Seeing What’s Hidden

A trip last year has me reflect on what we chose to ignore

(Originally written February 10, 2024. And, I still think about these things more than a year later.)

I’m sitting in a cafeteria at Daimler while my child—who turns 17 today—is sequestered in another room with his robotics team. There’s no usual live stream, just a quiet space with locked access to the Willamette Riverfront, a closed coffee shop, and ple…