Getting Ready
About five years ago, I wanted to go into the Sierra Nevada before winter shut it down, and I asked a friend, Gary, to go in with me. He wanted to put it off a week, but since it was already mid-October, I pleaded my case, saying that if we didn’t make it in soon, [...]
Think About It
The Republicans are running a man whom George Bush beat. George Bush. 82 days.
Walk well. God is love.
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A Wanderer
I don’t know if I would have chosen that title before this year for Chris or not. But I have been watching a BBC series, first presented in 1978, Connections. And one of James Burke’s stories in an early segment was about the Ptolemaic structure of the cosmos. With an outer crystal sphere where the [...]
Hikers Are Spiritual Beings
I think that’s the magic. And it is as if my eyes are just opening. Elaine brought the mail down. And there was a package from Suzanne Finney, Tailwinds. She and I were in Big Bear this year at the Motel 6 at overlapping times. She got a ride from the manager, who was playing [...]
Morning Coffee
Elaine owns the house I live in. She lives upstairs, and I live in a mother-in-law apartment downstairs — near the garden. One of the reasons we get on well is that we both have well-established morning rituals. And both of us drink a cup of pretty strong black coffee. It is a time for [...]
The Real Thing
I just saw The Lives of Others. True art.
Walk well. God is love.
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Excellence
I think of it as a way to honor God. To show that we value the creation. To be honest in intent.
It is only lately that I have come to know that people who do extraordinary things are people with ordinary makeup. And that they choose to do extraordinary things. I think this is true, [...]
Weak As Water
“Weak as water; weak as water.” Molly Sugden as Mrs. Slocombe in Are You Being Served?
There are departures from what I thought was right action on the part of government when I was a child. These departures from decency appear to have been accepted by many Americans. We should be outraged and ashamed that these [...]
The Drama of Garlic
It’s like watching . . . garlic grow.
I planted garlic on September 24. A month ago. About 50 cloves. Rough side down; pointy end up. And then began the process of morally urging green shoots to appear. That is all one can do. Pam Peirce, in Golden Gate Gardening, writes that one should not water [...]
My Brother Bob Is Obsessing
And I’m enabling.
He told me about a month ago that he wants to hike the Pacific Crest Trail in three or four years. Since then he has called many times, often asking about specific pieces of gear. Tent weight. Down bags versus synthetic. Footwear. Long distance hikers will understand. I know it wasn’t kind, but [...]