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Winter Storms & WV Skiing

On January 20–22, the governors of eleven states and the mayor of Washington, D.C. declared a state of emergency in anticipation of significant snowfall and blizzard conditions. Approximately 103 million people were affected by the storm, with 33 million people under blizzard warnings. More than 13,000 flights were cancelled in relation to the storm, with […]

America’s Pulse

Cook partisan voting index, PVI, Partisan Voting Index, Election 2016, State Representatives, infographic, politics, by Gabe DeWitt, Tableau, PowerPoint, Data, Visualization

America’s Pulse, a Tableau Generated Chart and Map measuring the 435 State Representatives by their respective PVI and State. PVI (partisan voting index) is a measurement of how strongly a United States congressional district or state leans toward the Democratic or Republican Party, compared to the nation as a whole. ~wiki Each U.S. state is […]

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Cubs Win NLCS Trophy – Shimrock Wood Art –

Notes from Shim Warren C. Giles Trophy awarded to the winner of the NLCS (National League Championship Series) Writing by Dana Shimrock In the Spring of 2014, a representative of the National Baseball League contacted me. He had received a recommendation from someone familiar with my work who knew I had done some sports trophies […]

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A Hard-boat Lesson

Cheat Canyon, Rafting, White water

On Sunday the plan was boating the Cheat Canyon!  ..and I was in a raft with two of my friends, Lydia and Dani. Though, I was really itching to hard-boat as I had recently found some success on the Cheat Narrows with my friend Everett’s Wavesport Recon, being able to roll it with ease (onside […]