I am in the middle of the first day of a 3-day conference: the 4th Annual Bioneers Conference in Anchorage Alaska. It is, actually, a sattelite presentation of the 18th Annual Bioneers Conference in San Rafael California.
The official website states: Bioneers are biological pioneers who are working with nature to heal nature and ourselves. They have peered deep into the heart of living systems to devise strategies for restoration based on nature's own operating instructions. They come from many cultures and perspectives, and all walks of life.
So far, in Anchorage, we have listened to some of the plenary speakers and had some interaction with the Bioneer community there at the conference. We have not yet broken out into the many available workshops: that's my favorite part.
The next few days will see us learning all about things like: Socially Responsible Investments, Building Sustainable Relationships, Reducing your Carbon Footprint, Adapting to Cascading Global Change, Raising & Harvesting your own Meat, Solar thermal systems in Alaska, Biodiesel and Beyond, and Teaching Values the Athabascan Way.
The "ultimate distraction" spoken of in the title of this posting comes from the fact that I could barely concentrate on the speakers this morning due to the fact that probably THE most gorgeous man I have seen in many years was sitting next to me. It's very hard to concentrate on the big screen TV in front of you when Mr. Oh My God is sitting not a quarter of an inch away from you. And it doesn't really help matters that I know him and have worked with him in the past on various workshops and task forces throughout the town, because now I know that he not only is really good looking but also a very nice man. And he’s married.
Sigh…
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