November 2011
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September 2011
2 posts
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June 2011
4 posts
“The more important a call or action is to our soul’s evolution, the more...”
– Steven Pressfield, from his book Do the Work
November 2010
3 posts
“It may sound like I’ve got some sort of formula by which I write. Hell, no!...”
– John McPhee on his writing process. From an interview in The Paris Review (No. 192 Spring 2010)
September 2010
2 posts
Popping the lid off pot
Recently published this story on Maine’s fledgling medical marijuana dispensaries, which are slated to open this fall.
My first piece in National Geographic Traveler
I published a short walking tour of Portland, Maine, in the September issue of National Geographic Traveler. Unfortunately, it’s not online, but if you find yourself flipping through magazines at the bookstore, check it out and let me know what you think.
July 2010
1 post
Green awakening →
Here’s a recent article I wrote for Mainebiz about businesses seeking sustainability, but realizing that being green involves much more than recycling paper and turning the lights out at night.
February 2010
5 posts
Have you heard of an exabyte? ... me neither →
Apparently, mankind is expected to create 1,200 exabytes (an exabyte is a billion gigabytes) of data this year…
This American Life, spoofed →
If you like or dislike This American Life, you should get a kick out of this spoof…
WatchHere’s the hour-long Liberia documentary from Vice TV, for those with a little more time on their hands…
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Fishing for a future, part 2 →
The second half of my aquaculture piece was published this week in Mainebiz. Check it out if you’re interested in Maine’s aquaculture industry.
WatchHave 5 minutes? Watch this video news report from Vice TV about the civil war in Liberia, complete with cannibalism and gun-toting teenagers. You won’t see this stuff on your evening news.
January 2010
2 posts
Fishing for a future →
The first article in a two-part series on offshore aquaculture that stems from my reporting trip to Panama and Mexico was published today by Mainebiz. Check it out and let me know what you think.
U.S. Supreme Court throws out laws restricting... →
November 2009
15 posts
A morning hitch
I was having a bad morning. I needed to check out of my hotel in San Carlos and find one in Guaymas, the next town over where I’d be working for the next few days. But only two hotels had any Internet presence and they were the most expensive resorts. My cell phone was babbling at me in Spanish and wouldn’t let me make a call. And I was supposed to take the bus to meet someone for...
Mexican earthquake
I just lived through my first earthquake…and didn’t even know it. I was driving with a friend home from a beachfront bar in San Carlos, Mexico. When we arrived at his home, his parents were talking about the 4.2-magnitude quake that had just shook the house. We didn’t notice it driving down the road, but since most of the sandy road was unpaved, the ride alone felt like an...
Smaller, smaller, smaller... →
I love creative learning tools. This simple website puts the scale of tiny things into perspective. Slide the bar to the right to zoom in.
The men of Open Blue Sea Farms →
I just posted a series of portraits to my blog The New Aquaculture.
October 2009
14 posts
Competitive birders
I find myself sitting with a group of serious birders on a tour of Panama…they’re drinking their beer and wine, talking about the puff birds and leaf tossers they saw today. These aren’t your average birdwatchers, they’re competitive birdwatchers. They’re talking about beating the world record for the number of bird species spotted in one day, which, if you’re...
WatchOne of the first things I noticed in Panama were the incredibly colorful buses on the road. My driver, Franklin, who does not speak much English, pointed to this bus and said “transporte publico.” Really, I thought, that garishly painted bus is public transportation? I saw others during the day, each more exotic looking than the last. Later, I found out the public bus system in Panama...
WatchI’m in Houston, my hotel reservations are in Panama City and my luggage is in Newark. Damn!
WatchTook this little video while flying on a prop-engine plane from Portland to Newark. Unlike the naked eye, my FlipCam picks up the propeller blades.
Started out for Panama City; now find myself stuck for the night in Houston. Oh well…these are the small nuisances of a world traveler
No yesterdays on the road...
As I scrambled this morning with last minute preparations for my trip to Panama and Mexico, I felt that nervous excitement begin to course through my body. Travel is a special adventure, one that I’m passionate about. William Least Heat-Moon sums up in this quote a part of why I love travel:
“When you’re traveling, you are what you are, right there and then. People don’t...
Check out my visual packing list for Panama and... →
“If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.”
– Rudyard Kipling
