The Big Here
This isn’t so much about Tacoma as it is about our place in the greater surroundings and environment. We, personally, feel like we’re becoming more and more socially conscience with an eye toward our surroundings. We compost our food scraps, sort our recycling, commute via bicycle, let our lawn go brown in the summer, and participate in a farmshare. Then again, we don’t always know what we’re helping. We’re just helping some collective good. We recently came across a 30 question quiz (plus 5 bonus questions) meant to test our knowledge of our immediate areas (via Kottke.org). This goes beyond the Tacoma specific Beautiful Angle Quiz – looking not at our manmade and cultural artifacts, but toward our natural environment. For example:
7) How far do you have to travel before you reach a different watershed? Can you draw the boundaries of yours?
10) Name five native edible plants in your neighborhood and the season(s) they are available.
17) Right here, how deep do you have to drill before you reach water?
I grabbed a scrap of paper and took the quiz. I looked up the answers to the few questions I thought I stood half a chance at getting right. It wasn’t pretty. It was humbling. If you have a bit of spare time, take the quiz and get back with us. How well do you do?
Link to The Quiz at Kevin Kelly
5 comments
S Sarah October 10, 2011
I remember hearing that the public/committee had asked that the tower be incorporated into the design of the new hotel and the hotel said it did not fit into their design. So maybe we should not jump all over preservationists, they asked that it be used and the developer said no.
M Mofo from the Hood October 11, 2011
Preservationists suggested the old and faded water tower as a design element in a new Holiday Inn Express hotel? And the developer said no?
That’s just crazy!
J jamie October 11, 2011
I think I said it before (I definitely thought it) but that tower would have looked awesome on the roof of the Red Hot.
I’m assuming it’s scrap now.
M Mofo from the Hood October 11, 2011
Seriously, preservationists suggested that only unrestored window frames and dirty glass from the Heidelberg Brewery should be installed in the new Holiday Inn Express.
M Mofo from the Hood October 12, 2011
No joke; preservationists said that old Heidelberg Brewery rats should be relocated to the new Holiday Inn Express.