Category: Bad Backsights

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…

Why I Love the Profession of Surveying I’ve been surveying since 1980 when I was 19 years old. I’ve been very fortunate in…

As far back as 2017, the NSPS Government Affairs Consultant, John Palatiello put together a white paper and presentation on what he saw…

Uh oh, we (humanity, I mean) are in big trouble folks. I should explain… I made a huge mistake today. I let my…

Besides the painfully obvious difference between my seersucker jacket and my corduroy pants, (who dressed me, anyway?), what exactly is a ‘material discrepancy’?…

Part One of the Modern State of Survey Recruiting How are things in your neck of the woods? Got plenty of work? Got…

There is a saying, attributed to an ancient Chinese curse that goes, “May you live in interesting times.” Well for surveyors and the…

This is a hypothetical situation—I want to make that perfectly clear. Any resemblance to actual people, places or projects is purely coincidental. I…