During this birthday\/anniversary week, we’re reflecting a bit. And when we reflect on this past year, we don’t just think of all the mess, stress, destruction, and inconvenience– because this experience, strangely, has not been without compensation. We’re not talking about money (frankly, there hasn’t been nearly enough of that!). No, we’re talking about some of the fascinating things we’ve learned and done, though we’ve done some pretty fascinating things. We’re talking about all of the fantastic people we’ve met, in person and cybernetically; all of the friends we’ve made.<\/p>\n
Now, this is a dangerous thing to do, since we run the risk of leaving someone out. But we’d like to give some heartfelt shout-outs. If we forget you, we apologize in advance. Nevertheless, we want to say that we are genuinely, truly, deeply grateful that we’ve gotten the chance to meet and know:<\/p>\n
Carl Weimer, the Big Cheese<\/p>\n
Rebecca Craven, brainiac<\/p>\n
Beth Wallace, hero<\/p>\n
Kim Savage, trench warrior<\/p>\n
Jeff Axt, Brandon brawler<\/p>\n
Josh Mogerman, water (and beer) watchdog<\/p>\n
Ben Gotschall & Jane Kleeb, role models<\/p>\n
Nate Pavlovic, prodigy<\/p>\n
Anthony Swift & Sara Gosman, legal masterminds<\/p>\n
Susan Connolly, Deb Miller, & Michelle Barlond Smith, K-zoo pugilists<\/p>\n
Steve Hamilton, river baron<\/p>\n
Kathy Thurman, model public steward<\/p>\n
Mike Holmstrom, pipeline guru<\/p>\n
Rosemary Ahtuangaruak, whale hunter<\/p>\n
Mike O’Leary, wild lifer<\/p>\n
Chris Wilson, Texas tornado<\/p>\n
Sonia Grant, scholar<\/p>\n
Lance Enderle, winner<\/p>\n
Gary Field, intervenor<\/p>\n
Jake McGraw, eco-activist<\/p>\n
Dave Hasemyer & Lisa Song & Susan Bromley & Elana Schor & Dave Spratt \u00a0& Rebecca Williams & Jack Lessenberry & Adam Hinterthuer & Morgan Sherburne & Lindsey Smith &\u00a0Tiffany Stecker & Tina Casagrand, journos who give us hope (seriously, having spoken with those last four, all smart and at the very start of their careers, one actually does not despair for the future of American journalism)<\/p>\n
And \u00a0most of all, all our fellow landowners, the outspoken and the silent, who have put up with far more than they ever should have: Beth D & Donna T & Dave G & Carol B & Shannon & Linda K & Patricia & Amy N and all the others too numerous to mention who stop by and occasionally comment here & all those many others whom we’ve never even met.<\/p>\n
In all sincerity: thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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