Deliciousness
At 160 calories per ounce for the daily calorie count and $1.80 per ounce for the pocketbook, Cowgirl Creamery Red Hawk cheese is expensive. And worth it.
I have liked cheese as most Americans do. On a hamburger. On what my brother called “smashed cheese sandwiches”. Grated on pasta.
I did not know artisan cheeses. Until recently. [...]
Back Again
Back again; the same old pair
Merry Christmas; Happy New Year
One of those things that has stuck with me. James F. “Pop” Threatt sent us a Christmas card in maybe 1955 with that doggerel. He was the first man I knew who was avuncular. Though I did not know the word then.
Another thing I remember: the [...]
Almost November
And I harvested tomatoes today.
Tomatoes harvested on October 29
From the looks of them, they will not be the best of the season. A long way from that. But better, by far, than anything I can find in a store.
I ate broccoli this week that I had bought at Farmer Joe’s. Cardboard. Elaine says I’m spoiled. [...]
I Did Not Want to Hike Today
Tired. I felt disengaged.
And then I remembered what Laura said. In 1997.
There have been many days I did not want to run, but not one when I was not glad I had.
Her boyfriend and I would walk each morning and then go to Mass. And I wanted to skip that morning. I walked. And [...]
Color and Light
Excellence is a choice to honor God.
I do not know the religion of Alan Hovhaness who wrote The Prayer of Saint Gregory or of Wynton Marsalis, trumpet, or Anthony Newman, organ. But they do honor to God with their art.
I listened to the piece (YouTube video below) today on my hike.
A sparkling day. Windy. Cool. [...]
Big. Really Big.
Music and bears.
I got an email message today with a picture of a bear print and a suggestion for some music. A nice way to start the day.
First, the music:
Prayer of Saint Gregogy
And the print:
Bear print at a campsite outside the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Size 15 shoes.
Walk well. God is love.
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I Fell Asleep in the Tub
After the hike.
I had forgotten awakening at 4:30 this morning and being unable to get back to sleep. That partly explains my lethargy on the trail today. Well, that and morbid obesity.
Green Machine (Jeff) and I headed up from the trailhead at about 10:30 and went further and climbed more than I have for [...]
President Obama and Freedom of Speech
John Stuart Mill said that all things must be allowed to be said. That what is said might be completely true and should displace the status quo. That it might be partially true and partially replace the status quo. That it might be false and in contrast, reinforce existing thought.
Mr. Bush was not a friend [...]
Even More Trail
Here’s the problem. More is better. I have always known that. And (hangs head) acted on that.
I went to the same trailhead as yesterday. And went further along the creek. Added almost an hour to the hike.
Redwood park trail
The trees along the creek are the most beautiful second and third growth redwoods I have seen. [...]
New Trail! New Trail!
Well, new to me. And not far away.
Chabot Regional Park trail intersection
It might surprise a regular reader that I consider myself conservative. Not a conservative, a noun; but conservative, an adjective. I resist change. Especially when I have hiking trails I like. But Joaquin Miller, beautiful as it is, is crowded. Much more crowded [...]