kernmantle
here I go again, giddy over a word. it began with research into carabiners, which led to research into climbing ropes, which led me to attempt to understand rope construction. my head began to spin as I tried to understand the three-strand hawser rope, because "with...
regret
twenty years ago I was committed to living a life without regret. now I realize the naivety of that position, and that I could likely fill a page or two--or ten--with the things I've done, said, or chosen that I now truly wish I hadn't. perhaps this is simply the...
bad ass
yesterday my bicycle got a new cassette, and my shifting and pedaling this morning were smooth and lovely. and my route included about 5 miles of newly-laid asphalt: heaven! but what completely made my morning was the guy in the canyon who called me a bad ass. I...
love affairs
I've had many love affairs in my life, some with men, and many others, with words. presently I'm in love with uncompaghre. un-com-pa-gre. what a beautiful word. and even more beautiful, the uncompaghre wilderness. oh, my heart swells, takes over. uncompaghre is said...
the cowardly lion
all he needed was courage, correct? and after convinced he'd been given a healthy dose of courage, he began to act courageously. l. frank baum, through his character the cowardly lion, drew a picture for us all of both the placebo effect and the importance of...
there will be dragons…and owls
a couple years ago I had an encounter with an owl. it swooped across my chest as I was cycling one dark, pre-dawn morning, which scared and excited and thrilled me. I'd been in the midst of heartbreak and despair, and the message I took from this experience was, there...
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