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The Light Ahead
Through the past several months, we’ve heard all sorts of voices discussing the current state of economic affairs – including mine in last month’s “Aqua Culture” column, but, more predominantly, those of representatives of the 24-hour-a-day news media.   Anyone who isn’t living in a cave is by now aware that we’re caught up in an economic crisis of global proportions and that the consequences may be dire.  We’ve heard that line so often and with such fervor, in fact, that it’s
Powers of Observation
Most people move easily through the world, enjoying the scenery without really thinking about what makes those surroundings visually appealing (or not).   Science tells us that the human eye can see about seven million colors and that our minds instinctively perceive depth and dimension.  This visual capacity enables most of us to move around without bumping into things, some of us to swing at and somehow hit a golf ball and, in the case of a beautiful garden (we can hope), all of us sense pleasure and maybe a bit of