Something’s Fishy

I went to an interesting lunch yesterday sponsored by Fast Company Magazine (and yes – I know Al Gore is on the cover of the latest issue – It’s still a good magazine).  The speaker at the lunch was the CEO of EcoFish, Henry Lovejoy. Lovejoy founded EcoFish to address the growing problem of depleting fish stocks. The company only sells fish that are caught in sustainable fisheries.

I have to admit, I was skeptical at first. Who wants to pay more for fish just because they come from sustainable fisheries? Aren’t there “plenty of fish in the sea” as we are often told? Turns out, there aren’t. Henry presented two slides that I found simply shocking. The first showed the biomass (the weight) of fish in the North Atlantic in 1900, the second showed same information but in 2000. The difference is scary. Take a look for yourself here. The flash demo shows the change in the biomass over the entire century, but if you really want to be blown away, just compare 1900 to 2000.

It seems to me that this is a pretty big issue that isn’t getting anywhere near enough attention. And compared to global warming, this issue is real and immediate.

Briggs!!

Let me introduce our newest family member – his name is Briggs and he is an 11 week old Goldendoodle (a cross between a Golden Retriever and a Poodle). I’m not a huge fan of the name Goldendoodle (it sounds like what will be left when Briggs pees in the snow).. but I love the breed. They are supposed to have the intelligence of a poodle and the energy of a Golden. So far, Briggs seems to have the intelligence part down, but then again, what dog owner ever says his dog is dumb? I’ll keep you posted as he starts Puppy Kindergarten.

His flight up from Virginia was somewhat traumatic – the poor guy was sick to his stomach on the way to the airport – so he wasn’t very happy when he first arrived. But now he’s settling in and he seems much better.

The kids think he’s great, and Kerry wants to take maternity leave to stay home with him. All in all, we couldn’t be happier with the little guy!

iHype……

My friend Diane clued me into a great video from the folks at MadTV. Given the recent launch of the iPhone, I think it’s timely. Check it out here.

I haven’t seen the iPhone in person yet, but I’m impressed that the reviews suggest the hardware lives up to the hype. Too bad AT&T’s service doesn’t. Some are even looking at the iPhone as a Wi-Fi enabled video iPod and are discounting the phone capabilities.

As for me, I’m waiting for iPhone 2.0 or 3.0. And for the AT&T service to get better.