Writing this just after finishing the cavern tour in Sonora. Carlsbad’s caverns are much larger, of course, and the rock formations are more… clustered by…
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Woohooo! I have not only scored a drop-in campsite at the Grand Canyon, but I have also showered and laundered! No worries, I shall modestly…
Continue ReadingMountainous metaphysics
I am become a connoisseur of mountains. ;) Most California mountains are sneaky. They slide under the roads and hillsides, laughing foggy breaths in the…
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Writing this on the night of the 8th, from a wonderful little hole-in-the-wall pizza & brews place called Hot Mama’s! I’m muddy, exhausted, starving, and…
Continue ReadingSafely ensconced in Yosemite! :)
I’m here! In Yosemite! Eating a really excellent salad, and with a pizza waiting for me. Well, okay, I’m devouring the salad — got excited…
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Okay, throwing open the field for suggestions! :) This summer will quite possibly be the last one I have free before I must settle down…
Continue ReadingSailing, saris, activism, & climbing
Lots of great firsts to (quickly) report! First, on Saturday 18 February: I attended a “battle sail” with my housemates on the Hawai’ian Chieftain, a…
Continue ReadingA posting on Haiti
I try not to write “hop on the bandwagon” postings about the current “hot” topic in the news. I like to have a bit of…
Continue Reading“Biodiversity vs. Bioengineering?”
This is a class assignment to critique Huber’s article “Biodiversity vs. Bioengineering?” solely on the issue of whether the use of deception was sound argumentation…
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