Archive for September, 2008

Beautiful Bridges

Everyone in public works appreciates a beautiful bridge so I am passing on a link to the "16 Incredibly Colorful Bridges" post at the Color + Design Blog. This site is offering up inspiring photos/images of beautiful bridges from around the world and includes a color palette lifted from each image.

09.27.2008 | Public Works | admin

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Do Contractors Text?

Poor Jack, he could never get hold of me on the phone. Little surprise. We both work in construction and spend most of our day lining up work and crews, securing materials, overseeing projects out in the field, and dealing with the general problems that arise each day on a construction site. With al

09.24.2008 | Public Works, Public Works in the Metaverse | admin

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Government – the Surrogate Parent

Recently I read a blog about the need for the federal government to rebrand their Uncle Sam image. Well, after watching the way government at all levels is accepting more and more responsibility for fixing everyday problems faced by Americans, I think I have a suggestion. Instead of Uncle how about

09.13.2008 | Government in the Metaverse | admin

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MuniGov 2.0 is Launched

A few weeks ago, I was introduced to Greever Wemyss (Second Life name) by a mutual friend who realized we both have an interest in local government and its use of Web 2.0 and virtual worlds. After a few discussions, we decided that we would create a Second Life group that is specifically focused on

09.7.2008 | Government in the Metaverse, Public Works in Second Life, Public Works in the Metaverse | admin

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