Author: Steve Block
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Hey Look, it’s January!
No words of great import will be found here today. But that’s OK, not a lot going on. We had some warm days after I got back to Denver, and I got a good chance to get the motorcycle out of the garage for a while. Last night gave us a reminder that it is…
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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…
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First Photo Walk Without a Camera
It was another gorgeous day in Colorado. During TAGTOBER 2011 I started taking long weekend walks to Cherry Creek State Park, down the road from my apartment. Any trip to the park meant at least a 2 to 3 mile walk, and I found this a very pleasant way to combine finding a picture for…
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Thanksgiving Morning Ride
I think this is a good way to start the holiday morning. It’s nicer out there than it has a right to be. — Steve
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What is this? (new site)
This is change, but not too much. My site, steveblock.com, has been around in one form or another for over adecade. For years now it has been running some version of WordPressbut I think I’m finally sick of trying to keep it up to date.Although I’ve managed to avoid any major issues so far, many…
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Choosing Luggage
Both of my primary pieces of luggage are dying a slow death. I have an Eddie Bauer-branded wheeled carry on that is now about 5 years old.It’s been all over the place has has been pretty reliable, but the handle isgetting wobbly, I’ve lost a few zipper pulls, and one of the tie-down clipsbroke. It…
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