Reading and Rambling

Books read:          A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers          Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M Pirsig          Between the World and Me by Ta’Nehisi Coates          Escalante’s Dream: On the Trail of the Spanish Discovery of the Southwest by David Roberts          The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin Trails walked:           Tom’s Thumb in the McDowells (Various)           Sidewinder/Ocotillo loop in the Phoenix Sonoran Preserve (May 20 th ) Song of the month:          Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond -    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vhFnTjia_I Last month I wrote about my wife’s parents living with us during the pandemic lock-down.   We will always cherish this time we ha...

Books read:          Black Wave by Kim Ghattas         Three Days at the Brink by Bret Baier          Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens           Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende Trails walked:          Bell Pass/Prospector/Windmill Loop in the McDowells (April 3 rd )          Alta/Bajada Loop at South Mountain (April 9 th )           LV Yates/Quartz Ridge/Ruth Hamilton loop in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve (April 14 th )          Dixie Summit/Union Peak loop in the Phoenix Sonoran Preserve (April 21 st ) Song(s) of the month (all by the late, great John Prine):           Lake Marie    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkz8TnVQSOQ&feature=youtu.be           Hello in There    h...