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 […]
Musings and Observations
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 […]
Pollution, Asthma, and a Lesson from Ornithological History
Last night I had to be rushed twenty-five miles from my home to an urgent care facility (like many rural areas, our county of residence has no hospital) in order to treat a severe asthma attack. After spending some time on a nebulizer and presently under a regimine of Prednisone, I am slowly recovering from […]