do it) and single gals (so they won’t settle for less).
(tags: relationships)

Sleep deprivation doubles risks of obesity in both children and adults
Brings new meaning to “beauty sleep”
(tags: health)