Photo Memories of the Week
Clouds of the Week
Quote of the Week
Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory.
- Ed ViestursEd Viesturs reached the summits of all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks without supplemental oxygen, an 18 year project. And got back down.
Posted: Oct 29
Music of the Week
Author Archives: Isabel Gibson
Imagine
It’s not easy but we can try. Continue reading
Say What?
I think that word does not mean. Continue reading
Garage-Door-Opener Face
It turns out that garage-door-opener springs do not last forever. Who knew? When they go the way of all mechanical things, the garage-door-opener motor hums and its lights come on, but the door fails to lift. In this case, two … Continue reading
More Space
When space between my ears is a good thing. Continue reading
Can We Hold on Through the Night?
This is me, banging my head against the desk. Continue reading
Never Say Die
Persistence pays. But it’s a lousy hourly rate. Continue reading
Oh, bother
Who’s in charge here, anyway? Continue reading
For Again
It’s harder than it looks to rewrite a hymn. Continue reading
A Doom Loop?
“Simultaneously, the swings in power have imparted the lesson that when you’re down, the best thing to do is demonize the other side, refuse to compromise, wait for public opinion to tack against the party in power and ride the pendulum back to a majority.” Continue reading