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  • Emotion: How Feelings Shape Our Thinking

    Emotion: How Feelings Shape Our Thinking

    I am not an emotional person, though I sometimes play one in certain circumstances. I have a slow-burn temper, something I have cultivated as I have “matured.” One…

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  • Manatees and seagrass and not thinking ahead

    If you live in Florida, you probably know that manatees are starving because seagrasses are dying. Scientist are desperately trying to feed them lettuce and while it wasn’t…

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  • What’s in a Vanity Plate

    What’s in a Vanity Plate

    I bought a sporty little car this summer (you can’t take it with you) and I bought a vanity plate for it. The plate supports the Florida Wildlife…

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  • Global warming allows iguana hordes to conquer South Florida

    If you have never been to Fort Lauderdale or Miami, or haven’t been there recently, it’s not just the growth you’ll notice or the diversity. You’ll notice the…

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    About five years ago I started a journey to develop my craft as a writer. The writing I wanted to do wasn’t the kind that I’d been paid…

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  • Toilet to Tap. Safe. Cost-effective.

    Toilet to Tap. Safe. Cost-effective.

    Opponents of recycling wastewater into drinking water call it toilet to tap to make it gross and unacceptable to the public. Years ago, I recommended that the national…

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