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Author Archives: William Calvin
The Pocket Park Next Door
This is from advertising for “The Graystone” (as the “800 Columbia Project” has morphed into). It shows the current design for the public space (AKA “Community Water Park”) they will maintain. Skyline residents will have access both from 8th Ave … Continue reading
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Montlake Bridge closures begin August 9
The Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT) Montlake Bridge repair project will begin Monday, August 9. This project will require two phases of closures — a 26-day continuous around-the-clock closure through September 3 to general vehicle traffic followed by an … Continue reading
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Web links for the Spring 2021 lecture series on Extreme Weather
Those four short talks onExtreme Weather has Created a Climate Emergency I finally finished posting my four climate talks (February to June 2021) to Youtube. They are all scripted with a voiceover. https://sites.google.com/view/williamcalvin-org/climate-emergency The two-minute trailer for the series. Links … Continue reading
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Neighborhood Construction Views
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Better than videos of my talk
Hello all, I have finished up the half-hour YouTube version of my second climate talk from March 23rd. It is at https://youtu.be/VUZ4jb2qWGM. The last ten minutes, on tipping points, will be new to you. I am now … Continue reading
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The Vanishing View
Those in the -04 stack have had a pocket view, available only from the balcony or its window, of the Space Needle. And here is Skyline’s own contribution to our vanishing views:
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Work to resume at 800 Columbia?
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The view that is left (and other recent photos)
Sigh. I grew up in Missouri and Kansas, and now they seem foreign, a place I would not enjoy visiting. We do not want a second American Civil War.
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Brooks’ source
Brooks: “My analysis begins with a remarkable essay that Jonathan Rauch wrote for National Affairs in 2018 called “The Constitution of Knowledge.” https://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/the-constitution-of-knowledge Some excerpts from Rauch: On any given day, of course, we won’t all agree on what has … Continue reading
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Lost Voter’s Guide?
A number of Skyline residents are missing their voters guide for Tuesday’s election. You can access it at https://voter.votewa.gov/genericvoterguide.aspx?e=865&c=99#/ Mail your ballot Monday or Tuesday.
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800 Columbia: Stalled Again
My guess is that the next installment of mortgage money has been withheld by the (Chinese??) investors, probably because they are looking at the other five apartment towers under construction nearby (and two recently completed); 800 Columbia would be the … Continue reading
Crow nests on front end of crane
Another building of interest: 707 Terry’s NW corner is heading NW.
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Crows object to 800 Columbia reopening
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In the neighborhood…
This is a text from Raz Mason, the Jacques’ daughter, who has an apartment in the M Street Building down the block at 8th & Madison. live:westmerle, 7:45 PM By the way, a recent trip down to the store in … Continue reading
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Rapid Innovation
At Florence Cathedral, electronic devices worn on lanyards will notify visitors if they’re standing too close to their neighbors by vibrating and lighting up.
Some local implications for the re-opening big picture
You may have seen the recent news articles on the invisible mucus droplets emitted during speech, and how long (8-14 minutes) they can hang around in the air in poorly ventilated spaces (such as elevators without fans running). Here are … Continue reading
Seattle skyline
Tuesday night view from West Seattle, looking NE. Our 26th-floor observation deck was very comfortable Friday night; ought to be perfect this weekend. Cushions are out but, alas, restoring the shade sail is delayed until June because we didn’t get … Continue reading
WA seems past the peak pandemic
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The views
Also, I’ve been writing some short pieces for Medium.com lately. Here are the free links to them. https://medium.com/@william.calvin/post-pandemic-times-ad832f040094?source=friends_link&sk=8845b6997be862691591748cbc4009f5 https://medium.com/@william.calvin/lessons-from-the-choir-the-science-behind-cloth-face-masks-76248d18bf0e?source=friends_link&sk=b4a9c4243c446c3f700146af0837cee9 https://medium.com/@william.calvin/facing-up-to-the-climate-crisis-78b899f15c15?source=friends_link&sk=811b31e171413976924db09e55fcb4e2 Remember that our roof deck has walking room.
Post-Pandemic Times After the Lock-down Ends
I’m sending this off Friday 3/27 to the usual op-ed outlets. Comments would be most appreciated (wcalvin@uw.edu). Post-pandemic times will feel like a new era, once we can rub shoulders again. Relief, yes—but the world will also work differently after … Continue reading
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Push buttons in the pandemic
A new use for your mailbox key.
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