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Yes. Yes, I do want good tortoise news.

Beautiful day for the beautiful game!

Quick math says I have spent approximately 640 hours of my adult life cooking spaghetti sauce.

#brickseries #037 moisture causing interior paint film detachment on a historic clay tile basement wall.

Do they still teach marker and pen work in architecture school? These are from my first job circa 2002... Trying to understand depth, shadow, symmetry, composition in historic home rehabilitation. If you know St. Louis, you'll definitely recognize this typology 😉

#brickseries #036 sloped clay tile substructure shaping the roof on a historic post office

Four Lessons learned at the FORUM 2026: Preservation Currents Conference.

What's the difference between a $12 whistle and a $24 whistle? (Bonus review of a $6 whistle!)

Referee trivia: It is theoretically possible under the Laws of the Game (though EXTRAORDINARILY unlikely) for a player to commit an offside offense in their OWN penalty area.

My desk view until July 19. To be clear, this doesn't necessarily mean my productivity is cut in half.

#brickseries #035 The rowlock course (second from the top in this photo) is a good "tell" that you are looking at a multi-wythe structural brick bearing wall, not a brick veneer wall.

Home-cured lox on the dinner menu tonight! Bagels by other.

#brickseries #034 This morning's work: Climbed a 24-foot ladder to observe repointing work on the back side of a parapet wall on a historic mausoleum in Des Moines, Iowa.

Spring @sequelarchitecture native prairie photo dump: the flowers have started flowering!

#brickseries #033 Corbeled brick masonry planter box, Minneapolis, MN. This city has so much awesome brick detailing!

Why architects should fear AI... and how they can survive. open.substack.com/pub/sequelsm...

Take a sneak peek at our Cottage Grove New Build project that's quickly becoming one of our favorites. A few of our favorite material installation moments. We're just a few months away from completion and we can't wait to share more!

Just saw someone comment "AI;DR" on a LinkedIn post that was clearly AI generated... and I would totally steal that, except then the algorithm would think I want more AI slop. Which I do not. People, we totally know that you are AI generating your emoji bullet point lists of insightful insights?

The one where I tell designers that their process is all wrong...

Saying goodbye to my "vague architecture reference" license plates after 10 years... 😥 #iykyk #acad

Good. Now do all the men!!!

Interesting quote: "There's a fine line between thoughtful planning and hiding behind planning. The discipline is acting once the signal is clear, even if the path isn't perfect." Do you recognize yourself in this? How do you know when the signal is clear?

“Half bath” a very deceptive name for a room with zero (0) baths in it 🤔

The Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend, Iowa, is of "you must see this in person before you die" level caliber.

Starting a Substack for some of my slightly longer musings about architecture, business, preservation and empathy-driven design Subscribe for free at substack.com/@sequelsmw?u...

Imagine that, upon reading this message, your visceral reaction is... anger. An odd response to feel attacked by this, yes?

This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.

After a month of waiting, I blended my fermenting lemons into a paste. First use: substituting for lemon and salt in a creamy cole slaw. Yum! Recipe: Preserved Meyer Lemon Paste, "Good Things" by Samin Nosrat

Can we all just agree that Eponine deserved a long, happy life instead of getting shot? This may be a metaphor.

Day 2/? of nicely asking @jamellebouie.net to post his videos here in addition to TikTok... I miss your insightful commentary since deleting the 'tok.

Referees, your time is now. You have the best whistles and you know how to use them.

I miss @jamellebouie.net Tiktok videos something fierce, but I still deleted the app. Jamelle, would you consider crossposting them here?

Of note, a partial list of people who did not have friendly correspondence with Epstein (as of this posting): - Obama - Biden - Harris - Walz

This steeple restoration project is located just one block from the most recent travesty in Minneapolis. I connected with my client - they are weathering the storm with grace and strength, supporting the community, and advocating for justice.

It's like shaking hands with history. Here are a few of my favorite door knobs from projects over the past 25 years of historic rehabilitation work.

#brickseries #032 Running bond switching to stacked (header) bond to create the radius wall at the breakfast nook in this incredible Mid-Century home!

#brickseries #031 Restored stone mantle and brick fireplace in a renovation project.

Christmas aebelskiver!

Happy Hanukkah

Shocking.

Spatchcock dry-brined turkey with maple bourbon glaze. That is all. That's the post.

✅ Three bedrooms ✅ Seven bathrooms ✅ Two kitchens ✅ Great room ✅ Massive floor doors Nailed it.

Houston, we have a problem... What in holy hell is all that pavement?! www.chron.com/news/houston...

According to the linear equation if you set your oven to 1000 degrees, you can cut the time down to 45 min.

I know, I KNOW. Exactly what your building needs. #wicked #forgood #renovation #architecture

This little ice cream shop we designed is gonna be 🔥🔥🔥🔥. Or maybe more appropriately... 🧊🧊🧊🧊