The other day I came across the most ornery looking creature I have ever seen. It was 4 inches long, green and covered in […]
Cecropia and Business Growth
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Is Your Business a Blight?
There is a blight on my land, and it just killed my favorite chestnut tree. The so-called chestnut blight, introduced a century ago, wiped […]
Finding Direction on Tumbledown
I was hiking up the side of Tumbledown Mountain in western Maine last week when the trail disappeared and I lost my way. I […]
Rethinking Strategy with Bode Miller
Bode Miller beat me. Yes, I actually raced against him at Cannon Mountain last weekend, and he was faster than me (as were about […]
Partners and the Flying V
I was drinking in a beautiful spring-like afternoon on Saturday when I heard the unmistakable honk of the Canadian geese. A few more honks […]
Carcasses and Niches
I was cross country skiing last weekend, enjoying a crisp winter afternoon, when I came across a flock of birds picking over a carcass. […]
Splitting Logs and Competition
A small dent. That’s all that resulted from whacking the wood with a 6 pound maul as hard as I could. Being nearly winter, […]