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Borough Websites
The image was from my trip to Rochester, NY and has nothing to do with the following list. Pennsylvania Borough Website links Below is a list of websites for Boroughs in Pennsylvania. You can use CMD-F to search for a site or randomly select one. I made this to help me explore borough websites and […]
Netherlands, and back to Jenkintown
During our recent visit to the Netherlands, we stayed in Weesp and often took the train to Amsterdam. Although we had a car, parking was never an issue. The posted speed limits were clear and strictly adhered to. I noticed two-lane roads being converted into a single lane, with bike lanes on both sides. This […]
July 2023 – Watercolor motif & mapping travels
I’ve worked on my digital watercolor methods as we’ve traveled through Croatia and the Mid-Atlantic (MD, DC, VA and NC). Working fast (a relative term, because these things take time) is important, and my goal is to tell a story or convey a sense of place. I want to humanize the experience of being there. […]
Jenkintown Maps, and I’m on the ballot for Borough Council
So much is happening at the moment. Today I’ve been looking for a job where I can innovate and collaborate, meeting for coffee with Jim Pinheiro to review a map proof, putting together a presentation for the fall Pennsylvania Greenways conference, helping WikiMapping clients make their sites multi-lingual, working on maps for a history book […]
Mapping Cusco, Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu
Before visiting Peru last November, I looked at a guidebook and read a book by Mark Adams, Turn Right at Machu Picchu. I think it’s incredibly useful to research and try to understand a place by making a map. So I made this one today. I used QGIS for most of the process and then […]
Map of Copenhagen, Denmark
I went to Copenhagen recently. There’s a lot I could write about this trip, but I’ll keep this short. I wanted to make a map that shows what area would be useful to me. As someone who likes to bike, walk and ride transit, I created a map that would help me better navigate […]
Kate bikes – years of bicycling
Last summer, my daughter Kate biked the Oregon and Northern California coast with other 15 and 16 year olds. When she wants to spend time together, she’ll ask if I want to go for a bike ride.Anyway, I made this video with some footage from over the years. I think it misses a lot, but […]
Remembering Mark Mattson
In 1990, I was taking a cartography class at Macalester College. We used a book by David Cuff and Mark Mattson. And a couple of years later, I was fortunate to be in Mark’s Cartography Lab at Temple University. This was the perfect place to spend some of my time. Mark, and students in his […]
January 31, 2022 Update
Here’s an update on my health. I got 3:45 hours of deep sleep last night according to my watch. EatingI think diet is important. My diet is still “Eat real food, mostly plants, not too much.” This still means avoiding vegetable/seed oils like canola, soy and corn. Processed foods that included any form of sugar or […]