Month: December 2011
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I Went Down to the River
It’s a remarkably warm December here in Iowa. Last night what should have been a huge snowstorm was just a lot of rain. Before that we’ve had sunny 50 degree days. This weather belongs in Denver, not Ames. But we have it, so I guess the answer is to work with it. I grew up…
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The Last Weeks of 2011
I’m sitting here listening to Back to Work, drinking RoS, and thinking about how nice it is to sit at the table on a weekday morning doing exactly what I’m doing. I’m very glad I took this time off and just hope everything is going smoothly back in the office. But I’m not going to…
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Journey to Wind and Fog
I finished off what felt like a really long week at a wind farm in Northeastern Colorado. The land was covered in heavy fog for most of the day, all the way from Denver up to the project site. I couldn’t see much but it was pretty in its own way. At the project site…
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The Year is Ending, But Not Winding Down
I feel overwhelmed. I look at my list of tasks to get done in the week I have before I leave for a two-day workshop and then a long Christmas break, and they seem doable. At least on paper. But every day I feel like the list gets a little longer while I get less…
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Can I Tell You a Story?
One night I’m sitting at a table near the window in the front of Stomping Grounds… And there’s this girl. She’s not my girl but she’s someone’s and she’s so important. Maybe an introduction, first. When I was in college Stomping Grounds, formerly a coffee shop and later a cafe, was a common place to…