An afternoon walk into downtown in light rain.
Month: November 2018
rDay Thirteen-Hundred-Forty-Two: Evening
[also see B&W variation at HHR]
rDay Thirteen-Hundred-Forty-Two
Insight
Today’s Mars landing, thanks to NASA:
Not Just Origami
In this NYT article, Siobhan Roberts tells us how scientific research is discovering mathematical order to the way paper crumples.
rDay Thirteen-Hundred-Forty: A View From My Window
Looking out my third-floor downtown workspace window, a 105mm view of the courthouse, rooftops and beyond.
But I can’t quite make out some of the distant activity and detail. So, let’s zero in on a few areas of the photo:
And now we can take another look …
rDay Thirteen-Hundred-Forty
Walking downtown to the workspace, again along Second Avenue, continuing to document the mysterious and seedy Stardust Lanes, and taking in the sights en route.
A Little Philosophy

Ephrat Livni and Olivia Goldhill give us the “THE EXISTENTIALIST’S RELUCTANT GUIDE TO LIFE“.
And, on a related note …
rDay Thirteen-Hundred-Thirty-Nine
Another quiet day (the kids had to stay in Seattle), so we take a day-after hike for a few miles in Bennington.
Back home and a quick check in at the workspace where I look out my third floor windows.
rDay Thirteen-Hundred-Thirty-Eight: Thanksgiving
With the kids in Seattle, we hike and shop online and cook, then hike some more.