On November 14th, NASA launched the Space Shuttle Endeavour for a flight to the international space station in order to bring parts for remodeling the living area of that orbiting outpost. As a boy, I was fascinated by the prospect of such futuristic projects as the space station. I would pour through Omni magazine hatching […]
John E. Riutta
About John E. Riutta
Posts by John E. Riutta, MA, MBA, FLS, MemRES:
Hitting the Bottom
A dear and long-time friend called this morning wanting to know a good spot to watch birds up in our neck of the proverbial woods. Having been keen to get in a little time on the local bottomland between trade shows, I was more than happy to oblige in not only telling my friend where […]
Once in a Lifetime Quality
Some fifteen years ago I once bought a Filson vest. About twelve years ago I once bought a Filson coat. Perhaps a decade ago I once bought a pair of Filson boots. I still have all of these items. They have served me well through years in the field and have not yet even begun […]
Time to Make a Few Changes
The time has come. For over a year, Born Again Bird Watcher has been using some pretty standard blogging tools and relying on the “kindness of strangers” to stay alive on the World Wide Web.However as it and my business of the same begin to mature, it is necessary the blog and the website to […]