Category: Bad Backsights

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…

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…