TANGO NUEVO

The ongoing Wow is happening right now!

Looks like my faithful vehicle is headed for the junk heap.  It gave me many many miles of service, into the deserts of the west, the forests of the east and many places in between.  We shared a lot of time together, alone, in the vast empty spots of America, quietly speaking to eachother, as much as man and machine can communicate, as we wound ( Read more... )

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Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously.
-Nietzsche

I recall hearing a quote by President Calvin Coolidge in high school that I jotted down in my folder because of its timeless truth.  I consider it a warning, not only to oneself to prevent idleness, but also regarding those one associates with and surrounds themselves with.

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; ( Read more... )

I used to mistake muscle cramping for muscle group weakness.  Then it occurred to me....
STRETCH FIRST, IDIOT.

Long bikerides are cool. Especially at night.

Why do you suppose myspace has a smoking/drinking status section?  It's like..."So...do you party? You party, right?  No?  Okay, nevermind."

Most people fear art, it's like that Bukowski poem about ( Read more... )

MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE SERIES PT. 1

12:30AM
52 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT

GRAPEVINE LAKE'S SOUTH SHORE
A brief foray into the dense thicket just south of the lake.  Two ducks are startled from a tree and take noisy flight just above our heads.  Thick thornbush growth initially deters us but we press on toward the water.

As we walk in a grass prairie near a park ( Read more... )

For me there is only the traveling on the paths that have heart, on any path that may have heart.
There I travel, and the only worthwhile challenge for me is to traverse its full length. And there
I travel-looking, looking, breathlessly.
from:
From The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge

HERE'S THE DEAL

I'm probably going to Palo Duro Canyon March 12th through ?? for spring break.
Unfortunately, UTA's break doesn't coincide with UNT's.  It does, however, coincide with UT's break.  So, do any of you Austinites want to go to the canyon for a few days of hiking and camping?

We should probably get it figured out as soon as possible.  
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