Write something. Then improve it. Then write something else. Repeat this process until you have a post. Then post it. Then repeat this process. There’s no such thing as writer’s block. There’s simply a fear of bad writing. Do enough bad writing and some good writing is bound to show up. And along the way, […]
Rising Tide – 2021 August
Wait, what? Rising Tide, is it really you? Indeed, it is! Welcome back to Rising Tide, a (formerly, weekly) digest of things worth sharing! While it has not surfaced on this website since late 2019, this August has been a month too chuck full of rabbit holes to pass up an opportunity to share some […]
Family recipes
I was taking a walk the other day and thought about how I had recently turned 35 and thought maybe this would be my year to run a marathon. I thought about kicking off my training by turning my walk into a walk/run interval workout. And then I thought about my grandma. She once told […]
If you think I talk about bikes too much…
A couple weeks ago, I rode my bike to work. It was a great ride, so I took a photo and posted it to Instagram. Yesterday, I rode my bike to work. It too was a great ride, so I took a photo and posted it to Instagram. This morning, I rode my bike to […]
The next time you go to the library
Take the stairs.Visit each floor.Walk through every wing.Do not skip the Youth section.Browse Steinbeck.Admire the art.Run your fingers along the spines of books on a shelf.Ask for help.Smile at other library patrons.Request something from Special Collections.Wear the white gloves.Plan your next visit.
The Creek
There is a stretch of creek that runs along my parents’ property. If you go by the 10,000 hour rule, I am an expert of this water. Many days after school and all day every day during summer breaks, my brother, sister, and I would play down at the creek. We caught minnows and crayfish, […]
“Can you plan a hike?” they said.
“Kir, can you plan a hike?” they said.“Gladly!” I said.“Something easyish but fun!” they said.“For sure!” I said.“We won’t be rappelling, right?” they said.“No, definitely not,” I said.“Are we almost there?” they said.“Yes, just around this bend!” I said.“Are those rock climbing shoes?” the stranger said.“No, these are just trail runners,” I said.“I thought you […]
Buddha Bowls
The Buddha Bowl: one of my favorite dinner go-tos! I stumbled across the idea a couple years ago on Pinterest and have been doing my takes ever since. They have all of the essentials of a balanced meal, and they are versatile enough to go with anything you may have in your fridge or pantry! […]
KOKOSING IV Barge, Then and Now
That was then… Prior to my current job at The Great Lakes Towing Company and Great Lakes Shipyard, I worked at Moran Iron Works. One of the my first projects on the job was the construction of two deck barges for Durocher Marine, a division of Kokosing. Deeply involved in all facets of the project […]
National Parks Walk the Runway in NPS Color Forecasting Campaign
If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them something more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through it. – President Lyndon B. Johnson On March 1, 1872, the […]