Novel-Writing With Adobe Creative Cloud
Novel Writing with iPad and Adobe Sketch I have 51 days left to finish revising my novel writing...
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Category: Yosemite
Perspectives on Life
My late, maternal grandfather was an artist. One of the most important things he ever taught me was perspectives on life–the way of looking at the world. When I was in second or third grade, grandpa brought me a small...
Read MoreA Note To My Grandchildren
A Note To My Grandchildren It’s May 2, 2014 and at this point in my life, I don’t have any grandchildren. Just three wonderful teenage daughters who still are trying to figure out who and what they’re going to...
Read MoreYosemite’s Merced River – How I got my iPhone 5s wet and it still works….
Yosemite’s Merced River – How I got my iPhone 5s wet and it still works…. My iPhone 5s should NOT be working right now. It should have stopped working about 3:43 p.m. PST on 12.31.13. I’m writing this not...
Read MoreA Summer 2010 dreamline goal: Climbing to the top of Half Dome in Yosemite
Thanks to reading Tim Ferriss' book, The Four-Hour Workweek, I've set some new personal goals and dreams for my life. One goal for this summer? I am going to do the 18-mile hike to the top of Yosemite's Half Dome by...
Read MoreYosemite closed because of huge snowfalls, @ctemp asks if I’m stupid re #globalwarming
I don't believe in global warming. Yes, we humans put out waste products that we shouldn't, but I think enough has been proven in recent months to show that many of our so-called "Climate Experts" have...
Read More10 FEET of Snow Expected in Sierra; I want to be in Yosemite!!
The Yosemite Blog posted this this morning. Gosh dawg I wish we were out there in a nice house atop one of the mountains with lots of food and firewood. It must be absolutely amazing. 10 FEET of Snow Expected in...
Read MoreDealing with Change; #MadMen, Mad Me, Mad World
It became clear from watching last night's first episode of Mad Men Season 3, that this year's 13 episodes are going to be about how people deal with change. We saw the introduction of new change agents in last...
Read MoreHow I wish I was back in Yosemite
Hardly a day passes in my life in Dallas, Texas where at some point I think to myself how I wish I was back in Yosemite. This national park, rising above the San Joaquin Valley in California, is a godsend that has now captured...
Read MoreYosemite Trip 2009 Part I
Okay, we're into the countdown now for our departure. Kids are getting out of school today. We're getting last-minute errands done. Packing up our EA SPORTS Active branded Wii and ready to head to Yosemite...
Read MoreTelegraph Fire in Yosemite 95 percent out!
I think this is the best news I've heard all day. The Telegraph Fire, which began burning near Yosemite on July 25 is 95 percent contained. Evacuees have returned to their homes, 140 is back open into the west...
Read MoreLA Times says 140 Open into Yosemite, sort of
For the latest in official Telegraph Fire information, please check here. It's Yosemite's Web site. According to the LA Times, highway 140 in California is intermittently open depending on how the Telegraph...
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