fiscal embarassment
Here we are, New Year’s eve, staring the at the blank promise of a bright and prosperous 2013 right in the face.... Read More
the end of the Age of Aquarius
Being immersed in the ocean science community, many of this foresaw this inevitability, but there’s nothing like the national e-news to confirm... Read More
the value of data
Just this week, I faced the unfortunate, though somewhat inevitable malfunction of my cellphone. With this misfortune came the loss 95% of... Read More
on budget crises, and gettin’ $#!T done
I’m generally incredibly hesitant to talk politics here on ‘a New Life’, but we are in a time and space where not one single... Read More
the abomination of the Obama nation
Tonight’s (1/25/2011) State of the Union marked a critical point in President Obama’s tenure in office, as the event would for any... Read More
shopping at ‘Price Rite’ | an illustration of where we are going wrong
After a leisurely holiday week spent relaxing with the fam, today marked the official start of getting back to the program. Among the... Read More
the ‘odds’ in Vegas
I’m finding it somewhat ironic that I’ve travelled through two of the last places on Earth I’d ever consider experiencing in just... Read More
Plastic bags and reinventing the American dream
Among my most favorite reasons for travelling, particularly outside the US, is taking a deeper look into how things work. Earlier this... Read More
Hot, Flat, and CROWDED
Perhaps it is no coincidence that I wrapped up Thomas Friedman’s ‘Hot, Flat, and Crowded’ via audiobook while travelling last night. While... Read More