Below is a response that I posted to the New York Times Editorial “Mr. Obama’s Profile in Courage.” This editorial deals with a speech that Senator Obama gave in Philadelphia which I believe will go down in history as one of the great addresses in American politics.
I deeply appreciate the thoughts of the editors. I [...]
Archive for March, 2008
A Response to the Editors of the New York Times
Posted in Politics on March 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A new region, a new juniper variety
Posted in Botanical Glossary on March 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After getting to know the Juniper varieties of the Ark Valley, I was quite interested to become acquainted with a variety which grows ubiquitously in Utah; its common name: Utah Juniper. Here’s a sprig I found in the Lower Paria River canyon.
Visiting an Ancient Family
Posted in Quests in the West on March 7, 2008 | 4 Comments »
3/4/08
Andrew, Katie and I hiked to ruins today. Rock-hopping through the Crypto (click here for more info about cryptobiotic soil crust), we made our way to the foot of a grainery and cliff dwelling built by people of either the Anasazi or Fremont cultures (archaeologists aren’t clear which). Steps, foot pockets, carved by these ancient [...]
Wonderful Words
Posted in Reflections and Musings on March 7, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Thought I would share these beautiful words which were brought to my attention recently. They are from Marianne Williamson’s A Return to Love. Nelson Mandela adopted these words in a speech and no doubt has lived by them throughout his extraordinary life.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we [...]
