Happy New Year!
I hope you have had a grand 2008. I have.
Getting the garden ready for Elaine to maintain. Hiking from the Mexican border to Cajon Pass on the Pacific Crest Trail. The downs of getting off the trail. Getting back to the garden. Revving up Persuasion Graphics. Planting the winter garden. Joaquin Miller Park. Preparing [...]
God Is Reality
There was an old man who was the spiritual guide to men who were my spiritual guides. He and I did not like each other very much. And both knew that was not important. I heard him say, “God is love. And God is reality.” I accepted those definitions immediately and intuitively. I still do.
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Trails
There was a bond salesman who owned a sailboat on Lake Dallas in north Texas. A 27′ Catalina. I had always wanted to sail, and Jim asked me out one day. He was the kind of fellow who was exactly suited to help a novice learn a new skill. He foresaw what needed to [...]
Making a List
Checking it — all through the day.
Few things have helped me feel more productive, or have helped me gain clarity on a day. I make separate lists by category, and choose elements from those to make a daily “to do” list. It took me a long time to begin doing this. Alas.
Walk well. God is [...]
The Aconcagua Expedition Is Safe
Merry Christmas! I just checked the expedition blog and learned that as of the writing everyone is safe on the mountain. I’ll let you read the details on the blog.
Walk well. God is love.
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Merry Christmas from Oakland
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You Never Know
Some days things just come together. I was walking in Joaquin Miller Park today. Cold. Threat of rain. All it took was a decision. And it started raining when I was about two-thirds of the way through my hike. I put on a rain jacket and turned around. I got to a spot where light [...]
The OED, Sources, and a Better View
I was in my 30s before I had heard of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), which ” . . . attempt[s] to record a word’s most-known usages and variants in all varieties of English past and present, world-wide.” If I recall correctly, there are four pages of usages of red. The Web allows for some [...]
Ha Ha!
Here Comes the Sun!
Walk well. God is love.
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Suge Is at 14,100 Feet
When I climbed Mount Shasta (14,179') in 2003, it took everything I had. The last day was from 10,000 feet to the summit. My instructor at Shasta Mountain Guides, when I asked what I should eat during a climb, said “Anything you can get down.” It’s hard. I was sometimes taking five breaths per step. [...]
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