Reading and Rambling

Books read: Indignation by Philip Roth The Human Stain by Philip Roth When Montezuma Met Cortes: The True Story of the Meeting that Changed History by Matthew Restall Heart to Heart by His Holiness The Dalai Lama and Patrick McDonnell Passing by Nella Larsen Trails walked: Valley Loop at Bobcat Ridge near Loveland (March 23rd) South Boulder Creek trail in Boulder (March 28th)  Song(s) of the month – Jackson Browne and David Lindley: I’m Alive El Rayo X Take it Easy Your Bright Baby Blues These Days Running on Empty For a Dancer Before the Deluge Scientist Spotlight – Five women of science changing the world March Summary: So remember last month when I told you that a village came together to help support the arrival of our new grandson? Well that village was decimated by a nasty virus that I’m calling the NEMV: Never Ending Mucus Virus. This made the end of February and the first half of March really rough. I think the virus was feeling left out because we had been wearing ma...

Books read: Joseph Anton: A Memoir by Salmon Rushdie The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened by Bill McKibben Lab Girl by Hope Jahren Trails walked: Hollowell Park Loop in Rocky Mountain National Park (Feb 2nd) Jewel and Mills Lakes in Rocky Mountain National Park (Feb 7th) St. Vrain State Park (Feb 21st) Song(s) of the month – Marvin Gaye – National Anthem and What’s Going On Scientist Spotlight – Kizzmekia Corbett; Viral Immunologist February Summary: We welcomed another grandson into the world this month. What a miracle it is, even though it’s been happening for thousands of years.  When a child is born, a village rises to the occasion.  Our daughter-in-law's parents flew in from the East Coast and our daughter drove up from New Mexico and we all pitched in to watch grandchild number one while grandchild number two was being cared for.  Neighbors pitched in by plowing the ...