The View from a Drawbridge

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  • The Wisconsin Wolf Cull

    What could possibly go wrong?

  • I’m Officially in Nerd Heaven

    When two interests collide…

  • Drawbridge Style

    It has been my privilege to be one of the few bridgetenders on the planet to have had the opportunity to operate all three of the most common styles of drawbridges. So here is an extremely basic primer.   This is a bascule bridge. These come in the form of a double span, like the…

  • “Those Towel Heads Can’t Be Trusted.”

    Yup, that actually came out of a coworker’s mouth the other day while we were discussing the Boston bombings. And I must admit I went off. I couldn’t help it. I’m so sick of the ignorance and bigotry. This is what I said to him: “Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good.”                                                                  …