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Adirondacks, soon

Hey. I am prepping for a week of driving and cycling here and there in the Adirondacks in NY State, starting in the State park. Any suggestions for camp spots, trails for riding or hiking? Hope to find some WiFi along the way and post photos now and then if I...

Edward Tufte….

From The Washington Monthly:   “Edward Tufte occupies a revered and solitary place in the world of graphic design. Over the last three decades, he has become a kind of oracle in the growing field of data visualization—the practice of taking the sprawling,...

More questions in the dark…

Bedtime.  Ten minutes in already… Owen:  Dada?  Are butterflies warm-blooded?  Actually, I don’t think they have any blood at all, just a sort of clear fluid.  But I’m just guessing. Me:  Uh.  I have no idea, Owen.  I’ll have to check and get...

New Thing

Each night we read a story (or portion thereof) to the kids, then tell a made-up-on-the-spot story about anything, and then sing one or two songs to the kids (each). If you haven’t tried it, its damned hard to come up with a new made-up story each and every...

More JPG Mag stuff…

This is another image I have submitted to the magazine: This ‘JPG Magazine’ is an interesting project. All images are user-submitted and user-voted upon. Top contenders are run by some editors and then the issue is glossy-published. I knew right away it...