We had a spectacular sunset tonight, thanks to high-level clouds over the mountain and low-angle sun from the west. I rushed outside to take a few pictures in the minute before sunset. The mountain was glowing orange against the grey-blue sky. Lovely.
Mark had a great day at school today, and Catherine was reported to do well at daycare. Mark's second field hockey practice is tomorrow, so we practiced in the park this evening. We have a ferocious Southeaster blowing tonight, too.
I had a great meeting today at Lynedoch regarding the concept of dematerialization (the idea that society could continue to have economic growth as we extract natural resources from the earth at a diminishing rate). The main question is whether dematerialization is possible in the developing world context. Put another way, are the goals of dematerialization and poverty alleviation mutually exclusive? Looks like there may be some modeling work for me on this topic.
--Matt