One of the benefits of pneumonia, if such a thing can be said, is that it mandates idleness. Little more can be done other than sit, read, nap, read a little more, nap a lot more, all spiced liberally with administration of various medications along the way. If it wasn’t for the lack of ability […]
John E. Riutta
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Posts by John E. Riutta, MA, MBA, FLS:
“Science” Reports Ocean Dead Zones Increasing
One of the funny things about experiencing severe respiratory difficulties is the amount of attention it causes one to focus on matters of oxygen. Which is why the publication in the 15 February 2008 edition of the journal Science of a new study that investigated the discovery of anoxia (lack of oxygen) in an area […]
Illness
Pneumonia. Back soon. Peace and good bird watching.
Despite “Crash,” NJMFC Vote Goes Against the Red Knot
A mere one day following the premiere of “Crash: A Tale of Two Species” on the award-winning PBS series Nature, the New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council rejected by a vote of 5-4 the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s proposed moratorium on the harvest of Horseshoe Crabs. The information presented in “Crash” clearly and unequivocally […]