: About Me

Writing is a hobby that I someday hope to shape into a career. Some of the projects I have worked on professionally are the McCormick and Schmick's Cookbook, The Deschutes River Railroad Wars, and the Hooters Cookbook. I also do full-scale website development and am an amateur photographer (http://www.panoramio.com/user/1154461).

I enjoy Helium and the different topics it inspires me to write on. My best articles are the ones I don't have to think about. If I have any skill at all, it comes from the Advanced Composition course I took in college. Thanks, Dr. Trout!

My passion is ...

attempting to grasp the concepts that elude me.

I know too much about ...

Scrabble.

My parents always told me ...

if I take the time to do the things that others won't, the time will come when I can do the things that others can't.

My childhood ambition ...

to be a scientist or a writer.

My favorite memory ...

can't decide.

Why I write ...

I can take the time to craft my thoughts to the best of my ability. Knowing that I'll never write anything perfect (all my articles have mistakes), the thrill comes from thinking perfection is attainable, and I always look for ways to achieve perfection.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Bob Dylan's Themetime Radio Hour, Tom Petty's Buried Treasure. Check out Its.

My first job ...

Stacking boards at a local sawmill.

My best moment ...

you just missed it. Just wait; another one is coming up.

My inspiration ...

to make a career of freelancing in my house clothes.

Politics, News & Issues > Conservation Commercial fishing: A guide to the standard practice and its impact on the environment

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If you're an investor looking for a growth industry, one of your best bets might be commercial fishing. According to William T. Hogarth, Ph.D., in an article written for Seafood Business Magazine, worldwide demand for seafood will likely see an increase of 40 million tons by the year 2030. That's considerable anticipated growth for an already $70 billion-a-year industry. But that growth comes with a high cost, however, and for the inhabitants of this planet those costs will largely be measured in terms of environmental impact. Commercial fishing is a timeless industry, existing perhaps as ...

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