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Cold Showers
On a cold blustery wet April Saturday, after getting up and brewing a pot of strong coffee, I read in the dark as the dog snoozed. I think it was he who decided that, if… Read more
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Counting Days
Numerologists seem to be in the news a fair amount more than the relevance of their magic should dictate. Anyone who knows how many flags were on the dais at the departure ceremony of the… Read more
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collected works
Just a small sample of content I’ve written over the years for clients and magazines. More to come soon. Whitepapers: Gevo Whitepaper The Circular Economy Gevo Whitepaper Sustainable Farming Practices and Advanced Renewable Fuels Enewsletters:… Read more
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Too Far from the Tree
I recently got into a text discussion with a friend about apples. He lives in Washington State, and he thumped his chest a bit about the many varieties available there. Recently I was in the… Read more
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No Answer Is Good Enough
Strange days these. I’ve been meaning to write a blog lately but all my topics seem to be “evergreen,” which in real editors’ parlance mean the topics are not urgent enough, and they never get… Read more
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Dreaming of Trees
The wind had picked up. I shut the lights and peered out the back window, my night vision returning. The night sky had darkened to the Southeast, a haze of low, black clouds bearing down.… Read more
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Independence Day
Much has transpired since my last post here, and the story just gets better. Our family has a boat. But it isn’t mine. Even better, it’s my daughter’s: an Optimist sailing dinghy, which we gave… Read more
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Let There Be Light
Originally posted on Boy and a Boat: I watched through envy-filled eyes as boaters who had done hardly an hour’s work were lowered from the travelift to the resting river below. “How!? I mean, gahhhh,… Read more
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Savoring Summer in Shelter Island
Originally posted on Boy and a Boat: Leaves along Connecticut’s Route 9 had begun to trade their deep green for hints of orange and yellow; nature was showing its hand. Fall is here. With a… Read more
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Thoughts on Drowning and Other Revelations
Recently the image of a drowned three-year-old boy on a Turkish beach has awakened something in the world that story after story depicting the horrors of the migrant crisis had so far failed to do.… Read more
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