spbeckman

Ice fog grown crystals

This week we've been having freezing fog at night. The water slowly condenses, allowing for strong directional growth of ice crystals, resulting in these specta...

First day of class, Spring 2019

It's the first day if the semester and time to go see new smiling faces and influence curious minds. Posted using Partiko Android...

French 'Yellow Vests' Push For Anarchistic Evolution? Referendum Initiated by Citizens?

Following on from my recent post examining what might be the objectives of the many 1000s of people in France rioting and fighting for change there - I have fou...

Recent lucid dreaming and the holidays

The past two nights I've had lucid dreams. When I was in high school I had this happen all the time, but nothing since. Actually, I haven't remembered my dreams...

Is Steemit Sick?

In the 1960s, the Netherlands discovered deposits of natural gas in the North Sea. As a result of this discovery, the export of this resource increased, causing...

Is the Yellow Vest movement the beginning of something bigger?

[](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/france-paris-yellow-jacket-protests-flipped-cars-tear-gas-21-year-old-beaten-by-police) Here in France there is a feeling lik...

What is it about STEEM that its tanking so hard? // An open letter to STEEMIT.INC

I have been thinking lately as to why STEEM is performing so abysmally compared to all other cryptocurrencies. We can talk all we want about the bear market and...

Sunday night preparation for Monday morning

I just bought two more SBI, putting me at 10 of the 50 I intend to purchase. I've spent the better part of the last hour remastering the content I'm teaching to...

Another post:

So here I am, again. I've made progress with my health issues and am just now getting back on my feet. I've kept an eye on Steemit, but haven't made any signifi...

Steemit absence

Greetings,  Some of you may have noticed my absence fro the platform. The past 4-6 weeks I've been having problems with depression. My employment is fairly...

Happy Birthday!

For my birthday this year I scrounged together my residual Steem and SBD to purchase 8 shares of @steembasicincome. As I mentioned in a previous post, now that ...

Review of South Fork Public House

I'd describe this restaurant as what Applebees strives to be. I mean, the menu is reminiscent of Applebees, but the quality is slightly better. For example, the...

Steemitboard -- Yes, I want a silly award

So, I'm going to try for the Steemitboard Monthly Author award. This little post should earn the Weekly Author award. In so many ways, it seems lousy to shit po...

Ice plant, ready for ice?

Finally, at the end of the season, my ice plant is taking off. We have been near the frost point recently, so hopefully it is sufficiently well dug in that it s...

Evaporating content...

So I discovered today that many of my old posts had disappeared. Ok, so the posts didn't disappear, but the content has because it was hosted on DTube. If you g...

Review of Zip's Drive In

Zips is a regional chain that specializes in fast food. Each restaurant is operated independently. Of all the Zips that I have been to, this one is the best man...

Dinner: Steak sandwich

Tonight I made a large Sirloin steak sandwich. The waffles are seasoned with Japanese nori seaweed and I double toasted them, once in the waffle maker and once ...

Review of Moscow Bagel & Deli

Great sandwich shop that also serves breakfast. The atmosphere is laid back and relaxed. The decor is primarily concert and music posters, many from the '90s. T...

More home "repair"

It's hard to call this repair since I'm simply filling holes with spray foam, but it's necessary and still takes hours to deal with arranging the ladder and cha...

Review of Zoe Coffee and Kitchen

The food is general "American diner cuisine," but the quality is very good. The prices also are reasonable considering the quality, quantity, and location, adja...