Resolutions
1. I resolve to save $2,009 in 2009.2. I resolve to lose 20 pounds by summer 2009.3. I resolve to run 3 miles in under 30 minutes in 2009.4. I resolve to meditate for at least 10 minutes everyday [...]
Dojo Update: The Rising Phoenix
Life at the dojo has been different for quite some time. Rent increased in November but Hanshi and Dori didn’t raise our monthly dues (only $60 for 12 classes, as it is—a steal!). However, they [...]
Buy Local, Smile Local
I am happy to report that I bought all local, all handmade this year, with a conscious effort to support the area artists. See pictures (unprofessional) on my website by clicking here. John Lara, [...]
Casting Out
Ok. I am officially taking a chill pill. I freaked out for a few days and now realize why: It is incredibly hard to live in the present while simultaneously looking for jobs, grants, fellowships, [...]
Lonely Woman Blues
I need a man. This sentence actually ran through my mind last night as I tried to haul 2 loaves of bread, 2 bottles of wine, 8 gifts, 45 turkey meatballs, and my purse through the pouring rain up [...]
Aiy, Aiy, Aiy
Rick Bass once wrote about his Montana wilderness as though it hijacked his piece of mind, his sense of the sacred, and his ability to maintain inner peace. He cherished the landscape and his [...]
The Celo Footbridges (continued)
{continued from yesterday…} “What about Carson’s Rock?” said Shane. “Is that the bridge down new Ballew’s country store?” Gib smiled, almost the same smile the young gas station attendant had [...]
The Celo Footbridges
It was our adventures in Celo that proved to be the most challenging. Down in the South Toe Valley, the river runs North-South and parallels the Black Mountains—the highest range this side of the [...]
Bridge 227W: The Bridges that Leads to Nowhere
Not far from downtown Spruce Pine, across highway 19E near the hospital and up Altapass Road, you’ll see the remnants of Bridge 227W—the footbridge closed by the DOT for safety reasons. It’s not [...]
