Feels like a good week a comin’

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Some weeks you can just tell that it's not going to be a good one. This one, though, I have some high hopes for. Part of it might be that on Saturday, Mary and I are leaving for New York City and Washington DC. The NYC part of the trip is a vacation, the DC part of the trip is for a parks conference. Part of it might also be that I've got a lot to do, but I'm not overly scheduled (as can often happen), so I'm feeling good about getting it all done. And part of it might Read more…

About Jenga

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I’ve recently gotten very interested in game design. If you want a fascinating 28 minutes, Jesse Schell presents at a DICE conference about the implications of games invading real life. There are many examples, but one of them would be the recent trend toward states allowing banks to give lotto-like benefits for savings. It’s something I’ve been paying a lot of attention to, and I’m glad. Because if it hadn’t been for that, I probably wouldn’t have noticed the book About Jenga by Leslie Scott. Nearly forty years ago, Scott created Jenga. She created it and, crucially, named it. I really enjoyed Read more…

Swan Creek Park

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via exit133.com Swan Creek is a massive park, and it’s potential for Tacoma is huge. If you live near it, or have ideas on what it could be, there will be many opportunities for talking about it’s future. This will be the first: Environmental Education Programming Workshop Wednesday, March 2, 2011 1:00 p.m – 4:00 p.m. Family Investment Center, Room 101 1724 E 44th Street, Tacoma WA 98404

These Things I Have Watched

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Downton Abbey. It's on PBS. I didn't intend to get hooked on a British show about a rich English estate just before WWI, but I did. Good stuff. Think Gosford Park, without the murder mystery, where servants and the family get equal screen time. Hall Pass. This was a pretty good movie about men behaving badly. It was funny, though some jokes thudded. But it avoided what could have been egregious mistakes. One of its best qualities was its focus on the women. From the previews, it looked like it would all be Owen Wilson and Jason Sudekis, but Jenna Read more…