Month: June 2006

  • Movie: Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

    Reminded me a bit of Pride and Prejudice, only instead of the prize going to the one who marries the richest nobleman, it goes to the one who gets the highest bid for her virginity, and can thus buy herself out of slavery and perhaps even inherit the brothel. The drama plays out more or…

  • Blue Sky Trail Construction

    It’s National Trails Day, and I finally act on my resolution to do some volunteer trail work.Doug and I show up at 9 am at the Soderberg Trailhead, sign a waiver, catch a ride to the work area, and start hauling rocks.We’re working on the final section of the Blue Sky Trail, which will run…