Ecocentricity Blog: Be Careful How you Prounounce That...

Nov 30, 2016 9:00 AM ET
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Ecocentricity Blog: Be Careful How You Pronounce That...

A word of warning as I begin. If you were planning to read this blog aloud in polite company, I would recommend against it.

Don’t worry, this post won’t be R-rated or anything. It’s just that I fear you might ever so slightly mispronounce what I want to write about, and it could prove embarrassing (or hysterical, your choice).

Shelf-sitters. Let’s talk shelf-sitters. Are you seeing why I started with a disclaimer? If not, try saying shelf-sitters five times fast.

I have to credit my uncle and Foundation Trustee, Phil Langford, with the coinage. At a recent Board of Trustees meeting, he was talking about the importance of making sure the projects we fund don’t just get put up on a shelf and forgotten. We want our initiatives to have as long of a life and as much influence as possible.

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