This page will eventually become a collection of my reviews of Environmental Impact Assessments conducted in the Bahamas. The links lead to a Science and Perspective copy of the EIA as published, then a link to my comments on the EIA as submitted to the developer and the Department of Environmental Planning and Protection. I will also include a brief summary of the EIA. Enjoy.

  • On Marriage for Miggety and Rashad,

    I know you will get all kinds of input on your marriage over the years, but I wanted to give you my few cents. Hopefully these words will keep you strong, faithful and respectful of one another and focused on what is important. Starting from the outside, think of all the people you invited to…

  • Sunny days sweeping the clouds away

    Today I am scheduled to meet icons from my childhood. Sonia Manzano (Maria) and Carrol Spinney (Oscar the grouch and Big Bird). For most of my childhood, Sesame Street was a constant. Get home on time and you could see Barkley following the kids as they disappear behind the tree. Sesame Street told us to…

  • Is this working out?

    We all make promises to ourselves to be better, healthier, stronger etc. It’s difficult to say the least. Today I did some sit-ups with Leonardo. I lay him on my lap and sat up until I kissed him on the cheek. Between low stamina and general disinterest in exercise, I made it to 15 while…

  • The parenting instinct

    As you prepare for a baby, you gather all your worries. First and foremost, will the baby be healthy and will it have a better chance at happiness than we did? Then, you think about the finances, schooling, saving, etc. But now the baby is here and everything is at eye level. He doesn’t need…

  • The country’s bladder

    So, if the US population is about 320 million and everyone pees once a day in a toilet that flushes 4 gallons at a time that means Americans pee in one billion two hundred eighty million gallons of technically drinkable water a day. Coincidentally the United Nations estimate 1.2 billion people suffer from lack of…