I store my firewood naked. Uncovered, that is. Contrary to popular belief, covering firewood with a tarp or storing it in a shed keeps it damp, not dry. Split firewood acts like a sponge; it soaks up the rain and draws in humidty from the air. It will draw in this dampness no matter how carefully covered. Covering [...]
I operate a resume writing service. I interview new people every day. In twenty years, I’ve found that everyone has a unique story to tell. That’s my own take on it; fact is, most folks don’t realize there is anything especially unique about themselves.
Here’s someone from recently:
She sells software and technical training packages to engineering firms. She’s [...]
Washington is big country. Big land, water, mountains and sky. Almost as big as Alaska. As an easterner, when I think of water, I picture a river I can throw a stone across, or a lake small enough I can tell the colors of the cottages on the far shore. Space-wise, Washington is kind of a halfway point between my New York backyard and [...]
Boy Scouts of America, Handbook for Boys, Price 40 cents
HEALTH AND ENDURANCE
BATHS: Besides exercises a boy should have simple, workable rules for living. A boy ought to take a good soap bath at least twice a week and always after he has played a hard game or performed work of a nature that has caused him [...]
How much teamwork is there in professional sports? Consider the following ten traits manifested by a hypothetical athlete. Do you think they depict an individual athlete, like a golfer, tennis player, swimmer, auto racer, or long distance runner? Or do they depict the behavior of a team athlete (as in “All for one, one for all”)?
1 Demand [...]
Spanish explorers once made it up the west coast all the way to Canada. And left their mark. The Strait of Juan de Fuca, for example, is the name of the hundred-mile-long body of salt water that separates the state of Washington from British Columbia. It looks to be ten or twelve miles wide; you can see the [...]
I am not a shopper. I avoid stores; malls expecially. Maybe it’s because of a guilt complex I carry from having been involved - as a college student/summer laborer - in building one of the biggest malls in the northeast. That mall not only displaced woodlands and farm fields, but it has continued to spawn more and more peripheral [...]
Most home improvement stores in Seattle have a feature not found in my east coast city of Rochester. When you pull into a Loews you’ll likely find a small group of Mexican men standing off to the side. They’re looking for day work. If you come out of the store with lumber they’ll come running [...]
I found this list neatly printed in blue ball point pen on lined notebook paper, on the floor in the lobby of my office building. There is a construction project underway on another floor and there are tradespeople and suppliers coming in and out on a regular basis.
ITEMS TO BE ADDRESSED
NO RIDING ON TOWMOTORS W/ [...]
Rainier is a major artery in Seattle. Interestingly, it’s a road designed by Frederick Olmstead, who created public spaces back east here in Rochester. The name comes from the fact that on clear days, like today, Mt. Rainier is “out,” as they say in Seattle, looming loud and clear at the end of the road looking [...]
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