Reading and Rambling

Books read: 2666 by Roberto Bola ñ o Homesick for Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson Trails walked: Coffintop Mountain near Lyons (Nov 3rd) Middle Fork Lake near Red River, NM (Nov 14th) Deadman Gulch to Coffintop Connector near Lyons (Nov 18th) Song(s) of the month: Todd Snider Alright Guy Conservative, Christian… Happy New Year Stuck on the Corner Enjoy Yourself All My Life Beer Run Working on a Song November Summary: This month I turned 67 and my blog turned 7.  I started writing this blog as I turned 60.  I wanted some way to document my thoughts on two of my favorite activities: Reading and hiking. I've strayed into other topics along the way like political divisiveness, climate change, science, music, baseball and grandkids.  I don't expect anyone to read what I write.  I mainly write it because I like putting my thoughts down.  I guess I also wanted to leave some sort of legacy behind for my grandkids ...

Books read: Everyone Who is Gone is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis by Jonathan Blitzer Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson Pearly Everlasting by Tammy Armstrong A$$holes: A Theory by Aaron James Trails walked: Wheeler Peak near Taos, NM (Oct 2nd) Gavilan Ridge near Taos, NM (Oct 7th) Slide and Picuris Loop near Taos, NM (Oct 9th) Sheep Mountain near Loveland (Oct 24th) Lion Gulch to Laycook Homestead near Pinewood Springs (Oct 29th) Song(s) of the month:   Slaid Cleaves – Breakfast in Hell Dar Williams - The Christians and the Pagans October Summary: In a galaxy far far away, before the mid 1990s, there were many families and friends whose political views differed as today.  But you know what? It didn't matter that much.  Back then, disagreeing with your spouse or kids or friends on politics was as harmless as disagreeing with them on which Godfather movie was best (Godfather II), or whether Ford trucks were better than Chevy...