I’m not a lobbyist and I don’t plan to become one, but I was in DC to give a presentation at Phoenix Landing, so I thought I would tack on a bit of time to check out what the Ducks Unlimited DC office gets itself up to.
I work with major donors and I thought major [...]
America is obsessed with our food, or rather everyone else’s food. Your officemates will surely examine your packed lunch and comment that it looks healthy or delicious (fattening) and then maybe make comparisons to what they themselves will be, should be or shouldn’t be eating.
I spent six months losing 25 pounds the hard way—less calories [...]
I wanted to make this last post on my birthday…on Groundhog’s Day (Check Patrick’s Site for reasons why this is a good day for endings and beginnings) but I guess there’s something about wrapping up that makes me hesitate. I hate it when good things end, even good things that had heartbreaking moments. (Jolie?) It isn’t [...]
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Things aren’t all bad up here. Sometimes just learning the landscape is a reward in itself. I’m going shush about the fact that I can’t find any ducks to stare at this photo for a while.
I’m having trouble finding ducks, well, anything other than mallards. It’s just the bane of a new place and a very odd winter weather pattern. The cold came late and the ducks have been slow to come down and arriving out of order. None of this means much to me because I didn’t hunt ducks [...]
I love that I’m working for an organization that is a million strong. I love it even more that DU truly speaks for me. I believe in conservation. I believe in having a relationship with the creatures that I eat, regardless of how difficult it is to examine all angles of consumption. I not only believe in, [...]
I should be hawking, writing, exercising, wrapping my head around my new job, catching up on freelance bits and pieces and this is what I worked on this weekend:
On Friday I spent all day exploring around Los Banos, meeting key players in waterfowl conservation and water distribution. Mostly though, I just looked and sighed.Â
There is so much to be said for embracing good work that has already been done. I wish we spent more time showing people what has been proven possible instead of [...]
I just got back from teaching at a conference in Denver at The Gabriel Foundation. It was a fantastic event which was attended by some wonderful avian veterinarians and lead by Barbara Heidenreich and Susan Friedman. We spent a lot of time talking about Applied Behavior Analysis and then putting the science to work. Which was my [...]
We’re leaving…really…in two weeks. (It’s not a royal “we” — it’s an Oh My God. Me and ALL these animals “we”)
We need:
218 transmitters —and a new receiver. Damn.
to outfit the back of the truck for dogs and falcons (at least there’s a shell on it now…)
to puzzle piece how a zoo, a change of clothes [...]
