Author Archives: James Cross

Into the Hive

In the Spring of 2005, I became a beekeeper. The idea of keeping bees had been in the back of my mind for many years since a stint in the Peace Corps in Costa Rica in the 1970’s. During that … Continue reading

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Interesting Times

“May you live in interesting times” – a curse commonly attributed to the Chinese. In August, 1969, a group of friends and I piled into a car in Delaware and headed towards New York. We were going to the Woodstock … Continue reading

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Broad Speculations?

Do we need them? The answer is a cautious “yes”. Speculations are not science. Science is more cautious and conservative; but good speculations, even while not correct, can lead to science. A good speculation is based on science and facts … Continue reading

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