When I was a kid (we won’t go into how many scores of years ago that was!) I remember marveling at the crud (okay,”scale”) that would build up on the bottom of my Mom’s teapot after gallons and gallons of… Continue Reading
In the spring of 2010, my daughter and I were privileged to accompany some coworkers on a trip to France. One of my coworkers grew up in France, and his retired father owns a manor house in the Normandy region… Continue Reading
Back in the summer of 1973, I was working as a “gopher” in a small engineering firm in Moscow, Idaho, while I attended the University of Idaho. One day the boss came in and handed me a multi-page form and… Continue Reading
Recently, Reid Middleton submitted a response to a Request for Clarification for what we call “on-call” work for a federal agency. As part of their vetting of our qualifications, the federal agency posed the following question to us: [caption id="attachment_64884"… Continue Reading
The City of Mill Creek's Master Plan for the East Gateway Urban Village. “Placemaking” is a current buzzword in planning circles and refers to efforts to create urban centers that are pedestrian friendly and create a sense of place… Continue Reading