The sea rolls and slaps beats in the sand with a salty hand singing with soul and holding eternity between sheets of its effervescent symphony. This pier speaks. Standing still it shifts and sways with the waves. It seldom sleeps. Some stop and stay. All night, all day. Fishing and smoking and laughing and jokingContinueContinue reading “slow roll”
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Sunset Cliffs, San Diego CA
Under Cover
Phoenix, AZ
Woman shoots man in face to teach him ‘a lesson’. Sentenced to 5 years
I have a few questions: What is the difference between shooting a person in the face and shooting them in the head? Is it the angle? Depth of penetration? Either way, it seems less serious somehow. Which leads to the next question: Why such a light sentence for a face shooting? Do face shots alwaysContinueContinue reading “Woman shoots man in face to teach him ‘a lesson’. Sentenced to 5 years”
Poor
they say many different ways to navigate the maze they laid to survive in the mess they made they saymany different waysto get paid to slave it’s true that i took but no more than i gave i see men on the street struggle to eat soaked in defeat i protect myself my mental healthContinueContinue reading “Poor”
Rainbow Rim Trail
North Rim, Grand Canyon View from the Rainbow Rim Trail, which sits outside of the Grand Canyon National Park in the Kaibab National Forest The North Rim of the Grand Canyon is amazingly quiet compared to its tourist-centric south rim section, which hosts the majority of visitors to the park. It offers different views, aContinueContinue reading “Rainbow Rim Trail”
Words Matter
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-monday-cancer-language-alex-trebek-reader-reaction-0311-story.html A story about using words like “battle”, “succumb”, and “fight” when discussing people who have cancer caused a backlash among readers who were not receptive to the message. The article illustrates an interesting phenomenon: people who are called out on insensitive behavior increasingly claim that they are victims, that others are too easily offended,ContinueContinue reading “Words Matter”
Aspen Corner, San Francisco Peaks
Flagstaff This spot may be less visited than others because of its close proximity to the Snowbowl parking lot, and the top of Snowbowl road. People looking to hike may pull off sooner at one of the many nice areas identified by small pull outs that dot scenic drive on Mt Humphreys. Others who ventureContinueContinue reading “Aspen Corner, San Francisco Peaks”
The Rose Garden at Mesa Community College
The Rose Garden at MCC sits beside Southern Ave. in Mesa, yet somehow feels removed from the activity of the road. Only steps away from the busy road, a walk through the garden still provides a peaceful sensory experience, and some education for those of us without much flower knowledge A rose from the gardenContinueContinue reading “The Rose Garden at Mesa Community College”
News Today
In the news today: Powerful people use their questionably acquired resources for personal gain in unethical ways! Also in the news: Any attempts to equalize the imbalance of power by addressing underlying causes of racism, sexism, and economic oppression will be considered an assault on our freedom!
For Richard Simmons, wherever you are
One thing for sure Richard Simmons was pure the man was adored Letterman made him insecure Sweating to oldies like he’s out on tour short shorts and an afro brought the cure now he’s missing and I listen to the podcast when I’m bored Richard. Simmons. Is. Missing! the whole world is wishing you wouldContinueContinue reading “For Richard Simmons, wherever you are”
Grand Single Track
Rainbow Rim TrailNorth Rim, Grand Canyon
How to Survive a Water Emergency
Tips for survival: Wear jeans Keep calm Take mental inventory of what you know about surviving deadly accidents Take off jeans Consider the image of how you will look dangling butt naked from the end of a rope over the ocean during a full helicopter rescue- recorded and shared virally online millions of times ForgetContinueContinue reading “How to Survive a Water Emergency”
The Power of Positive Affirmations
https://youtu.be/MrM_EMlhdiA 6 full hours of powerful self -loving, inspiring, motivating, and confidence building affirmations. There is power in “reconditioning” the subconscious mind, which retains many internalized messages that a person accumulates in life. Negative beliefs retained in the subconscious define limitations. As we try to avoid pain, we use the lessons from previous negative experiencesContinueContinue reading “The Power of Positive Affirmations”
Watch “5. The Idea of the Autonomous Artwork” on YouTube
https://youtu.be/mT7roDHocuc Part 5 of an excellent English Rhetoric class from Yale University covering literary criticism, deconstruction, ezplanations and references to Greek foundations of analysis, including Plato and Aristotle. This lecture covers the New Critics school of literary criticism, which has its roots at Yale. It provides interesting context for how the study of poetry (broadlyContinueContinue reading “Watch “5. The Idea of the Autonomous Artwork” on YouTube”
Tempe Beach Park/Town Lake
Water in the desert! Paddle boats are available to rent, peddle carriage things, and electric scooters are qidely available. This is also a great place for a picnic lunch, to take a walk, to read, play music, draw, frisbee, hackey sack, yo yo, skateboard, rollar skate… Events calendar and information available here:https://www.downtowntempe.com/go/tempe-beach-park
Edge of the World
Flagstaff Woody Mountain Road is a small, ordinary looking road that branches off from old Route 66 in west Flagstaff and passes a trailer park and some apartment building before it leads into the national forest. The Arboretum is a few miles down this road, as well as some NAU Forestry research stations. Even furtherContinueContinue reading “Edge of the World”
Marshall Lake
Flagstaff Marshall Lake sits a few miles outside of Flagstaff, on Lake Mary Road there is a turn off before Lower Lake Mary coming from town, on the opposite side of the road. A quick drive up a paved road leads to the rough dirt road that surrounds Marshall Lake, and some smoother dirt roadsContinueContinue reading “Marshall Lake”
Buffalo Park
Flagstaff Buffalo Park offers amazing views of the San Francisco Peaks from the base of Mt. Agassiz, with sweeping views Mt. Elden to the east. The main path is a two mile dirt track lined with optional workout obstacles. Exercise stations suggestions dot the trail, along with mile markers every .25 miles to help keepContinueContinue reading “Buffalo Park”
X Marks the Spot
Tempe Town Lake Aloha Festival Sunday 3/10/19
Punk Rock Panel Explodes!
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/johnny-rotten-henry-rollins-marky-ramone-walk-into-a-panel-chaos-ensued/ An incredible exchange between two punk legends, and one back-up Ramone. Funniest panel discussion ever.
Peace
Always grateful, and a little surprised, by unexpected moments of calm in the midst of urban pandemonium. Urban biking pushes adrenaline into my system, and raises my situational awareness noticeably. I enjoy the rush, but I am feeding off of the city energy that pulses in all directions. I have little recognition of the “natural”ContinueContinue reading “Peace”
Beach Mouth
Something about the starkness of the landscape, or the dull colors mixed with the steady flow of air, makes the beach feel isolated, timeless, ancient, unoccupied, and eternal. Not necessarily uplifting on the day I visited in October, but patient, calm, wise. I like this picture, but I do not love to look at it.
Sand Stone Sun Shore
I found this quiet beach on a Sunday afternoon drive on Highway 1, by following a surfer through some brush and around a fence. On the way out, I realized that we entered a closed beach, but there were others who had wandered down shore from other beaches, so I am going to believe thatContinueContinue reading “Sand Stone Sun Shore”
Buffalo clouds, Flagstaff AZ
Oak Creek Heart Beat, Sedona, AZ
Where I Sleep
The trucks run all night where I sleep under blazing flourescent lights While I dream alone I hiked five miles at three in the morning beside the highway blown by gusts of semi gales to sleep deep in the mid summer weeds wrapped like a mummy and battling to breathe strangled by humidity humility andContinueContinue reading “Where I Sleep”
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