Monthly Archives: February 2012

Think about every bit of coaching you’ve received in sports. Swing the bat through the ball. Kick through the ball. Swing the golf club through the ball. [The blogosphere is loaded with literalists, so let me be the first to … Continue reading →

Readers of the previous post and related posts on the Weather-Ready Nation may be well aware of the work pioneered by the Community and Regional Resilience Institute (CARRI) over the past few years. If not, the CARRI February newsletter which … Continue reading →

“Red sky at night, sailors delight…red sky in morning, sailors take warning.” Before the Valentine’s Day digression, the topic was the Weather-Ready Nation. The magic of the idea? Two-fold. First off, the slogan is a song we can hum. We … Continue reading →

Prologue, Part 1: One of the perks of having blogged for over a year? Significant dates start rolling around a second time. Here’s a link to last year’s post: Valentine’s Day, the Real World, and the Five Languages of Love. … Continue reading →

In junior high, I had a shop teacher who would tell us repeatedly, “Plan your work and work your plan.” The tragedy? His advice was sound, but he might as well have been talking to himself. We never listened. “Children … Continue reading →

Hopefully blog readers will try a little experiment with me today. As you know, I read The Economist, and I’m always quite a bit behind…I’m going to summarize an article in the January 21st issue for you. As you read … Continue reading →

Yesterday here in the office I was having a conversation with a new (and welcome) colleague.  Our topic? Social science. [That no doubt comes as a shocking surprise to those of you who’ve been reading the last several posts.] I … Continue reading →

…with some interesting bits of commentary and a few useful links. You can find his post on his blog Climate Science: Roger Pielke, Sr. here.

Last evening I received an e-mail from Pam Sturner, who is executive director of the Leopold Leadership Program. [Remember that post a while back introducing Dr. Jane Lubchenco?  The Leopold Leadership Program is one of her many legacies.] Pam was … Continue reading →

This week we’ve been looking at social scientists’ ten suggestions for policymakers. [Want to catch up? You can start here and work back through the thread…] At least one suggestion out of the ten has prompted reader reaction… 7. Incorporate … Continue reading →