I found this story on the US Dept of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service’s Southern Research Station website. David Carrera, USFS firefighter on the Angeles National Forest, served as a Marine Corps staff sergeant 1998-2006. Ted Willis, a Southern Research Station program manager based at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, wants USDA Forest Service managers aroundContinue reading “Veterans Becoming Firefighters”
Category Archives: Life as I find it
New Zealand Forestry (Part 1)
I liked New Zealand the moment I arrived. I arrived in early 2005 for a forester’s tour intent on “learning about forest ecology, biodiversity, conservation policy, the forest economy, and intensive plantation management.” I spent my first night there in Wellington, which felt like a smaller version of San Francisco. It had hills, Victorian houses,Continue reading “New Zealand Forestry (Part 1)”
President Obama's Inauguration Speech
Word clouds show where the speaker has put emphasis.
President Obama’s Inauguration Speech
Word clouds show where the speaker has put emphasis.
#44
It’s noon eastern time. Barack Obama IS the 44th President of the United States.
My Oh My, How the Time Does Fly
John Stewart, arguably the greatest American songwriter since Wood Guthrie, left us one year ago. During his life, he wrote more than six hundred songs about America from the viewpoint of the “wingless angels,” those who drove the trucks and did the jobs that kept the country alive. He’s best known for being a memberContinue reading “My Oh My, How the Time Does Fly”
What I Want for My Birthday
My thanks to Ann McFeatters for saying what we want. We [at least Americans like me] want competence. We want adults in charge. We want an end to partisan bickering. We want the billions we entrust to our government to be handled wisely. We want our nation’s credibility abroad restored. We want an end toContinue reading “What I Want for My Birthday”
2008 — Maybe We Shouldn’t Look Back
If you haven’t already, take a few minutes and read Dave Barry’s Year in Review: Bailing out of 2008. My favorite quote: John McCain, still searching for the perfect running mate, tells his top aides in a conference call that he wants ”someone who is capable of filling my shoes.” Unfortunately, he is speaking intoContinue reading “2008 — Maybe We Shouldn’t Look Back”
2008 — Maybe We Shouldn't Look Back
If you haven’t already, take a few minutes and read Dave Barry’s Year in Review: Bailing out of 2008. My favorite quote: John McCain, still searching for the perfect running mate, tells his top aides in a conference call that he wants ”someone who is capable of filling my shoes.” Unfortunately, he is speaking intoContinue reading “2008 — Maybe We Shouldn't Look Back”
Think you know how to tie your shoe?
My brother, a runner, sent me the link to the video for proper shoe tying. Who knew? Learn about the reef and granny knots here.
Nullius in Verba 