by sumac | Apr 11, 2018 | Personal Apologies
People often have places to go, and important things to do there. Often they drive to those places. Animals often have places to go, and important things to do. While some animals find a nice place and stay there, other animals need to travel for business. They might...
by sumac | Mar 16, 2015 | Corporate Apologies
I recently flew to a college town, inexplicably the site of a marvelous wildlife symposium. The flight there and back involved 4 legs. I selected seats on 3 of the legs. To save money, I didn’t take advantage of airline offers to upgrade the seats for extra...
by sumac | Sep 18, 2014 | Other Apologies
Some of the most interesting stories come from the bats mailing list. This one is out of Southeast Arizona, a biodiversity hotspot south and east of Tucson. It’s a birding Mecca, a naturalist’s paradise. I went looking for birds, but it also bubbles with...
by sumac | Apr 26, 2013 | Political Apologies
Start with the fragile, elephant-shooting king. Add an angry queen, a princess accused of embezzlement, the king’s golden-haired friend (also a princess), charges of usurpation (usurpury?), an adultery web site accused of fakery (no! really?), and a nation in...