Thomas J. Johnson

Hard to say… I graduated in 08′ at the top of my class but I’ve been unemployed for basically 2 of the last 3 years. I still value my education. It was a transformative experience that literally changed the way I view the world and gave me the skills to express my ideas, whether it be a landscape design or a new invention. I truly believe that a…[Read more]

I generally don’t care for western mosaic (they’ve got some amazing stuff in the middle east) but I really dig your work. It must be very time intensive though, which might make it difficult to be profitable. Have you done the math? How much could you sell them for vs how much time/materials does it take? If you can get connected with the right…[Read more]

Yeah, I would bet that there is a direct correlation between intelligence/life-experience/education and the effectiveness of marketing/advertising. i.e. it’s easier to influence the buying behavior / manipulate people of lower intelligence / less experience (children).
This is one reason why advertising for Landscape Architecture is so difficult,…[Read more]

In science, the acceptance of new ideas follows a predictable, four-stage sequence. In Stage 1, skeptics confidently proclaim that the idea is impossible because it violates the Laws of Science. This stage can last from years to centuries, depending on how much the idea challenges conventional wisdom. In Stage 2, skeptics reluctantly concede that…[Read more]

Here you go… these should suit your needs…
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/guidedSearch.asp?CatId=17&sel=Detail;116_35_41237_42734,Detail;98_266_9898_49588,Detail;112_458_10937_14910
I’d look for at least a 2.0Ghz processor, 4GB of Ram and a 500GB HD. 64 bit operating systems seem to be the way things are going but if all of…[Read more]

lol To who!? Do you know anybody that’s hiring that has an appreciation for bad poetry?

A design position at your firm is what I seek
drafting, drawing, researching
and anything else you might need
Monday through Friday
Even seven days a week
I can do it all
from concept to CDs
 
the desk is empty let me sit there AS AP
when you need it done right give it to me
nothing too big too small all things between
if it need be done right…[Read more]

Letters are more formal than calling. If you have a casual relationship, calling would be more appropriate than a business letter.
If you are looking for work, ask him if he has any. You can’t expect him to have ESP. You’ll be doing him and yourself a disservice by being insincere and allusive about your intent. Personally, I’m horrible at reading…[Read more]

Not to shoot holes in your question, but these are things you need to figure out in order to design your swale:
1. It’s a 100 year flood, not a 100 year storm (that was Point Break)
2. By “retention” I believe you mean “detention”. Retention areas hold onto water. Detention detains a given amount of water for a given period. I spent a fair amount…[Read more]

Contact godaddy.com they might be able to help you. Or track down Justin Phillips and leave a flaming bag of dog poo on his front porch.

Hope this helps:
 
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That’s shady…

The government should not build affordable housing. They should create conditions in which market demands can be met by private enterprise, if the need exists. When government builds public housing is determines the fate of an area for a long time. Just look at the South and West sides of Chicago. Areas that should have high value are caught in a…[Read more]

Let me get this straight. A businessman wants to build a storage facility that will create 7 new jobs. Your town is requiring that he pay $20,000 to address an “affordable housing” issue that will result from the creation of those 7 jobs.
I would have to ask, where is that $20,000 going? How is the town going to use it address the affordable…[Read more]

I’ve created a monster…

Mike G – Yeah, I noticed that you have extensive forestry experience. I don’t doubt your knowledge for a second and I think forestry people are some of the neatest people around.
I think the common flaw in attempts at urban forestry is government involvement. When the government runs an operation from the ground-up there is no room for profit and…[Read more]

Bummer that you don’t have the dwg files. It sounds like you know how to convert from plt to pdf: Open in CAD, Plot to PDF.
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Printing-and-Plotting/Converting-PLT-to-PDF/m-p/1407309
http://rkmcswain.blogspot.com/2005/09/convert-plt-to-dwgdxf.html
 
I think what you’re really asking is how to get better resolution from…[Read more]

We’re getting a bit off subject here but…
1. To say it costs too much to harvest trees in urban areas is a sweeping generalization. Is it more expensive to send a team and heavy equipment into the backwoods or to send a few guys with light-equipment into the local park? Is it less expensive to take down trees to grind them into mulch (as is the…[Read more]

Yeah, I agree… it would be best if we designed environments in which trees could grow big and people / business could flourish. It’s a telling sign when we create spaces for our own inhabitance that can’t support other life forms.
Urban trees as lumber is interesting… why don’t municipalities mandate high-value trees instead of fast-growing?…[Read more]

There is a lot to be said for urban tree management. With modern building practices, we need a new approach. Street trees just won’t get as big as they have in the past. As you pointed out earlier, a 4×4 cube is a death sentence for trees. Instead of letting that tree get too big for the space, allowing it to die and then replacing it, it could be…[Read more]