Reading and Rambling

  Books read:          Sons and Lovers by DH Lawrence          Lands of Lost Borders by Kate Harris          When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi   Trails walked:          Goldmine trail in the San Tan Mountains (December 3 rd )          Inspiration Viewpoint in the McDowell Mountains (December 4 th )          Black Mesa Loop in the Superstition Wilderness (December 7 th )   Song of the month:   ·          The Mother by Brandi Carlile     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npSDM26xlzs     Scientist Spotlight:   John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino    Well, it's official now.  We've moved from the desert to the mountains.  The above photos were taken in December.  The S...

    Books read:          Mandela’s Way:  Fifteen Lessons on Life, Love, and Courage  by Richard Stengel          Swing Time by Zadie Smith   Trails walked:          Barnhardt trail near Payson (November Nov 4 th )   Song of the month:   Landslide by Fleetwood Mac -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4M53xndqiU Scientist Spotlight:   Emmanuelle Charpentier and  Jennifer A. Doudna  Well a lot has happened this past month, very little of which included reading and rambling unfortunately.  This "year from Hades" continued its carnage with the sudden and shocking death of my Hiking Buddy (see my memorial to him HERE ).  It continued on with the post-election circus created by the current occupant of the White House.  As I predicted in the October blog the country would remain divided with half believing their long national nightma...