It’s the last business day of the year. I’d suggest you start getting all your tax stuff in a folder to hand over to your tax professional. (We are ready and willing to help you ☺ ).
Monthly Archives: December 2016
Potent Antibiotics Weaken with Triclosan
Yesterday, we finished our discussion of fish- and how what we buy (actually who grows them) is increasing antibiotic resistance. After all, if we keep feeding fish a slew of antibiotics, it shouldn’t be surprising that more microbes learn how to fight off our pharmaceutical defenses.
Water. Agriculture. Aquaculture. Antibiotic Resistance (3)
So, now we’re ready. We already know that we are buying and eating the delectable offerings of Chinese shrimp and catfish. Even if they try to claim they are Malaysian or even American.( What? You haven’t read Monday’s or Tuesday’s post? )
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Water. Agriculture. Aquaculture. Antibiotic Resistance (2)
The world’s water supply is in a precarious position. Even here in the US, we have more than a few places that now have endangered supplies. Some water supplies have been drawn down – by excessing farming, by careless residents who’ve never been taught the value of water conservation, even by poorly run industries that have polluted the supplies. (Fracking comes to mind, of course.)
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Water. Agriculture. Aquaculture. Antibiotic Resistance (1)
This blog has been gestating for a long time. Mostly because it will end up being a series of blogs- but the connection between them took a bit of doing. So, I’ve been massaging them to make the connection clearer.
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The 3R’s, 3000 years ago?
So, why did I discuss Chanuka a few days early? Because it set the stage for today’s discussion.
Dedication on the 25th
So, it’s getting close to the first or second holiest day of the year for Christians. And, it’s getting close to a minor holiday for Jews. One that Christians tend to elevate so that they feel they are “giving equal time”.
Profits at the Expense of You and Me
I’ve been saying for a long time that we don’t really need to change the minimum wage. No, that does NOT mean I believe that businesses have been paying their employees appropriately.
StartUp. ScaleUp. SpreadOut.
Most of you know that we work with a variety of firms.
Happiness is…
What is happy? Well, when I am with my kids, you can bet that I know exactly why that is. But, when they leave (or I leave their abodes), does that mean I’m not happy?