Blog Info 300th Post 300 posts is a major milestone and a good time to look back on past writing and reflect on why I write a blog. The Ghost blogging platform that I use informs me that this is my 300th post since I started this blog around 11 years ago. My own
archive 2024 Year in Review This year's writing on The Drafting Table and general life updates. In 2024, I wrote 9 posts including this one. That's down slightly from last year, but on par with 2020; my annual average from 2020 - 2024 has been 9.6. Having two kids under
archive 2022 Year in Review Annual retrospective 2022 was not a very active year here on The Drafting Table (because it was a very active year at home and at work). I had seven posts, the fewest of any year since I started this blog. However, I've got a backlog of something like
archive 2021 Year in Review Looking back on another year of writing this blog Last year, I had only 9 posts. This year, I managed 12, which is within my target of 1 - 2 per month, albeit at the low end. I have a few more drafts started, including a couple that I was
archive 2020 Year in Review My customary annual retrospective. At the start of the year, I mentioned I intended to reduce my blogging frequency to one or two posts per month. I didn't even hit that target (ending up with 9 posts)—but I had a very good reason: this year I got
Blog Info New Year, New Format Regular readers will have noticed that it looks different around here now. Read on for a few details. There was an update to the Ghost [https://ghost.org/] blogging platform that my previous theme wasn't compatible with. So I reverted to the default "Casper" theme, which
General 2019 Year in Review An annual retrospective and convenient archive. I've had a good year. I started a new relationship, tackled a project on my house (with a lot of help from family!), took an introductory whitewater kayaking course, and started writing a book. I initially thought that I could get a
Blog Info Hiatus Announcement There was a fair bit of a gap prior to my previous post [https://danbscott.ghost.io/polynesian-pacific/]; you should expect a longer one before the next one. I've decided to take a break from blogging for at least a few months. I have several other things keeping
archive 2018 Year in Review As at the end of years past, I'm writing this post to take a look back at what I've written over the past twelve months and highlight some of my favourite posts. It's also an opportunity to provide a convenient annual archive so readers
Blog Info 200 Posts Interlinked I've reached a big milestone on my blog: this is the 200th post. I thought this would be a good time to look into how well-connected various posts are. The list of links at the bottom of this page makes a good starting point for a dive into
archive 2017 Year in Review I've been blogging for four years now. At the end of each year, I take a look back at what I've written over the past twelve months and highlight some of my favourite posts. It's also an opportunity to provide a convenient annual archive
General 150th If my count is correct, this is my 150th post on this blog. I wanted to mark the milestone. Also, I don't plan to have a post next week, so happy Easter to all my readers. To look back on the past 3+ years (2014 [https://danbscott.ghost.
General 2016 Year In Review At the transition between years, I like to look back at things I've written (and drawn, etc.) over the past twelve months. 2016 was a good year for me. I'm now a professional engineer [https://danbscott.ghost.io/hanging-out-my-shingle/]. I'm in a good relationship.
Links "Node Generative Architecture" Sorry there hasn't been a post here for awhile. This week I just have a few random links—but hopefully some interesting ones—but I'm planning what should be a very interesting book review for my next post. One of my previous posts [https://danbscott.ghost.
Professional Hanging out my shingle I recently became registered as a professional engineer with APEGNB [http://www.apegnb.com/en/home/default.aspx] so it seemed like a good time to write a post describing what I do in my job, which is in the field of industrial wastewater treatment [https://ricochet.com/what-your-wastewater-treatment-specialist-wants-you-to-know/] . The
General Influence of Water Quality on Nitrifier Regrowth... As 2015 draws to a close, I wanted to share a recent accomplishment of mine: getting a paper published from my masters [https://danbscott.ghost.io/my-masters-thesis/] research. Here are the details: Title: Influence of Water Quality on Nitrifier Regrowth in Two Full-scale Drinking Water Distribution Systems By: Daniel B.
Blog Info An Important New Brunswick Blog I'm happy to announce that The Drafting Table [https://danbscott.ghost.io/welcome/] has been added to the index at the New Brunswick Bloggers Hub [http://nbblogers.blogspot.ca/]. Why not click over there and check out the other blogs listed? <img src="http://1.bp.
General About Me I was born and raised in Fredericton, New Brunswick and studied Civil Engineering at UNB (Bachelor's) and Waterloo (Master's). My thesis topic [https://danbscott.ghost.io/my-masters-thesis/] for my Master's degree was "Nitrification in chloraminated drinking water distribution systems". Now I'
General Welcome! As 2014 dawns, I decided it was time to start a blog. My goals are to hone my creative skills and share some ideas that I hope readers will find interesting or useful. Some of what I plan to publish will be semi-related to what I do professionally—information and