Reading and Rambling

Books read: The French Lieutenant’s Woman by John Fowles The Razor’s Edge by W. Somerset Maugham Things That Can and Cannot Be Said by John Cusack and Arundhati Roy Crap: A History of Cheap Stuff in America by Wendy Woloson Trails walked: Devisadero loop near Taos (March 2nd) Mount Sanitas/Lion's Lair loop (March 10th) Eagle Wind loop near Lyons (March 13th) Song(s) of the month: Oh What a Beautiful World by Rodney Crowell and Light Shine by Jessi Colin Young March Summary: What a month this was! The biggest and best news was that our fourth grandchild was born in good health. But it didn’t come easy. His mother (our daughter-in-law) had a serious pregnancy condition called Placenta Accreta Spectrum, and it turned out to be the most serious on the spectrum (Percreta). Once the baby was delivered via C-section, then a harrowing, life threatening operation was performed. It lasted 4 hours. The hospital in Denver (Presbyterian-St. Lukes) is one of the best facilities in the coun...

Books read: The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner The Air They Breathe: A Pediatrician on the Frontlines of Climate Change by Debra Hendrickson Canyon Dreams: A Basketball Season on the Navajo Nation by Michael Powell Trails walked: West Rim trail near Taos, NM (Feb 4th) South Boulder Creek Big Bluestem loop near Boulder (Feb 21st) Lindsay Ranch in Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge near Superior (Feb 25th) Song(s) of the month: Guy Clark - Dublin Blues and The Cape February Summary: I thought about writing a diatribe on the insanity sadness  whirlwind that is our current administration in Washington DC.  There is so much I would like to say about it, and I'm having difficult discussions with my conservative friends these days.  But I decided that there are way more talented people than me out there writing and speaking brilliantly about it ( Rebecca Solnit , Susan B Glasser , Heather ...