Where’s the BEEF?

Where’s the BEEF?

by | Feb 19, 2023

During the ‘hamburger wars’ of the mid 1980’s, Wendy’s panned its competitors’ puny burgers with what would become an iconic slogan, “Where’s the beef?” Dave Thomas claimed his ‘Old Fashioned Hamburgers’ had more beef than McDonald’s or Burger King. Now four decades...
In Pursuit of ‘Common Sense’

In Pursuit of ‘Common Sense’

by | Jan 10, 2023

For retired folks such as me, most days feel like Saturday. This is both a blessing and a curse. On the latter end it means that the morning ritual often begins with the quest to find out what day it actually is. As I peered at my Nature Conservancy wall calendar this...
COP 15 Scores a Goal for Biodiversity

COP 15 Scores a Goal for Biodiversity

by | Dec 21, 2022

For nearly a month people across the world had been hitting life’s pause button and turning their gaze to elite athletes kicking and head-butting inflatable round balls into netted goals in Lusail, Qatar. Then this past Sunday in epic fashion, the 2022 FIFA World Cup...
Something New Under the Sun

Something New Under the Sun

by | Dec 14, 2022

“Simply put, this is one of the most impressive scientific feats of the 21st century.” ~ Jennifer Granholm – U.S. Energy Secretary It may not be as visually exciting as watching the first man walk on the moon, but in the grand scheme of things, mimicking on earth what...