This morning I was learning about Snellenburg’s, a department store that was on Market Street across from Reading Terminal. I had been reading the WPA Guide from 1937, comparing it to the Baedeker’s London Guide from 1911 that Paul Bunting loaned me. The Baedeker’s Guide has more interesting information as well as somewhat mundane information. […]
My book club pick was once by Clive Cussler, author and adventurer. It was a fun summer read. A friend passed along this news link, so I made a map based on this website. Making a map gives me a way to think about both people and places.
I’m reading the book, How to Hide an Empire, by Daniel Immerwahr. This book brings into focus our common 48-50 State parochialism. I really like how Tom Patterson has posted a version of his Equal Earth Map that shows US Territories. I made this image this morning starting with small section of the Equal Earth […]
Mostly I made this map to test linework. The rivers are a bit too thick. I like the terrain. And I like the tree canopy across the East. The dots are places I spent some time. Ironically, it feels like I never go anywhere.It would be nice to look through more photos. One morning though, […]
This map shows the status of the trails over a base that reflects development and tree canopy. We need more trees. The Midwest, to make a generalization, needs more trees too. We need each trail to be not just a path but to be a linear oasis of natural water purification and air quality restoration […]
I’m reading The Power Broker, by Robert Caro. And if I ever finish it, Caro’s book, Working, seems like it will be even more interesting. And I’m at the point where Fiorello La Guardia is running for Mayor. And ironically, last night, I was reading a magazine that my Grandfather was editor of, The Highway […]
This morning I started out by watching a few Pennsylvania DEP YouTube videos about water quality and Active Mine Drainage facilities. They are well done and interesting. The DEP’s work is essential. I decided to create a watershed map of Pennsylvania. Maybe it would be useful. This is what I came up with. I think […]
If you are a parent of a 10 or 11 year old (or even older) and you’d like your kids to have a culturally rich global experience as part of an international program, check out CISV (Formerly Children’s International Summer Village). Because Philadelphia has such an active program, and because the youth leaders were totally […]
When I headed through morning traffic onto the PA Turnpike, I wasn’t sure where I was going to work. Sometimes I like to just stop at the rest stop and work there. Call me weird. But it has wifi and I like the large open space. On a weekday morning there aren’t many people. Hickory […]