I worked all weekend, including a late night software release project with my coworkers ending at a little after 2am this morning. I'm short on sleep and tired out. Katrina has been amazingly supportive. She is a saint. She picked me up for a picnic lunch at the beautiful park at Fern Ridge Reservoir and then brought me back to work. Katrina also ( Read more... )

Spring is the most wonderful season in the forest as all the wildflowers take their turns blooming, from cherry and maple to apple and dogwood, Oregon grape, iris, dandelion, Shasta daisy, phlox, fireweed, Trillium, and the seemingly ever blooming selfheal. The line of snow reappears only briefly on the mountains. Warm sunny days make the ( Read more... )

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Paring Back While Moving Forward: A friend of mine commented on feeling overwhelmed and wondering what major thing to drop in her life so she wouldn't go crazy. My advice to her was to stay invested in things that connect her with her future self -- that support the change into the person she wants to become. I continued with more commentary, along ( Read more... )

So many folks pick up and move at the drop of a hat - to change their whole life overnight. In our shifting American life, it seems to be an expected, if not required, talent. I feel envious of folks that can do that ( Read more... )

We are all so beautifully shiny deep inside. It is letting that out, even in an incomplete form, which inspires others. If you have something to share, share it. If it benefits from additional refinement, go ahead and do that later - because the weight of releasing the 0.9 version gives the inspiration to go to 1.0. Please don't sit on something ( Read more... )

I left Eugene Monday and have been in residence this week in my house at Colton. My plans are to sort through belongings and pack them effectively, and transport them to places of donation, discard, and into storage and use in my new residence in Eugene. I'm also assembling repair and maintenance checklists ( Read more... )

Drizzly day here inhibiting anything outdoors, so thought I'd post some random catchup items ( Read more... )

It's finals crunch time... a big final project due Tuesday, and exam Wednesday, and a lot of homework. I'm excited about where school is leading me, but it does require making it a priority. Priority wrestling is on my mind, as I figure out what I'm going to do with my Summer. The contenders are school, old home, new home, and outdoor activity ( Read more... )

So, May 21 is believed by some to be the date of the second coming, when Jesus will return and lift up his believers into heaven, and the unbelievers and sinful will be cast into damnation forever ( Read more... )