SweetRickey

In September, we took a pilgrimage to SweetiePie’s favorite place: Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The trip was planned, like many of our excursions, in a few moments: “This weekend is free on the calendar, what do you want to do with it?” SweetiePie had wanted to share this special place with me for quite a while. He has … Continue reading »

A few weeks ago, I finished reading a tremendous book. I rarely, almost never, take the pleasure of reading something just because it is interesting, because I always feel like I should be “doing research.” This isn’t all bad, because I find my own discipline fascinating, and I love teaching and writing. It isn’t like … Continue reading »

Alright. I am ready to start talking. Actually, I’m probably not going to do much talking about Nepal, folks, I’m sorry to say. I will be posting lots of pictures, and I have a few stories. But all in all, I spent most of the trip in a semi-conscious state of physical exhaustion, so there’s … Continue reading »

>I knew when I met him I had met somebody amazing. I was, in fact, still married. On the first day of my first semester, he presented a session in faculty development about getting students engaged in the classroom. He was such a powerful speaker that I chased him out of the meeting room and … Continue reading »

At the moment, I am knee-deep in snow and fake blood, wrapping up this ten-day wilderness first responder course. It is taught here on our campus by NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School), and it is amazing. It is kicking my ass. This is a professional medical certification, a step or two below an EMT (about … Continue reading »

> Yes, yes… it’s true. We are going to make it official. Sorry for all the secrecy but we’re sort of public figures around here. I hope everyone’s holiday season is just totally awesome.  Love and Cheer to all.By the way–if you didn’t get one of these in the mail, it is because you didn’t … Continue reading »

>I’m thinking about re-opening the blog.  I said, way back, that I was going to have to do some serious thinking about why I write it, and who I want to read it, before I would be ready to continue the project.  Since then my thoughts on it have fallen into a few main categories:Category … Continue reading »

> Eating meat, as Stephen Asma says in his book, Why I am a Buddhist, isn’t the problem. It is the cruelty and unnecessary suffering entailed in butchering the animal that goes against a Buddhist’s moral code. Many Buddhists casually bypass this problem by allowing non-Buddhists to do the butchering, thereby not accruing the bad … Continue reading »