Reading and Rambling

Books read:           A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole           No Time to Spare by Ursula K. Le Guin           The Broom of the System by David Foster Wallace           The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold Trails walked:           Goat Camp - Mesquite Canyon loop in the White Tanks west of Phoenix (Feb 6 th )           Lost Goldmine trail at the base of the Superstitions (Feb 12 th )           Willow Springs Canyon near Apache Junction (Feb 25 th ) Song of the month:            Feeling Good by Nina Simone    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Y11hwjMNs As you may recall, last month was a bit scary and hectic with the emergency delivery of our first grandchild.  Thankfully February has brought much better news....

Books read:          The Wall by John Lanchester          This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein      Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Trails walked:          Bear Canyon Trail near Boulder, Colorado (Jan 7 th )          Mallory Cave Trail near Boulder, Colorado (Jan 14 th )          Grand Canyon (Jan 20 th -21 st )           La Barge Box in the Superstitions (Jan 25 th )      Squaw Creek Ruins in central Arizona (Jan 29th) Song of the month:            Good as Hell by Lizzo      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuq-VAiW9kw The call came at 10:00pm on a Saturday night.   Our son sounded distressed on the other end of the line.   He said there was a problem and that his wife had to have an emergency C-section and ...