Beauty? In Tragedy?
(Content warning: suicide) I showed this picture to my wife, and her first words were "wow, I would frame this… except that it doesn't feel right framing someone's tragedy…" And even though there
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[Doc Diaries] Ebb and Flow
Last time, I discussed the juxtaposition of places, textures, and other facets of the built infrastructure that I encountered in Singapore. But as my time in Singapore waned, and eventually gave way to
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[Doc Diaries] Place and Time
It's one thing to say it. That infrastructure is a product of its place and its time. But it's something else to travel somewhere new, and to see combinations that you haven't seen
The Three Laws of Infrastructure
"Let's get lunch." Lock door. Hold hands. Walk, walk, walk. Closed. Sigh. Hold hands. Walk, walk, walk. Finally. Pay. Eat. Leave. Hold hands. Walk, walk Look up. Newton's third law. For every action,
Sometimes Time Stands Still
Sometimes it seems like firefighters have three main speeds: urgent, slow-but-deliberate, and still-life. While visiting the home of a friend, it was the slow but deliberate advance of two trucks, with lights flashing