Problems with Authority
September 9, 2022
I thought I was always a good boy, but it turns out I have a huge problem with authority.
Nothing to do with Architecture
I was too inexperienced to know I was correct
January 8, 2016
I was one of those kids that always wanted to be an architect. When I was in first grade an architect came to our class. At least I think he was an architect.
Listen, Watch, Read
October 8, 2015
Is there a difference between the various ways we consume information? Is one objectively superior? Here’s an example for you to ponder.
Your LEGO Gender Bias is Backwards
January 5, 2015
There’s a lot of talk about LEGO gender bias. I’m not sure I have too much else to add to the topic, but I’m asked about this constantly, so here goes…
Toilet Diagram
November 14, 2014
This diagram makes me smile and made my wife laugh, so…
I’m sharing it.
Strippers, High School Friends, & a Hundred Dollar Bill
February 14, 2014
This post has been sitting unpublished for a long time. It’s about resource management and some young foolishness. I don’t really need to make the obvious connections to Architecture, BIM, and running a firm, but they are there.
500th post, are you freaking kidding me?
January 10, 2014
Feel free not to read this post. It’s really just to remind myself how amazing and awesome I am. You know, because I have written a lot over the past 3 1/2 years.
Sometimes I wonder if I’m the Bad Guy
November 21, 2013
Now that I look back on it, if that guy wanted to, he could have seriously injured me with one swing of his giant fist. That would have be hard to explain to my wife.
Bigger Pond, Bigger Fish: how high school taught me to fight
November 8, 2013
No one gives a shit about you. Not until you give them a reason to. The pond is so big. The fish are so plentiful. The Internet connects all the fish, and all the ponds. And many of the fish are so hungry. Hungrier than others who haven’t faced defeat. Because defeat either ends us or makes us angry. And anger means it’s time to fight more.
Origin Stories: Shoegnome
October 3, 2013
Curious about the connection between a tornado that hit Windsor, Connecticut in 1979 and the origins of Shoegnome?
My Computer Never Forgets My Birthday
September 26, 2013
Generation Y, the evolution of TVs from CRT to flat screen, kitchens that cook dinner for you, cars that drive themselves…this post covers a lot on how society and technology are stuck in an ever-accelerating feedback loop. Let’s do our part to make sure it’s a virtuous cycle.
Generation Y isn’t Unhappy, we’re just really Stressed
September 16, 2013
I’m failing to prioritize today. Instead of doing what I planned to do, I am trying to better explain the maelstrom that is Generation Y. Hopefully this will bring some clarity and insight. And yes, I realize the irony of writing this article and the article’s conclusion. Implementation is harder than understanding.
Happy Valentine’s Day: One Simple Diagram
February 13, 2013
It should be obvious by now that I love making charts, graphs, and diagrams. As a Valentine’s Day present, I give to you a reproduction of a mood chart that lived on the Banks’ family refrigerator for many months last winter. My wife and I found it quite helpful. A little back story: the winter of 2011/2012 was a stressful time in my household. My wife was finishing her first