Bedrock & Paradox

For a ski trip across the Bob.  List here. I ran across this picture on the net a while ago.  It’s neat. Go here for the full size version.

Enough political and cultural criticism (for the moment), and back to the regular programing. The race pack has been working very well; the design is sound. Key to function was figuring out how to tame the dromedary. A bit of cord runs through webbing tabs near the bottom of the pack and around the cap,…

(I’m fully embracing my lefty impulses today.) http://www.npr.org/v2/?i=124890977&m=125030039&t=audio I do not believe that the bison in the story (above) would have been subject to such ire had they been any other species.  Bison are what cattle ought to be, a source of food that is sustainable in North America.  Bison are also a reminder of…

Ladies and gentlemen, we have health care! [3/22 add.]: I don’t purport to be knowledgable enough to argue for why the US needs a revised health care system, and I certainly don’t understand all that the bill(s) will do.  The most succinct argument in that realm has been made by Uwe Reinhardt, as epitomized in…

I competed in a ski race today, and came in second (out of three guys). It was part of the Montana Backcountry Alliance’s Lolo Luau party, and it was good. The ladies charge to the finish.  I won a gift certificate for one night (for one person) at the Altoona Ridge Lodge, which is also…

This week has been a pretty good one. I’ve decided to hit the reset button on my portfolio; start the organizational part over from stratch, use some of what I’ve written, toss a bunch, and make the whole thing a lot shorter. The resulting respite has let me do other things, like give my classes…

Finally, some stuff from Yellowstone four days ago. The black knight rides again, but not for long.  In 20 minutes we were in short sleeves, doing meadowskipping laps on corn in aspen groves.  Spring is here. We unknowingly headed towards the Gneiss Creek bear management area, which is closed to human travel from March 10…

One of my classes this semester is Practice of Institutional Leadership, which is a highly relevant topic for us. Back in Arizona dealing with colleagues was always more frustrating in the end than dealing with students. For one of our projects we’re reading Alfred Lansing’s Endurance, which I’d never actually read before, and being quizzed…

Between meetings and endless paper writing, which has yet to wrapped up for the day, I snuck out and caught the Thursday Night Ride crew.  Rebecca Rusch is doing a grassroots, little mountain town (her words) tour of Race Across the Sky right now, and she brought the show to Missoula this evening.A have a…

Two inconvenient things have come about recently: 1: M (we) can only afford a very limited amount of time off, both because I’m making no money right now, and because her job is very busy and not really letting anyone take time off.  2: My portfolio is not going well*, and the presentation and final…