Do you have the patience of a Laysan albatross? Can you sit in one spot for two weeks? That’s not even a long stint for Laysan albatross parent incubating an egg. Can you go days between meals? That’s what a Laysan albatross chick has to do while awaiting the return of a full-bellied parent. On…
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Extinction: Does It Matter?
Yesterday, I thought I was dragging my brother out for a hike, but it was really Kirk who dragged me all over the hills and through the woods of Klondike Park in Missouri where I am visiting family. There are two things to know about the hike: One, my grandfather used to work at Klondike…
Writers Are Nothing More Than Word-Building Termites.
I’m sitting in a restaurant at LAX. My flight out of Lihue last night was delayed an hour due to stormy weather in Dallas. Now, those storms have moved north, resulting in the cancellation of my flight to St. Louis. Much to the consternation of my dad who reports clear skies and no extreme weather…
Are You A Mother of Nature?
The Laysan albatross chick spends 65 days going from a swampy mess of gelatinous goo to a scrawny, downy fluffball that we recognize as a bird. But, even so, after that miracle of life, as you might call it, just when it’s ready to emerge into this air-breathing world, the chick has one more hurdle…
Life in the Degradation of Metal
“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would…
Why I Quit the Best Job in the World
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. Maya Angelou. The first time I heard the words, “You have the best job in the world,” I was on Hawaii (Big) Island. That great orb of light and energy had just greeted the water again for the night. It was large, the…
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