The Frontal Cortex : Dangerous Models
You know what I think about when I hear about the epic failure of all these fancy financial models that were designed to calculate risk? I think about the Atlantic Cod. These fish used to be everywhere. (Once upon a time, they were considered the cash crop of the ocean. Spanish fishing vessels would trek across the Atlantic just to fish the abundant cod off the coast of Canada.) Now the Newfoundland cod fishery is gone, yet another victim of overfishing.
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Sunday, November 2, 2008
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
Farmer in Chief
Check out Michael Pollan's letter to the President from the NY Times. It identifies three of the major issues in the current election debates - health care crisis, energy independence, and climate change - as having a common thread: the way we grow, process and eat our food.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Butternut Squash
Our NYC trip for work was to have some FFA presence on the Martha Stewart Show. Jewel was Matha's guest and they were cooking with some butternut squash that was grown by John Bowne FFA students.
I made it on camera and you can check it out when it airs this Friday, Oct. 3. Check your local listings for the exact time.
To see all the cool stuff I've been working on with Campbell Soup Company supporting the FFA, click here.
Monday, September 29, 2008
The Big Apple
Work took me to NYC the first part of this week. When not in meetings, we were able to take in some of the sights.
We did the normal stuff like Liberty and Ellis Island.
Then we also made our way up town to St. Patrick's cathedral and Central Park.
We also took in an Off Broadway show - The Altar Boyz. It was very funny and a good show. One of the leads was Neil Haskel of SYTYCD and so the show was very high energy and had some great dancing.
We did the normal stuff like Liberty and Ellis Island.Then we also made our way up town to St. Patrick's cathedral and Central Park.We also took in an Off Broadway show - The Altar Boyz. It was very funny and a good show. One of the leads was Neil Haskel of SYTYCD and so the show was very high energy and had some great dancing.Thursday, September 18, 2008
Poisoned
We flew up to New Hampshire for a good cause and we took part in The Timberland Company's Serv-a-palooza. 
The event is an annual event focused on improving the local community. This year's activities were to clear underbrush and growth at Odiorne Point State Park. It was a beautiful location and the weather couldn't have been more perfect.
It was great to eat lunch looking over the Atlantic and feeling the salt breeze. It was also great to be out of the office and doing some physical labor.
I am an Earthkeeper!
However, after rooting around in the shrubs for a couple hours one of my teammates paused and exclaimed "We've been working in a field of poison ivy!" Honestly, I was not familiar with the plant.
Two days later, my arms looked like this.
I continue to heal, but one thing is for sure. Now I know what poison ivy looks like and I won't make the same mistake twice.
The event is an annual event focused on improving the local community. This year's activities were to clear underbrush and growth at Odiorne Point State Park. It was a beautiful location and the weather couldn't have been more perfect.
It was great to eat lunch looking over the Atlantic and feeling the salt breeze. It was also great to be out of the office and doing some physical labor.
I am an Earthkeeper!
However, after rooting around in the shrubs for a couple hours one of my teammates paused and exclaimed "We've been working in a field of poison ivy!" Honestly, I was not familiar with the plant.
Two days later, my arms looked like this.
I continue to heal, but one thing is for sure. Now I know what poison ivy looks like and I won't make the same mistake twice.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Saturday, August 30, 2008
My Birthday with Jewel
My birthday this year was spent with singer/songwriter/Nashville Star judge, Jewel. We flew to Texas to record some sound bites and film footage that will be used in a new promotional campaign. 
Jewel and her rodeo husband, Ty Murray, live on a 2,000 acre ranch just outside of Stephenville, Texas. It is a really nice ranch.
Jewel was sick but she is a pro and did a great job for us. She was well prepared and really understood the message we were going for. She was funny too. One of her quotes that we won't be able to use was "My family were homesteaders in Alaska. We didn't eat anything we didn't kill or can!"
Before we left, I got a couple of things autographed and she was nice enough to do pictures with all of us.
Jewel and her rodeo husband, Ty Murray, live on a 2,000 acre ranch just outside of Stephenville, Texas. It is a really nice ranch. Jewel was sick but she is a pro and did a great job for us. She was well prepared and really understood the message we were going for. She was funny too. One of her quotes that we won't be able to use was "My family were homesteaders in Alaska. We didn't eat anything we didn't kill or can!"
Before we left, I got a couple of things autographed and she was nice enough to do pictures with all of us.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Medley Weekend
Friday evening we decided to class up our happy hour festivities and went to a performance of the Tommy Dorsey Band at Conner Prairie. It was a really neat ampitheater and they even had a dance floor for some sing dancing.
The band played some great tunes with lots of Sinatra covers.
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