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Forecast

Forecast probes a particular intersection of the personal and professional to surface thought-provoking observations on everyday life. Working at Foresight Design, a groundbreaking social innovation consultancy, serves as both an instigator of and backdrop for a wide-range of topics that are united by the intention to elucidate deeper realities. (Published weekly since Nov 2009)

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All Trails

All Trails (yes, named after the app) features observations from a 6080-mile, 7-national park, month-long, hiking, camping, and (sometimes) working, road trip from Chicago to the Grand Canyon and back, undertaken for somewhat dubious reasons. (Published: Oct-Dec 2023)

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Bridge of the Gods

A little over 40 miles east of Portland, in the Columbia River Gorge, there is a bridge that connects Oregon and Washington. A modest structure with an exalted name, the juxtaposition conjured much more than a conveyance across what seems like a lake that was created by the nearby Bonneville Lock & Dam. Power, connection, human, divine; the reward and cost of it all. (Published March-April 2024)

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