Dave - Old Babble
My web pages are too stuffy. It seems like I keep alternating them
between the extremely offbeat and the entirely-too-mainstream, and
this week, it knocked me on the head that I'd hit the far right of the
swing, if you will. So, I'm bringing back babble (those of you who
recall 'Terrarium Whimsy' and other features of 'The Terrarium' will
probably notice the similarities).
Tue Feb 17, 1998
Being sick is the absolute pits, but it gives one great opportunties to catch
up on all of the things you really didn't even care about when you were
healthy. I'm happy (?) to say that I completed a network monitoring system
that I've been working on for the last year (on and off, mostly off), now have
an incredibly clean and reorganized room, and have washed every piece of
clothing, every towel and dishcloth, and every floor rug that I own.
Somehow, the benefits of being sick don't really seem to outweigh the
"Eww, I feel like hell" parts of it, though. So, the debate rages on: Do I
give in and call my doctor? We'll find out soon.
Sun, Feb 1, 1998
I went for a hike yesterday up Neff's Canyon. It was absolutely
stunning. It snowed (rain in the valley) here a few days ago, but not
enough to render the canyon impassable to the determined fool, so I
went about an hour up the canyon. By the time I reached a point where
I couldn't continue because the snow was up to my knees, I'd hit a
part of the canyon which was absolutely silent. I could see a sliver
of the city from where I was, but the other 355° of my view were
taken up by mountains, trees, and snow - lots of snow. It was
incredibly beautiful; there were a number of evergreens with their
boughs half-covered in snow where I stood, and a snow-free rock face
on the other side of the canyon which provided a perfect bit of
contrast. Neff's is a very peaceful canyon. I almost want to share
it with other people, but I don't want to pollute it - or perhaps my
memories of it - with the seemingly inevitable grumblings which occur
between people.
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