Born Again Bird Watcher Archive

When I last saw Robert Michael Pyle before he “unplugged” from the Internet to embark upon the first Butterfly Big Year, he gave me a copy of Orion magazine in hope that I would subscribe and the advice to enroll as a member in the Xerces Society. I did both and have been greatly intellectually […]

Every single Homo sapien in my household is presently under the grip of a particularly nasty virus. For the past two days, my own head has felt as though it was filled with epoxy resin. Thus is has been just a wee bit difficult to get much serious writing done. However as I was slouching […]

When I was working for a former employer as a market and product manager, I was involved with some joint projects to bundle the company’s products with promotional material from a prominent outdoor sports organization. The organization was not one that I had any personal connection to and of which I had not even heard […]

I’ve been a bit more distracted than usual this past week. This very day I have delivered my completed thesis for what will be my second masters degree to the university program office. After two years of trying to balance my family and business life with the demands of a full time graduate program, I […]