Building Skills by Building Things
I want to talk about learning by building.
Let’s start here:
I built a birdhouse.
Over the course of the past year, I’ve been steadily taking more of an interest in woodworking. I suppose that’s a bit of an understatement. …
Must be present to win – we’re reopening: why now?
Good evening, everyone.
Way back in May, when our governmental leaders were ignoring the advice of public health scientists and issuing a conflicting cluster of recommendations (and the occasional regulation) on how to reopen businesses and the economy, I realized …
John Ernst Cafe
Farewell, Greenfield
On the ranking of things I get to write, this one ranks at the bottom of the scale. I’ve been putting it off for a week or so, “waiting for more information” I’ve been telling myself, but it is time.…
Black Lives Matter
Reagan famously referred to the United States as a shining city on a hill with the eyes of all people upon us. Today, that shining city has risen up in protest because we have manifestly failed to live up to …
Sherlock Holmes Day
Tomorrow is Sherlock Holmes Day! Mystery and deduction fans rejoice in honor of the most famous consulting detective of all time. As a lifelong fan, here are some fun bits of trivia I’d like to share:
Sherlock’s first appearance in …
The Barrister Bounce Back Plan
Update 30 June 2020: the sustained protests against police violence has created a natural experiment that has produced the heartening if unsurprising finding that the proper use of masks really does significantly reduce the transmission of SARS-COV-2. While our Barrister …
How to sew a face mask with minimal skills and materials
The first time I had to sew something by hand because I didn’t have access to a sewing machine, it felt like it was going to take an eternity. (If you must know, it was a Captain Jack Sparrow costume,