"Effective water management requires good institutions — i.e., a framework for the formation and enforcement of local rules and norms that will deliver safe and sustainable local supplies. After all, how useful is a well without a means of allocating its water or maintaining its flow? How safe are pipes when they carry water of unknown quality? How sustainable is supply from an overdrafted aquifer?"She faces the challenge of how and what to measure when gauging the state of the system. Apologies I can't phrase it as well as she could. The full text of the article can be found here.
Make French toast.
I received a loaf of challah Wednesday by airmail (Thanks J and D!). It was literally bread from the heavens. And in my excitement Wednesday night I decided to get up fifteen minutes earlier than I normally would on Thursday and make a very quick batch of French toast. This was a very good life decision and I highly recommend it to anyone who likes themselves. A vast improvement over my normal bowl of cereal. French toast took a little bit more effort, but was a GREAT way to begin Thursday. (At work, I’d call that a very strong ROI.)
**Addendum**
Coincidentally, global anthropologist/thinker/user experience designer Jan Chipchase wrote today about breakfast on the go and how it's destroying our moral fiber. Well, not entirely. But I'll take his writing to mean that my morning endeavor with French toast is going to save society.
My love for chocolate comes from all three sides of my family, so the
decision of what to order for dessert generally isn't a mystery. It's
actially quite unfair to the other desserts.
The other two events were fun but less happy: tickets to watch the
Pats get pounded by the Dolphins on Sunday (38-13) and tickets to
watch the Sox lose to the Indians Monday (4-3) and NOT clinch a
playoff spot.
The format really made me think hard about presenting, as the skill is one that's very necessary in my field. How is information displayed, what does the audience need to see (in 20 seconds), how simple/complex is the layout or idea that's being shown, does the slide tell the story or does the narration, etc. I also thought about some of the presentations I've seen from various leaders at my agency. I'm impressed each time I see them. And I wonder whether being an amazing presenter gets you to the top, or if this is a skill that's learned along the way. Or maybe I'm unnecessarily I'm awe of the people at the top who make these presentations and they're really not that amazing...
