The Architects Break Up With Me
Posted in Building the Ranch on Aug 24th, 2008 6 Comments »
I love my architects.
Main building viewed from rear. Mostly brick. Metal roof.
Thursday, they broke up with me over lunch.
Archive for August, 2008
English is the new Esperanto
Posted in The Meditations on Aug 18th, 2008 5 Comments »
I was teaching in Europe last week, and I was reminded of something: There are 400 million native English speakers, but over a billion people who speak English as a second language. English is the language of business and technology around the globe. At any given instant on this planet, most people who are [...]
First Community Meeting
Posted in Building the Ranch on Aug 7th, 2008 5 Comments »
As part of the use permit application process, one must invite everyone who owns land within a quarter mile to see and comment upon your plans. So, I wrote a nice invitation and delivered it to the 17 landowners near the future site of the Big Nerd Ranch.
Tonight, a lovely spring-like evening, was the [...]