Updates
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UPDATE – POSTPONED UNTIL MARCH 26 Early-stage sustainable innovations face distinct challenges long before questions of scale arise. Moving from ideation and research into real-world use requires access to the right resources, partners, and pathways for adoption. In this session, Ashwathi Iyer will explore how innovators navigate this transition, drawing on concrete case studies that

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Ok, ok, the sample size is 6. But 3 of the recommended dentists within walking distance of downtown Ann Arbor or on a bus line all fall in the same spot on this map. The lower right “pin” in the map is actually 3 pins. You’ll notice Google maps gave it a “thicker”/”deeper” shadow. Hmmm.
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So, I was looking for a new dentist because my former dentist is not on a bus line and too far to walk. I twittered the request and then posted here in my blog. Then, the blog post got pulled into facebook as a note. Sample sizes are small, but…. twitter.com/dunrie – 33 followers –
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So, this whole “not having a car thing” is rippling into other things. The current struggle is whether to change dentists. I have been going to Enspire Dental, formerly Farah & Associates, for several years now. Well, they’re out on Liberty and not on a bus line, so I pretty much can’t get to them
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Guy invited us to his house tonight for an ice cream social. He had all the usual trimmings: chocolate sprinkles, almonds, various ice cream flavors (strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate), chocolate syrup, neighborhood kids, and raptors. Ummm…raptors? Yup, raptors. A woman from the Leslie Science Center brought a kestrel, a barred owl, and a juvenile bald
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Dave and I are nearing our 7th wedding anniversary, and that sounds like a lot to me. It doesn’t feel that long, which I suppose is a good thing. He and I were together for 6ish years before that, so our relationship feels like a long term, stable thing. This past weekend my husband and
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Funny, the books I’m reading this weekend are affirming each other. I suppose this means nothing more than I have consistent taste. I’m now reading The Sound of Mountain Water by Wallace Stegner. He writes about the value of wilderness as more than just a place to hike, ski, photograph, raft, or play. He writes