I can’t miss this, I thought. A number like this only happens once in a car’s lifetime. These miles were all my miles. All in my 2013 Toyota Rav4 work car. I did the math in my head. If I went to Death Valley once a month for five years, that would be sixty months. […]
Continue reading →Ticks lay in wait, questing, Patient Buddhas all. Begging bowls amongst the deer herd.
Continue reading →A walk in the woods. The hermit thrush and Gray granite rhyme, just as Somehow the aspens on a light breeze Trickle through the talus. Communal. Communing. Of a vague utility, And yet so completely necessary.
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An image of a vintage spinning reel was still fresh in my mind this morning, full of the detail that only meaningful dreams can bring. Wired to a brown pegboard, it was as if the piece of fishing gear was part of a sales display you might see in an old General Store, the year […]
Continue reading →I picked up my pen and began to write. It is a well-balanced Retro 51 Tornado that cost me twenty-five dollars. Retro calls it a tornado because you have to twist the top to bare the nib. Without the twist, there will be nothing but scratches across the smooth Moleskine paper. Do great tools produce […]
Continue reading →The old crab faced the day blind. Algae grew from her shell and covered her eyes. She hoped either a fish would swim into her outstretched claws or a gull would swoop down and take her away. She was hungry. I stood next to her. The water, bright with the sun, lapped at my shins. We […]
Continue reading →It Went Down Like This The rabbit said, “You should eat more vegetables like I do.” “But I like the taste of meat”, replied the raven. “Did you know the amount of water that it takes to grow a pound of meat compared to a pound of wheat is like a hundred and fifty to […]
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“What the heck are you doing?” “Drilling a hole to place a bolt.” “Why?” “I’m gonna climb this thing this weekend and need a way down.” “You’re gonna lower yourself off this ‘bolt’? With a rope?” “That’s the idea. Don’t worry, I’ll take it out on Monday and you’ll never know I was here.” “Huh. […]
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As an Environmental Health Specialist, part of my job is to investigate foodborne illness complaints. Nine times out of ten the complaint’s go unresolved, cause unknown, as the complainer only assumes the last thing they ate is the thing that made them sick. This is rarely the case. Some bugs, in fact, take several days […]
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“Hangout for a sec,” said Scott. “I’ve got to grab some snacks.” “Wait, I’ll come too.” “No, no, you stay. I parked funnily. Move it if you have to.” “Funnily? Is funnily even a word?” I smiled. “Whatever, just watch the truck, keys are in it.” “Fine. Get me a couple snickers then–and an iced […]
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