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This blog is the lessons learned from cities, clients, and students about what makes good cities, about historic preservation, about downtown revitalization and about economic development based on my work and travels throughout the US and elsewhere.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa

At the beginning of this year I promised that I would be more diligent about regular postings. And it's not that there haven't been great "stories from the field" to write about, both domestic and foreign. But I haven't done it. And I've found that if I don't write something within a day or two when I learned the story, the nuanced lessons learned are buried in the far, and unrecoverable reaches of my aging brain.

And, self-discipline has never exactly been my strong suit, including, but certainly not limited, to writing.

So I am making another posting, but I felt the need to offer this mea culpa before I did.

Thanks for both reading and understanding.

2 Comments:

  • At October 18, 2009 6:15 PM , Blogger Lloyd Alter said...

    earlier this week I was checking out your site, wondering "where is Donovan?" I have been elected President of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario and need lots of snappy bon mots!

     
  • At October 18, 2009 6:34 PM , Blogger rypkema said...

    Hi, Lloyd. Thanks for checking in. Yeah, I haven't been as disciplined as I should be. And I was in Toronto in March and Quebec in September. But I do mention you often...as a sterling example of someone from the environmental world who truly understands heritage conservation. So keep up the great work! And congratulations on the leadership position.

    And the youtube piece you did keeps getting lots of attention.

    Best wishes.

     

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