50 States – Leg 3: Macksville, Kansas (The Middle of Somewhere)
January 25, 2009 by Ocean Doctor · 6 Comments
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I hadn’t been to Kansas in 25 years, since my then-girlfriend’s ‘72 Dodge Dart broke down at 2 AM square in the middle of our transcontinental journey to San Diego. The dash went dark, the engine quit, and the car silently rolled to a stop on the shoulder of the Interstate. I opened the hood and was greeted by flames, which I somehow managed to blow out, probably with the help of the ever-present midwest winds which were howling that night. They had to wake up a State Trooper to rescue us. Twenty five years later, the winds still howl as I remember them.
Canterbury School (Ft. Myers, FL)
January 24, 2009 by Ocean Doctor · Leave a Comment
| February 13, 2009 | ||
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Canterbury School (Ft. Myers, Florida)
Pelican Marsh Elementary (Naples, FL)
January 24, 2009 by Ocean Doctor · Leave a Comment
| February 12, 2009 | ||
| 9:00 am | to | 10:00 am |
Pelican Marsh Elementary (Naples, FL)
Wegner Middle School (Boys Town, NE)
January 24, 2009 by Ocean Doctor · Leave a Comment
| January 29, 2009 | ||
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Wegner Middle School (Boys Town, NE)
Principia School (St. Louis, MO)
January 24, 2009 by Ocean Doctor · Leave a Comment
| January 28, 2009 | ||
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Principia School (St. Louis, MO)
50 States – Leg 2: Florida – Oceans vs. Rocky Horror
January 22, 2009 by Ocean Doctor · 1 Comment
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Leg 2 was going far too smoothly. My flight to Tampa was early. The rental car bus arrived immediately. I didn’t get lost. The sun was shining. Maybe you’re like me, but when things start going this well, I get nervous. Turns out my gut feelings were right. Things were about to get…silly.
Like the expedition’s first leg to California, Leg 2 was also to familiar territory, to a state I had once called home: Florida. My many years in Florida, teaching at Seacamp in the Florida Keys, as president of The Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples, and co-chair of the Everglades Coalition, means that I’ll be returning here twice more to honor the flood of speaking requests I was honored to receive.
Macksville High School (Macksville, KS)
January 18, 2009 by Ocean Doctor · Leave a Comment
| January 23, 2009 | ||
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50 States – Leg 1: California – The Giant Squid Problem
January 15, 2009 by Ocean Doctor · 2 Comments
I suppose it was an appropriate start for an expedition about the oceans: Wet. A cold January morning rain pounded the Washington, DC sidewalks as I dashed, carry-on in tow, to catch a ride to the airport. Fortunately, a taxi driver quickly took pity on the umbrella-less, rapidly saturating figure waving his arm on the corner, and, in keeping with DC taxi cab tradition, I was soon in deep and interesting conversation about current events and, of course, politics.
New College of Florida (Sarasota, Florida)
December 24, 2008 by Ocean Doctor · Leave a Comment
| January 16, 2009 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
New College of Florida (Sarasota, Florida)
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Bellevue Public Schools (Bellevue, NE)
December 19, 2008 by Ocean Doctor · Leave a Comment
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