by Bert Daniel | Jan 28, 2026 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
I am reading a book now called the Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt. The premise of the book is that a generation of children, the so called Gen Z, has been doomed to an increased predisposition to anxiety disorders and other mental health issues because of a...
by Bert Daniel | Jan 8, 2026 | Welcome Column
With the new year having arrived, I have been seeing a lot of ads on social media for language lessons like Babbel. I guess it’s New Year’s resolution time and vows like getting more exercise, losing weight or learning a new language seem to be very popular. The...
by Bert Daniel | Dec 7, 2025 | Welcome Column
“Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you” (Satchel Paige) Lot’s wife looked back and she was turned into a pillar of salt. Orpheus looked back and he lost his love Eurydice forever. Maybe looking back is a bad thing. How does that possible wisdom apply to...
by Bert Daniel | Dec 1, 2025 | Welcome Column
Important takeaways regarding CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species): 1) CITES is neither an investigative nor an enforcement agency—contrary to frequent but completely unfoundedbelief, there are no “CITES agents” inspecting listed species...
by Bert Daniel | Nov 9, 2024 | Welcome Column
Acoustic music has a special resonance in certain places. I remember one time hiking through the Armstrong Redwoods near my home in Sonoma County and hearing a flutist playing in the hollowed-out stump of an old redwood tree. You could tell he enjoyed the special...
