I've never been one to care about wrapping presents. I've long viewed it as an arduous and paper-wasting activity. They're going to rip it off and then ever think about it again? So, why bother? But the things happened to me this gift-wrapping season that changed my mind: I watched a YouTube video whose basic … Continue reading On wrapping with some care
Author: T Coe
On the pain of learning from knowing nothing
How hard could it be? Is there a thought more infamous? More foolhardy? I should know better by now: I can't count how many times I've asked myself this rhetorical question and then been bludgeoned by the cold reality. And yet—and I'm not sure what this says about me—I keep having it, and keep getting … Continue reading On the pain of learning from knowing nothing
On the observation deck at Daniels & Fisher Tower
Last week I had the rare privilege of visiting the top floors of the Daniels & Fisher Tower—the downtown Denver icon. When completed in 1910, the 22-story tower was the tallest building between the Mississippi River and California. For decades, the tower was Denver's tallest building and an essential part of the city skyline. But … Continue reading On the observation deck at Daniels & Fisher Tower
On a whole new world of words
I got pretty comfortable with architect lingo the past eight years. Programming, parti, AHJ. After three weeks at a landscape and planning firm, I am still chuckling at the odd words and phrases that keep coming up. Multibenefit. Armature. Ecosystem services. PDA. (No, not that PDA.) It’s fun, in a way, all the head scratching … Continue reading On a whole new world of words
On Google Maps not knowing
Google doesn’t know the best commute. It shocked me when I realized this. I don’t know how Google Maps comes by its route recommendations—but the app almost always tells me to take the same route to work every day. To be fair, there was another route that Google suggested. It was a matter of traffic, … Continue reading On Google Maps not knowing
On 8 things from last week (12/18/23)
Watch Stories We Tell. Dir. Sarah Polley. I was awestruck by this documentary. The capsule summary of the film might make it sound like a depressing watch, but it’s anything but. And, in fact, it’s about far more than the mystery of Polley’s own parentage—it’s about how people construct the stories of their lives. “AI … Continue reading On 8 things from last week (12/18/23)
On finishing strong
I am behind on my blogging. I find this fact both irritating in a primary way—I hate being behind!—as well as in a secondary way—why do I even care about being behind on a blog no one reads? Good question. All I can offer myself is there's little I find more frustrating that disappointing myself. … Continue reading On finishing strong
On the deviousness of certain Christmas songs
I don’t mean devious in topic matter—I’m talking musical structure. For the past couple years—having overcome a certain Scroogey tendency (and having improved as a guitar player)—I like to pick up the old axe and break out the holiday songbook. (Metaphorically, I mean—I use the Guitar Tabs app.) And, every year, I am blown away … Continue reading On the deviousness of certain Christmas songs
On the office vibe
Every office I’ve ever worked in has a distinct vibe. It’s some combination of the physical office itself, the work being done there, the people, and—of course—the amorphous blob of a concept that is “office culture.” I’m vague on definition here because I’ve never encountered a satisfactory one. Definitions can have the curious side effect … Continue reading On the office vibe
On the silly superiority of living at high altitude
Not long after moving to Denver—at an approximate elevation of 5,280 feet, it’s called the Mile High City for good reason—my wife stumbled across a post in the Denver subreddit that subsequently imprinted itself on me. The original post was the simple question of what newcomers liked most about living in the region. Of course, … Continue reading On the silly superiority of living at high altitude
Taylor Coe 