Looking Over Your Shoulder and Setting Sail...

It's the first of March... the day I am due to give notice to the "ol' Blue & Gray".

The P.of G.P. tells that he was nearly sacrificed to idols in Ur. He covenanted to be glorified in the "stars and sand"--because of his righteousness, and despite his age and lack of children. Yet Abraham, "the father of nations", was commanded to sacrifice Isaac.

Wohlan, so führ uns allzugleich, zum Teil am Leiden, und am Reich.

Late Saturday night, while making the long drive from Capitol Hill to Alpine, and in a smaller measure, I sympathized.

Respectfully, I submit no acceptance, pay no deposit, and take no thought towards becoming a Hoya again. It will be Wahoowa, the Old Dominion.

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saratoga

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bear canyon

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Mit eitler Rede wird hier nichts geschafft,
Die Stunde dringt, dem Mann muß Hülfe werden.
Sprich, Fährmann, willst du fahren?

Distant Silhouette Somehow, We Shared a Cigarette Somewhere... Addict Till It Falls, Falls, Falls.

You know, there's nothing quite like a pistachio. I ate plenty of them Saturday, while stuck on a cold, rocky ledge above the Zion Canyon floor--up 185 feet, having only 165 feet of rope...

From Brian falling through the ice on rappel #1, to Toby's white-knuckled stunt on rappel #8, Brian dubbed the day's course as "epic". Whatever one calls it, one must appreciate it as a adrenaline-filled escape, a chance to realize one's exhilarating abilities and physical limits, and a breathtaking experience at every turn and drop.

Constantly focused on each backward step, and with thoughts of, "is my harness on tight?", or, "is that worn carabiner going to snap?", exhaustion had set-in as I weakly and slowly spun down rappel #9, and made the ensuing boulder jump to the Emerald Pools' trail. I turned back from the Grotto to view Zion Canyon--the sun had just set but the silver cottonwoods hadn't yet lost their shimmer. The pack was heavy, and the future is light, and despite not yet having my ideal dealt hand, I recognize a real satisfaction in my life. All the while, I happened to forget the fact that I had some very good news Friday, some very good news...

"HOYA, HOYA SAXA" For the dear old Blue and Gray!

On the Road, Under a Sky... Coast to Coast.

Junktown nothing, got to keep it coming

Hipshake gunning, kick start, and I'm running

"Back East", "Out West". It involved four nights in four different states and in each of the four time zones. Let's all hope for good news this Thursday.

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BYU v. Utah, it's my annual tradition to go for a long drive to cool down before the big game.

... and George is still running...

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Unto the Utmost Bound of the Everlasting Hills...

November 2001, and the "seven sisters" shone brightly, on a cold Harras Bahnsteig below.

"Careful, there's a Mormon around here somewhere", she said--in a dark, drunk basement in Trier. One didn't mind, being singled out--one had already differentiated oneself among the Georgetown students. "Oh, you're the one", said the program director, auf dem Domplatz...

"Beep: verified, verified", alerted the headset for the last time. Fidelity provided the series 7 & 63, but it wasn't a long-term solution; it was time to end the academic deferment and return to the Y.

It's something not seen, but true. An anchor, as it were.

Late-night cards, the "sun-eyed", and a cliché on the Lungarno Corsini... individual events met without hesitation. Finally I encounter the long-foreseen option: a weekend, or fifteen minutes, it was my decision to make. Decisions are best met under counsel, I was once advised. But especially at that time, that I may be inspired.

But the Old Testament mentions the term only twice. Maybe, it's "trust" or "hope", which makes one "sure" and "steadfast"

Lehman crashed: "Tom, I want you to manage the class actions", informed Craig. Finding the way to Goldman was fortunate, but I am making the best of the experience; now a career and a life is clear. All but one piece is in place...

"Please join us in San Francisco on the sixth", they requested--in a late email received on Friday. One feels anxious, being interviewed--one would hope that the personal essays and professional recommendations would've satisfied the "Hoyas". "Oh, you're up next", the assistant dean may say, at Embarcadero. I only have twelve months...

Saturday night, and shoulders sighed once seeing the Pleiades, at their familiar location above.

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Leide und Meide...

She Ionizes, and Atomizes; then Turns to Sunlight.....

I realize, and itemize, and etc.

Congrats LCpl. Miller, on the safe tour and return home.

Here's to Saїd, Johnson, and LBS.

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montana

utah

"It pulls harder than gravity..."