Prosopography

Prosopography

I encourage anyone with the time and inclination to invest your experience, wisdom and talent in a cause for which you have passion. I serve as the Treasurer for the Andrus Center for Public Policy.  I have lost track of the number of years but when Governor...
Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera

There are over 160,000 known winged insects, moths primarily, in the order Lepidoptera.  Moths are generally nocturnal and as you likely know are attracted to light. There are a few species that are crepuscular or diurnal—they are active in the day. Some are beautiful...
Indefatigable

Indefatigable

Overload.  If you have one of the newer television sets and can stand to watch the current fare, the screen can be split into 4 parts.  During March madness, we often watched four games at once—sort of. The sound goes with one of the games the rest you are...
Circus

Circus

Bruce is a Kea, a species of large parrot that is endemic to the forested and alpine regions of the South Island of New Zealand.  Carl Zimmer from the Times wrote about this remarkable 13 year old bird who is the alpha male in his group.  The leader of the...
Sharks and Snakes

Sharks and Snakes

I struggled to find a topic that is not a re hash of all of the current events and speculation if the Orange Wanker has gone over the edge. While the War kinda rages on, the Strait is still blocked and now double blocked. Misinformation and outright lies are still the...