"One hundred years from now, as people look back on
our use of this continent, we shall not be praised for our
reckless use of its oil, nor the loss of our forests;
we shall be heartily damned for all these things.
But we may take comfort in the knowledge that we
shall certainly be thanked for the national parks."

~Secretary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur, 1931

Saturday, January 19, 2013

PoemPost - January 19, 2013



Off to ski, wild and free
on the snow i will go
over hill with freedom and will
muscles working, face smirking
winter outsmarted, embraced and wild-hearted

Wednesday, May 09, 2012

QuickPost - May 9, 2012

What a crazy coincidence that I check my blog and it has been exactly 1 year. 365 days. 1 solar cycle. (Approximately) 12 lunar cycles.

Tomorrow is C's birthday, and weather I think about it as one year from her last birthday, or 1 year ago, so much has happened in this 1 year. I think I could come up with a major life challenge or accomplishment for every month!

My frank and honest written note to myself from Monday sums up the year nicely:
"I am so torn by the life of the businesswoman--successful, productive, powerful, savvy, making women proud, proving, improving. But it is boring in an office. The catch-22 of the powersuit. Why is it 'better' to have the powersuit reputation?"

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

QuickPost - May 10, 2011

You know you're personal geography is chaos when you get a phone call from the library telling you your library card is in.

The library in the town in which you lived.....2 home-places ago.
Yes, the library in the town in which I lived two towns ago called me today. It's only 4,000+ miles away....

Monday, April 25, 2011

PoemPost - April 25, 2011

Ode to the Red Rocks!
Shining bright
when the varnish reflects
and the smooth coals of rocks
glow

it fills the soul with warmth.