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Month: October 2006

  • OK, maybe we do need a truck

    We have joked that we’ll just pull our fifth wheel behind our subaru if we need to in a pinch. Ok, maybe not.

  • Movie: Somersault (2006)

    This Australian coming-of-age film follows the struggles of a 16-year-old girl who runs away from home to a small ski town. It does a pretty amazing job of exposing some of the difficulties of establishing relationships as a teenager, and just surviving, that shows how some painful lessons might change a person and yet leave…

  • Movie: Eight Below (2006)

    You know from the second the soundtrack starts that this is a Disney movie, and as such is going to manipulate you mercilessly. Resistance is futile. Just drink some water beforehand so you don’t get dehydrated by the tear extraction process. Despite my resentment of the emotional manhandling, the movie is redeemed to a large…

  • Movie: Off The Map (2003)

    A fine expression of the New Mexico hippy mystique. The landscapes are spellbinding, and the characters are duly enchanted by them. Fond sentiments for my broke and happy days in Dixon and Chimayo soon flooded me. Cheers to any of my arroyo copilots from those days who may drop by here and see this! Referred…

  • We visit the farm

    The pickup for last batch of locally grown organic veggies in our community shared agriculture program is on the farm north of town. We meet Marcus & Esther to go check it out. It’s the first time I’ve ever witnessed the source of a significant portion of my diet. It becomes instantly obvious to me…

  • Book: God’s Prisoner of War / Linda Ansel

    This is a self-published book that tells the story of Marjorie Harrison, a missionary and somewhat distant relative of mine. A major part of her story is her internment in China during World War II. I knew that this began at the missionary school at Chefoo on the northeast coast of China, but I never…

  • 25 peeps – am I as interesting as bondage and nudity?

    Actually, I hope not. But if you’re already here, the picture was taken on a 1700 mile hike on the Pacific Crest Trail in 1996. You can see the whole trip in less than a minute in the flipbook. That’s about as interesting as I get. For those who already know this, the reason for…

  • Ironclads – Ironsides

    Some comments for the record on the climbs we did on Ironsides: Port Side 5.6 I lead this, putting in small nuts and cams. We then pull the rope and Ann re-leads on my gear. Enjoyable. Alloy Madness Pitch 1 5.9 Fun overhanging start. The holds are big, and Ann is happy to nail it…

  • Autumn colors at the Ironclads

    Dad and Sarah tag along on our hike to Ironsides for some climbing. There are only scattered stands of Aspen here, but they are so bright I find myself looking away from them involuntarily, as if they might hurt my eyes. The sky is overcast and there’s a crisp breeze – perfect Fall weather. I’m…