The common everyday bicycle is one of the most underrated inventions. In the US, we mostly consider it as a toy … More
Category: Resiliency
A Cool Thing Happened at Work: Baby Chinese Crocodile Lizards
It’s no secret that I love my job. Becoming a reptile keeper at the Knoxville Zoo last year was a … More
Words: “…The Gulf Between Practice and Profession …”
“One of the great tragedies of life is that men seldom bridge the gulf between practice and profession, between doing … More
Desert Diversity, Saguaro Style
Those of us who feasted on a diet of Looney Tunes and Doritos each Saturday morning as children probably grew … More
Do You Have A Growth Mindset?
What’s your mindset? Research shows that people with a “ growth mindset ” are more likely to focus on taking … More
Words: “…An Exquisite Balance…”
Carl Sagan on how to ” distinguish the useful ideas ” “It seems to me what is called for is an exquisite … More
Nectar Thieves In The Night
The first few times it happened in 2008, it was a mystery. We’d awake to the hummingbird feeder completely drained … More
Success In An Elusive F2 at The Knoxville Zoo
Once upon a time, an interesting species of turtle became extinct. Last seen in 1908, the Arakan Forest Turtle, Heosemys depressa, … More
Invisible Desert Dwellers
Desert dwellers are accustomed to the monsoon season and the rain it ushers in, a glass of water raised to … More
Of Mice And Women
Back in the early 1970s when I was a young nurse at Cincinnati General Hospital I was rejected from participation … More