Ouchie ouch
Aluminum water bottles transfer heat quite readily to soft sensitive fingertips. It doesn't take long for that 204 degree F heat to make its mark. Ouch.....
View ArticleBig week
Biggest week for me in a while actually. I committed to my Nepal trip. This represents the earliest I've been able to commit to anything. The trip is scheduled for Oct 9, 2011 - Nov 9, 2011, and here...
View ArticleArticle 11
It could possibly be said that I chickened out, but I really didn't. I cancelled my 6:30pm appointment with a tattoo artist, because I've decided that I'm no longer certain that I want to get the...
View ArticleConfronting fears...
I decided recently that I want to conquer the remainder of my fears one by one. I don't know if I'll ever conquer them all, but it's something worth trying. By fears, I also mean things that make me...
View ArticleThe Story of Us
I'm in love with this song by Taylor Swift. I think I like her latest album, 'Speak Now', better than I liked her her previous album, 'Fearless'. It's spunkier, and at least at this time in my life,...
View ArticleWho da fool?
I know I'm just fooling myself, and yet I can't help it. Oh, this too weak flesh. Or is it a too weak spirit?
View ArticleUnwanted
And here I thought I had put it mostly behind me. Well, maybe that is actually still true. Softness comes unbidden to me. I'm a sleeper about to awaken from a melancholy reverie. This aging heart of...
View ArticlePics from Mission peak in November, 2010
I've been lazy about posting pics, but these were some nice ones.The trek took a little over an hour to get to the peak, so not bad for a quick morning hike. This was the view from the top. And here I...
View ArticleHeavenly, Dec 3, 2010
First day of snowboarding, yeah! The pics speak for themselves, really. It was a glorious day, with better snow than expected. Sometimes luck smiles upon you. With hardly anyone on the slopes, and...
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