Scientific Ink

Author: Dunrie

  • Depressing

    Been dipping back into ecology recently, reading two pop-sci books: Jared Diamond’s Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed and E.O. Wilson’s The Future of Life. In response, I wrote a much longer post that was basically a bunch of whining about it all. Feel grateful there is a delete button.

    I am looking for something more constructive to do instead of whine online. Beyond upping my check to the Nature Conservancy, I am currently thinking of volunteering for the Sierra Club Inner City Outings as a way to get out of the house and do something concrete….

  • Virtual-virtual standup?

    From Stephen: another variant on remote standup from 37 signals. Want to try it?

  • Flight photos

    Eric took some fantastic photos on a flight Saturday.

  • Old West Side Write Up

    For interested and distant friends and family, here is the write-up on our house for the Old West Side Homes Tour. This story appeared in the September Old West Side News.

    The write-up gets my current profession wrong even after I corrected them, but otherwise it is a nice summary. Probably not a good idea to forward this to Dave’s grandparents…

    Old West Side News Write-Up

  • Flight to the Bruce

    Gillies Lake and Cabot Head

    From the left: Gillies Lake, Cabot Head, and Georgian Bay

    Over the Labor Day holiday, we flew from Ann Arbor to Tobermory, with a quick detour over Gillies Lake, Cabot Head, and Wingfield Basin.

    Though we left Ann Arbor in drizzly and overcast conditions, it had brightened by the time we got to the peninsula. I have a lot to learn about taking photos from the plane, and I neglected to bring my polarizing filter (drat!), so the photos are not as spectacular as the experience…

    Our flight home was not as jaw-droppingly beautiful, but it was safe and speedier than the long drive. Apparently my aunt and uncle’s wait at the Blue Water Bridge was 2 1/4 hours. Yikes!

    More photos on Flickr.

  • Minneapolis

    We traveled to Minneapolis to my college friend Betty’s wedding. It was a joy to spend some time with Dina (left) and see Betty (center) and finally meet her previously mysterious fiance/hubby, Ted.

    Reunited!

    Before and after the wedding, we basked in warm hub-bub of Dave’s uncle George and aunt Karen’s family, attending the Minneapolis State Fair with the kids, playing on the downed tree in the back yard, and reconnecting.

    Mini-Farm

    Chickie meets the chickens