Many years ago, when I lived in San Francisco, someone asked me how to go
camping. They had never been. I had never met a person who had not camped, had
no memory
Inaction gives me a certain amount of anxiety. I like to be in motion, changing
things up, doing things, moving. Winter seems deliberately made for stasis, and
in case you want to fight
Something we hear a lot about these days is that we should value experiences
over things, and I agree that almost any bike ride is better than a big-screen
TV. And camping with
We have all noticed that the approach of the new year, usually a time of great
optimism and anticipation, is weighed down this year with an elevated level of
anxiety in many people.
The coyote, part of the dog family, has filled in the predator gap created by
the absence of wolves. They are like ravens, I think, in that both are animals
that thrive in