Author: Carl C. de Baca, PS

No offense to accountants but do you suppose that, at professional conferences attended by accountants, that a typical icebreaker goes, “So Bob, how…

Well, it is February, and like all of you, (suuure…), my thoughts go straight to the Roman god of boundaries and boundary markers….

Artificial sweeteners—sounded good in theory, but now they are thought to be bad for us. Faux meat—real yecch. The synthesizer versus the electric…

It seems like the fastest way to get into a vigorous debate, if not an outright argument, with your fellow surveyor is to…

The First Amendment to the US Constitution enshrines the Freedom of Speech, along with the Freedom of Religion, right to assemble peaceably and…

I used to listen to Art Bell’s Coast to Coast radio show when driving across the desert at night. His shows were full…

There are always more questions than answers. This seems to be a universal law and it certainly holds true in my experience. Every…

Last month Laurie and I were driving through Carmichael or maybe it was Fair Oaks, on the way into Sacramento when…