St. Maries Lavender Farm….

Here’s the Young Living Lavender Farm just up the road from some property that we own in Idaho. Man. It is so beautiful here. It is so freaking amazing and beautiful out there….trout streams that are outrageous….big vistas….THE WEST!!!! And…..a … Continue reading

Bill Nye (the science guy)….and climate change

How’d this get to be such a strangely politically divided issue? Is it that we can’t find ourselves able to accept that we have an effect on our environment? Or is something bigger at play? Is there money involved? Is … Continue reading

Yusuf at his Tiny Desk

Here’s two good things: Yusuf Islam (aka Cat Stevens) and…..a Tiny Desk Concert. NPR puts on the Tiny Desk Concerts…..and they are uniformly excellent and fun. Thanks for sharing this with me, Yusuf and NPR! … Continue reading

palouse

This is one of the places that I’ve been that’s so halucinatorally (is that a word? It should be….) beautiful that it floored me. Another place was in the Valley…out where Jenny’s family lives….but this place is a little farther … Continue reading

another guy….living in another van

Here’s a young guy…living in a van. Haven’t we seen this story before? Well….sure we have…but it’s still kind of interesting. Here’s another short video that’s kind of funny….on purpose: … Continue reading

acute bronchitis

I went to the doctor this morning, and he gave me more medicine than I’ve had in 30 years. That’s pretty crazy….4 seperate prescriptions…..steroids…inhalers….codeine cough syrup. And, in spite of my usual reluctance to take any medicine….even aspirin….I welcomed it … Continue reading

swinging makes you happy

I was out at the swingset this afternoon with the little guys, and my daughter, Sparrow, started pushing me on one of the swings. “Swinging makes you happy!” she said. I need to swing more. Thanks for reminding me, Sparrow. … Continue reading

sustainable

I must have the flu or something because I feel bad enough to stay home from work for a couple of days. That’s not something I do very often. When you don’t do it very often, though, you amass a … Continue reading