If somebody dumps something noxious in my back yard, the dumper is the last one I would call on to repair the damage.

Look at the bark of a redwood, and you see moss. If you peer beneath the bits and pieces of the moss, you'll see toads, small insects, a whole host of life that prospers in that miniature environment. A lumberman will look at a forest and see so many board feet of lumber. I see a living city.

All through college, I had frequently been the only girl in a science class - which wasn't such a bad deal.

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