Monthly Archives: November 2008

I am thankful for many things. Yes, all the usual suspects: family, friends, health, employment. But this year I discovered new things for which to give thanks, things I had never before considered part of the list: That not making … Continue reading →

I really like the way the Mac handles pictures. Here are several my daughter took* last week during her three-day trek on Aconcagua (ref. previous post). I still can’t quite believe she was there, that she saw and experienced all … Continue reading →

My daughter has been climbing again.  Here she is several weeks ago on “a mountain behind the Cerro Arco,” trying to scare me into an early grave. And doing a damn fine job of it. She called last night to tell me … Continue reading →

I had a very interesting weekend, thanks for asking. There is a person in my life, let’s just call her my older sister, who has a tendency to be outrageously generous for no apparent reason. And I never know what … Continue reading →

“The first draft of anything is shit.”-Ernest Hemmingway That makes me feel so much better. Well, the great reconstruction — the reckless slash-and-burn, um, that is, the careful re-reading, editing, re-writing and general whipping into shape of the old ms … Continue reading →