Theodore Kloba
@oakblood3
Electrical Engineer: Environmental Public Infrastructure. Musician: Bass player/mix engineer/husband for @dianemariekloba.com Empty nesting cat parent.
I know it's much worse as near as Wisconsin, but I can't remember air that smells and tastes so bad. (…except maybe when I've visited wastewater treatment plants or used to work in a refinery.) #Chicago #chiwx #airquality
Today's Dick Tracy features a mash-up of two Chicago institutions. I wonder how many from outside the area get it...
A robot redcap returns to its post after transporting a passenger through Detroit Airport. While carrying the passenger, it *did not* make small talk to put them at ease. 😒
In the breakroom of my office (which BTW contains a lot of engineers and planners working in transit).
I recently came into possession of this photo, taken on this date in 1989. It's the only photo I have of my late friend and bandmate Alec E. Hodel (at center). I can hardly believe I once looked like this (left). The occasion was my brother Tony's (right) wedding. Our band was This Busy Monster. 🧵
I don't really know these neighbors, but seeing them take down a healthy red maple tree for no apparent reason makes me think that maybe I don't want to.
86, from IEEE Standard C37.2. (Which originated as AIEE Standard 26 in 1928):
It grew very slowly for the first decade! Here it is at about 5 years old, with @dianemariekloba.com for scale: 🧵
On #ArborDay 1994, I took the day off work and we went to Brookfield Zoo, where the Forest Preserve District of Cook County was giving away bare root red oak saplings. Here is that red oak this morning: 🧵
Here's an odd one, Yamaha's MODX M7 76-key, which starts on E and ends on G! Two special keys.
We have unofficially named a small feral calico cat in the neighborhood "Marie Lepanto".
I didn't have the comic version, but I did (and still do) have 'The Star Wars Storybook', which also included the Biggs storyline.
From the @nytimes.com crossword as printed in the @chicago.suntimes.com. Too bad none of the clues are italicized! Figuring out which clues *should have been* italicized is an extra layer to the puzzle.
My intent was to capture the shadow on the building opposite, but a cloud softened the edges and the reflections of indoor lighting ended up being the more interesting feature.