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Looking past the sound bites, to show how agriculture, energy, and politics are all intertwined.
Recent Posts
Wrong Fish, Wrong Time
First snow came today, so like any good parent, I rushed to the supermarket. You can never be too prepared. As I unpacked my half-price frozen shrimp, my neighbor stopped by with a gift from her trip to Atlanta, and the Georgia Aquarium...
I Agree with Rick Warren (sort of)
On Meet the Press (or as I call it, Be Depressed), Pastor Rick Warren talked about service, giving back to the community, and of course life. As he put it, there are millions of villages accross the globe where the only building is a church....
How Soon We Forget
As Thanksgiving is near, and the holiday shopping spree is due to begin, the talking heads are forecasting gloom and doom for retail. Spending is down 5% since 2007, tens of billions of dollars less than when people spent like drunken fools....
What if....It Were the Movies?
Today is a day off seeming irony. If you were watching it in the movies, it would be seen as a "sign" from above. I read in the obituaries about Thomas Graff, an expert on West Coast Water Use. Apparently, he founded th...
Work and Life Sometime Get in the Way
For the last few weeks, the business has been working on the new product line launch. As with anything new, it's time-consuming. Throw in an election, and I haven't had time to spend on my favorite sites. Being a Saturday...
What\'s the ICD-9 Code?
It's post-election, and there's still some soul-searching and nonsense taking place, but I had to do a double-take on this one - Prayer is being covered as healthcare in the upcoming potential Healthcare Reform Bill. So let me get this...

