Grant’s Blog

One of country singer Sara Evan’s hits is the song “Perfect.” During the course of the song, she tells the man she loves… “every little piece of the puzzle doesn’t always fit perfectly…”

Imagine. The woman of your dreams declaring that she is more than okay with your imperfections: count me in! Actually, I am [...]

This week I was stuck in a traffic jam. It was caused by a DOT crew filling holes on I-95. One lane was closed. Because it is an interstate, three trucks with flashers were being used to safely force cars to move out of the lane being repaired. No problem with that. One guy was [...]

Like a ninja warrior, Spring has, for the past month, been creeping up on the Northeastern United States. This Winter, nature took a pass on the time-worn tradition of providing us with a January thaw. We got our first look-see at the frozen ground sometime mid-February. Only to get more snow. And, then more again…

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Notwithstanding my oftentimes off-the-mark rants, I am all for an end to hunger, conflict, and environmental destruction. I am, after all, a child of the ‘60s. Kumbaya.

I am also a capitalist.

On my fifty-nine plus laps around the sun, I have observed that this planet’s most prosperous economies contribute far more to global peace and environmental [...]

Personally, I find most everything associated with the Oscar Awards a bore. But, I do like some of the movies that TCM is showing in their “31 Days of the Oscars” series.

Among them, “Stand and Deliver.” It’s an 80’s vintage film about a dorky guy who quits his corporate job to teach math in [...]

Notwithstanding the fact that 99% of the brainiacs in this country say so… I flat out reject the notion that economic prosperity pollutes the environment. I do NOT think that we Americans should feel bad about killing our “fragile” planet. Quite the contrary, I think we should be proud of leading the way in making [...]

Here’s a ridiculous story.

A guy from EPA recently spoke to a gathering of Connecticut wastewater treatment plant operators. A nice guy, best as I could tell. But, as he was telling us that the Federal government – in its all seeing, all knowing manner – is implementing new runoff regulations to keep the turbidity in [...]

Day of Thanks 2010

Dear Recently Elected:

As my Thanksgiving dinner bakes in my kitchen, and the delicious smell permeates the house, I’m caught up in the mood of the day. For the moment, I’m unequivocally grateful and optimistic. Notwithstanding my cynicism for all things political, today is truly a day of thanks.

Meaning, I suppose, this will [...]

A few months back, Ted Rulseh, Editor of TPO Magazine shared his observation that wastewater operators aren’t braggards. He wrote that we have earned the right to proudly proclaim that we “make clean water.” I liked reading that. TPO Magazine certainly does its share to promote the importance of our profession. If you haven’t, get [...]

Of late, its been raining. Something I’ve experienced little of this summer.

Unlike Denver, where one of my three brothers lives, hereabouts we don’t much expect our summer weekends to be sunny. Nope. We usually get a lot of summer rain. But this year we’ve enjoyed a long, hot, dry summer. Perfect New England beach weather [...]