Using positive language and speaking to the outcomes we want, not those we don’t, will align our goals with our actions, endear us to others, and make us happier.
design
New bridge need not be ugly
I attended the MnDOT open house at Roseville High School last night, or I should say I walked through the job-fair like gym full of MnDOT employees. I was pleased to see that there were folks asking all sorts of
Proposed 35W bridge plans are a joke
“We’re adding 2 lanes.” That was the sum total of the innovations and creative ideas the state of Minnesota could muster. Yes the first new bridge project in Minnesota spanning the Mississippi in decades is going to be a
MinneBar remembered
By our count, nearly 350 geeks and “geeks at heart” converged on the Railroader building in downtown Saint Paul this past Saturday and I think most everyone has been very positive about the result. I believe that number (or any
Show and tell
It’s not the computer game, The Sims, but it looks just like it. It’s Jon Haddock’s latest creation: Isometric Screenshots where Haddock recreates famous media scenes from the past and not-so-past, like the one shown at right
Homes, buildings, and architecture
One of my passions has always been homes, buildings, and architecture. I wanted to be an architect, like many kids, but then I realized that it is a dying profession — thanks, in large part, to the cookie cutter mentality of