take a hike.

I went on a hike up Adams canyon today with bree, breanne, and cam (in the photo). Taking a hike turned out to be a very good decision. What a beautiful day. My spirits were lifted exponentially.

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.

Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.

The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy,

while cares will drop off like autumn leaves. ~John Muir

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime, and falling in at night. I miss you like hell.

I think i am going to start reading the twilight books again.

ironic order of tv programs...

So I'm laying in bed watching TV because I cant sleep.

I see that one of my favorite shows, "I Shouldn't Be Alive" is starting in ten minutes. So I click on that channel and before my show starts I catch the tail end of a program called "Bear Whisperer"... a show about bear management in Mammoth Lakes. It ends with the wildlife specialist guy saying bears will "live and let live" and they haven't had to kill a bear for public safety in that area for over 12 years. How precious.

Then my show starts. For those of you who don't know, "I Shouldn't Be Alive" reenacts true stories about people who should have died but somehow live to tell the tale, while the real person describes there near death experience on camera in their own words. Its utterly fascinating. The story tonight? A man ripped to shreds in a violent Grizzly Bear attack.

How ironic!

three quotes.

"You can only be young once... but you can be immature forever."

"Ignorance killed the cat. Curiosity was framed."

"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it."

:)

Dear God,

So far today, I've done OK. I haven't gossiped or lost my temper. I havent been greedy, crabby, nasty, bitchy, selfish, or overindulgent. And I'm very greatful for that.

But Lord, in a few minutes im gonna get out of bed, and then I'm probably gonna need a lot more help.

Amen.

stages

this came from a book. i think its amazing.

stage 1

i walk down the street. there is a deep hole in the sidewalk. i fall in. i am lost. i am helpless. it isn't my fault. it takes forever to find a way out.

stage 2

i walk down the same street. there is a deep hole in the sidewalk. i pretend i don't see it. i fall in again. i can't believe i am in the same place. but it isn't my fault. it still takes a long time to get out.

stage 3

i walk down the same street. there is a deep hole in the sidewalk. i see it is there. i fall in. it's a habit. but my eyes are open. i know where i am. it is my fault. i get out immediately.

stage 4

i walk down the same street. there is a deep hole in the sidewalk. i walk around it.

stage 5

i walk down a different street.

good movie.

a man was drowning in the middle of an ocean.

a ship came by and asked him if he needed help

he said "no thank you, god will save me"

the ship left and he continued to swim till another ship came by

"do you need any help?" they asked

the man said "no thank you, god will save me"

so the ship left.

then man eventually ran out of energy and drowned.

when he got to heaven he asked:

"God, why didnt you save me?"

God said "I sent you two big ships ya dummy!"