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About Bruce

Work for sustainable development of small islands and the Chesapeake Bay; ex-Peace Corps (Volunteer and staff) in LA & Caribbean; cruised Caribbean on S/Y Meander for three years; like small tropical islands, French canals, Umbria, Tasmania, and NZ. Married 52 years to the late Kincey Burdett Potter (see Kincey.org). President of the now-sunsetting Island Resources Foundation.

Ping, ping, ping . . .

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Bruce

Back in the 1980’s when we had first bought MEANDER, we brought her up to a marina on the Anacostia River, so that we could work on the boat (we lived in DC at the time).The boat was supposedly 52 feet from the water line to the top of the mast, a… Continue reading →

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The Way It Was . . . and still is some places — Huntingfield Creek near Rock Hall

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Bruce

I’ve got a full sized version of this for anyone that wants it — 5 Mbytes bp Continue reading →

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Chickens Debating Crossing the Road. . .

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Bruce
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South River Federation Thanks Kincey

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Bruce

At its General Meeting Tuesday, October 19th, the South River Federation Continue reading →

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Can we get some microcystis, too??

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Bruce

Is the slimy, oily-looking scum on our creeks this same mycocystis?? . . . . or some other nasty old cyanobacteria? from a blog in the LA times: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/09/sea-otters-monterey-bay-cyanobacteria.html Sea otte… Continue reading →

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Trumbauer Finally Triumphs — by 46 votes

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Bruce

The final results from the Maryland Board of Elections, after counting all early, absentee and provisional ballots, votes cast for the Democratic Primary County Councilman in District 6: Chris Trumbauer: 3287 votes Chuck Ferrar: 3241 votes Winning… Continue reading →

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Who is putting us in the hole??

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Bruce

from Rachel Maddow: now, want to guess why?? (besides the fact that the presidents couldn’t do arithmetic in the first place)?? Continue reading →

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So What’s Better Than . . .

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Bruce

Fishing on the Creek with your best dog on an early fall morning? Continue reading →

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Comment on the Election, based on a post at Washington Post dot com

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Bruce

Looking beyond Prince Georges County, there’s a glimmer of good news for political reformers in Anne Arundel County District 6, where River Keeper Chris Trumbauer put together a grassroots campaign of county residents who appear to have unseated t… Continue reading →

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Voting for Chris Trumbauer September 14th.

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Bruce

Attended another meet-and-greet for Chris Trumbauer in Kingport the other night. I’m even more impressed than before. Bottom line for me is that any place that has over 500 MILES of SHORELINE needs to have someone that understands marine and coast… Continue reading →

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