I was never good at math. Or understanding chart graph thing-a-ma-bobs. Playing Blackjack TERRIFIES me. Too much on the spot addition. I don’t gamble in general because comprehending odds is …. incomprehensible. And statistics, make me mad. I understand that sometimes statistics urge people into action, usually by making them mad - “I will not [...]
Category Archives: Nature
Buddha and a sack of snails
April 28, 2011 – 10:53 pm
I was hanging out with a friend’s little boy last week while she did some gardening – as required by her “take care of the plants and stuff” position she holds on the condo association board for her home. Upon her return from the garden she daintily presented me with a small brown paper bag [...]
Our Crabby Hearts
December 9, 2010 – 8:42 am
Been thinking about crabs lately. The crustacean kind. Not eating them, they are safe with me, but I’ve been thinking about their shells. The [...]
If I were a Magic Turkey
November 23, 2010 – 12:53 pm
If I were a Magic Turkey I would turn everyone in the world into Brontosauruses just for one day every year, November 25th. Even all the people in the countries who don’t celebrate Thanksgiving would be transformed for that day, otherwise it would be too shocking for them to see a land full of Brontosauruses. If [...]
Women Who Run with Dust Bunnies
November 19, 2010 – 10:27 am
A dear friend is reading the iconic book Women Who Run with Wolves and, having never read it myself, I feel qualified to comment on it intelligently. Or perhaps just the title. Women Who Run with Wolves – These words make me [...]
Acceptable Litter
November 10, 2010 – 4:35 pm
When I hike to my tree for a little “tree time” there is a special area right before I enter the eucalyptus grove where the trees have grown over the path creating an archway. A beautiful passage to walk through. I pause under this archway and say my worries out loud one by one. I [...]
There is a murderer in these woods!
September 27, 2010 – 9:44 am
Last week I took a friend to hike in the woods near my house which happen to be right in the middle of Los Angeles. She was in town from Philadelphia and really wanted to see some nature so we headed up the wild trail and quickly encountered a few people on their way down. [...]
The Audacity of Death and Cats
September 8, 2010 – 7:05 am
In honor of my birthday I would like to write about death. Not death in general but one particular death that took place during my birthday party two years ago. Punkydoodles, one of my beloved cats, had the audacity to die during my party! I won’t go into a lot of back story but there [...]
She Does Something To Me
July 7, 2010 – 2:48 pm
If you know me, or are getting to know me through this blog – Hi new friends, you know I LOVE nature! Climbing trees, hiking, sitting on the beach, there isn’t much I don’t enjoy about being outside because it does something to me. It is alive and wild and current and when I spend [...]
Oh, so HERE is where the fear starts!
June 22, 2010 – 6:32 pm
Sometimes I like to climb things or walk on ledges that are way up high. I don’t consider myself a daredevil but once in a while I will put on my Evil Knievel pants and try to do something that is technically… not that smart. (these are metaphorical pants, by the way, and [...]
