Author Archives: William Calvin

On the nights of July 16-17 and 17-18, chances of seeing the aurora near Seattle are quite good; Sunday night will be clear, Monday night, partly cloudy. Skyline’s 26th Floor Observation Deck has more than the usual amount of city lights, … Continue reading →

At https://photos.app.goo.gl/Ro8fmYvrAzDFENgg1, you will find my suggested approach to the digital travelogue.  It also demo’s the software, though a better example is my Italy Volcano travelogue at https://photos.app.goo.gl/tHcBhCiO9fD1FsXA2. CRITERIA: I want 1) a solution where the user can view and select photos … Continue reading →

 Quoting Thomas B. Edsall in the NYTimes today: Countless analyses have demonstrated that Trump won the election by combining support from traditional Republican voters with a surge in backing from constituencies that contemporary economic and cultural developments have left behind. … Continue reading →

You might have missed noticing last night’s 5.8 earthquake 500 miles east of us in Helena, Montana–unless, of course, you observed the clothes swaying in the closet.  Actually Katherine first felt it as motion, as if the whole room were … Continue reading →

The weather forecast for the 4th suggests clear skies and 63°F on the 26th Floor Observation Deck.  Since there is never enough outdoor seating, consider bringing up any handy folding chairs. And remember that there is also indoor seating (at … Continue reading →

When a local photographer sees a neat picture like this, the natural question arises: Where was it taken from?  And these days, one has to consider the possibility of a camera on a drone instead of a tall building and … Continue reading →

Never see the Space Needle between those downtown buildings? I suspect that it is possible only from the balconies in the -04 stack. Here’s a telephoto of it: Of course, you used to see a lot more of the Space … Continue reading →

Cold Spring Harbor Labs on Long Island is primarily about research, only secondarily about grad students.  Most of these people are post-docs, selected from a worldwide pool of applicants without nationality restrictions; getting in for a few years is quite … Continue reading →

On a drier day, I shot pictures of that improbably tall apartment building at 7th & Cherry whose crane has engendered so much dinner table conversation. Then there is the corner of Boren & James with two facing projects.