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All Work and No Play

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It has been a bit since I have posted last. I apologize for that. I have been very busy. Work at Intel is going great. I feel like I’m finally getting into the groove, though, I still have a ton to learn. I really enjoy my coworkers, and the work I’m doing is fun. It would be hard to ask for a better job.

I’ve also been working a lot with the Copywriter Conclave of Portland, or CC:PDX. We got our LLC and opened up our very own business account. We had a photo shoot down by the river a few weeks ago that turned out great. And we’re moving right along. I’m looking forward to the Peter Bowerman event on August 6th. I would love to see you there. If you want to purchase a ticket, go HERE!

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My professional head shot. It turned out great.

I’m still editing for the ILAR Journal, and have three documents due in the next week. I’m feeling a bit busy, but so far, it’s been do-able. Get back to me at the end of the week and see how I feel. It might be a different story.

There is another possible project in the works too. I don’t know if my rates will make the person back out. I have to send out an email today. It could be a fun project, so I might drop my normal rate a little bit.

Camp NaNo starts today, and I have a goal of 1,000 words per day on a fiction project. I can eat lunch at my computer, right? I think I might be a little crazy.

Soooo… There is a lot happening. And it’s all good. I will try to post more often, but it could take me a little while to get back into the swing of things. Thanks for sticking with me.

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Welcome to the Weekly Wrap-up

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Hi, All,

Thanks for stopping by. This will be my first post on my shiny new work blog. I read a lot, and I like to share cool new ideas. I thought this would be the perfect forum to post science, health, and tech news. I’ll be posting links, photos, and book recommendations.

This week has had some interesting news about cloning endangered and extinct species. Not like Jurassic Park (shoot!), but the idea could help replenish species that are endangered. As far as bringing back extinct species! I don’t quite know how I feel about that, but I think it is a science worth looking into.

Two great people to follow on Twitter, if you’re interested in stuff like this are Brian Switek: @Laelaps and Carl Zimmer: @carlzimmer. They have been having an interesting discussion today. I think it’s definitely worth a follow. (The conversation and the people.)

My suggested book is about Extinction and Island Biogeography, which ties in perfectly with this idea, is The Song of the Dodo, by David Quammen. This book is more than worth your time. While reading about the ideas on cloning extinct species, I thought of this book. Song of the Dodo is incredibly well written and is full of great background information for tricky propositions like this. Mainly, as a counter point on the sustainability of the idea. We have managed to cut our world up into so many ‘islands’ there might not be any place for resurrected animals. We are having a hard enough time keeping the ones we still have alive.

Finally, I have a photo of a Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger), one of the animals that has a chance of resurrection. Cute little thing, isn’t it?

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