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Rimrocked

I’m always on the lookout for new words. New to me or slang, or hobby words that get introduced in new ways into life. This was the case with the above word rimrocked. While watching an episode of Bear Grylls , an adventure seeking wilderness expert, he used this rock climbing term for someone whoContinue reading “Rimrocked”

Shalom/U2/Rembrandt

The translations of a word can be simple or complex. A dog is a very specific word and another language will have a specific word as an equivalent. Joy is closer to an idea, different cultures might explain it differently. Wabi-Sabi is an idea that requires a paragraph to really explain, but the shortened versionContinue reading “Shalom/U2/Rembrandt”

Portion, Slice, Tranche

Word for the day: tranche. Commonly used in reference to money and it pretty much means portion. Tranche is a French word meaning slice. So next Thanksgiving this will be useful in asking for a tranche of pie. Since it’s French, I’m certain it is pronounced more eloquently than ranch with a tr sound toContinue reading “Portion, Slice, Tranche”

Relearning the Learned

In a here today gone tomorrow world, it seems we forget the great things we knew. Then a generation or two later we have a class to teach this new thing smart people found out. I enjoy psychology, the study of humanity and the things that make us tick. I imagine the good folk likeContinue reading “Relearning the Learned”

Looking Back to Look Ahead

John Wooden: coach of the UCLA Bruins. In a 12 year period he won 10 NCAA championships including 7 in a row. As a coach myself, you look around for people who have done it so well, not only from an x’s and o’s point of view, but from the perspective of using sport toContinue reading “Looking Back to Look Ahead”

Dressed Up, (K)No(W) Where To Go

Consider the lilies: No seriously, stop, sit down, forego your next ten tasks, ten minutes, slow down… and consider. Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow, they neither toil nor spin, Yet I tell you Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of them. -Mark 12 Our world is forcingContinue reading “Dressed Up, (K)No(W) Where To Go”

Freedom: Another Perspective Away

We get locked into seeing things a certain way. Our world taints the colorscale in ways we don’t even know. We are all part of the system we live in and it’s difficult to see things from another perspective. We were in Belize on a mission trip. One of the projects they asked us toContinue reading “Freedom: Another Perspective Away”

What’s In A Name?

Head to southwest Colorado and you’ll find the San Juan Mountain range. A group of majestic peaks that are more jagged than other mountain ranges in Colorado. Home to some of the more difficult climbs for those looking to climb fourteeners. The mountains have some great names…Uncompahgre, Sneffels, Windom, Vestal, Twilight and Hesperus peaks justContinue reading “What’s In A Name?”

Gripped By/Cast Out…FEAR

Years ago while living in Southeast Colorado we took a tour of Picketwire canyon. http://www.exploresoutheastcolorado.com/picketwire.htm. This canyon is known for 1300 dinosaur tracks along a 1/4 mile of exposed ground. The edge of a former lakebed was a walking path for herbivores and carnivores alike. There are a lot of Native American rock art sitesContinue reading “Gripped By/Cast Out…FEAR”

a difficult simplicity

Simple… you’d think things in life would be more simple. In a strange twist, it’s remarkable how difficult it is to pull off simple. One key to simple is minimal, but in the middle of minimal one should discover profound. As Americans we tend to have a sense of profound being equal to many orContinue reading “a difficult simplicity”