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[ Wednesday, December 29, 2004 12:22 PDT ]
Auld Lang Syne 2004
Section:
Briefs
Summary:
Or, in the words of Robby Burns, “old long since” in the sweet bye and bye.
Main:
PP&E
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[ Tuesday, December 28, 2004 11:54 PDT ]
Water, Water everywhere and not a drop to drink: Views from poolside
Section:
Essays
Summary:
The view of the world during a 1000 DAM workout in calm, clean 80 degree water is apt to be benign, positive and perhaps limited given the current state of play in the natural world. Tsunami death and destruction from shifting tectonic plates, missed flights, downpours in Southern California, fog in the Sacramento San Joaquin Valley. Who or What to hold accountable?
Main:
Peasant Wisdom from the West: Land, Sea and Air, Lessons from Ancients to the Donner Party and beyond.
First: Mother Nature is not always meek, mild, benign,and benevolent.
Second; When in the State of Nature, show proper respect to the elements and protect yourself at all times.
Third: Plan and Prepare for the unexpected.
Fourth: Be self-sufficient, fit and resourceful; but, travel light.
Fifth: Your reach should not exceed your grasp.
Sixth: Learn to swim at an early age. It is not all about fun and games.
Seventh: Use Backup and Double Check safety procedures.
Eighth: Know the territory.
Ninth: Do not tempt or challenge Nature alone.
Ten: Know how to conquer Fear and Discomfort in the Moment & how to use Persistence and Determination to temper Courage.
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[ Thursday, December 23, 2004 14:32 PDT ]
What is it about the Scots?
Section:
Essays
Summary:
Today evoked some personal memories of things with a Scottish connection.
“Scottish by birth, British by law,
Highlander by the grace of God”
Main:
* The Scots in Hawaii, in the Pacific Northwest and at Sea in the fur, opium and tobacco trades and beyond.
** Hawaii in Quicktime mode1. The IronMan, the water, the land, the flora and fauna, the culture, the music, the history and the people.
*** Hawaii in Quicktime mode2.
* The heady holiday liqueur, Drambuie
* The Shorthorn breed, the border collie, the Highlander brand of cattle feed.
* Oats for the bairn and barn.
* Oregon wool, Eastern Oregon sheepmen, Pendleton Mills and Indian blankets.
* Harris Tweed, the crofters and
* The Scottish Renaissance, (1750-1850) medical education, banking, Scots Law, managing the Empire,
* The history of the American Revolution, Princeton , North Carolina and the Cheeokee Nation.
* The Scottish Games in Dixon CA and the history of the Scottish Rite Temples, the Free Masons, and the Caledonean Society.
“Never give your reasons, for your judgement
will probably be right, but your reasons
almost certainly will be wrong.”
Lord Mansfield
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[ Tuesday, December 21, 2004 08:31 PDT ]
The Color of Christmas in Davis: Purple is Politically Correct
Section:
Social
Summary:
* Purple is the perfect metaphor for the Season of Hope on this, the shortest day of the Year and the official start of Winter. For Emma Little there is none of this partisan Republican Red and Democratic Blue kind of a fashion statement.
A blended purple is now the statement of acceptance and compromise. It is also the color of Emma’s Chirstmas blouse and of the Scottish Thistle’s blossom.
Main:
* Yoshi, Grandpa’s Japanese lane partner at the 0600 DAM swim at the Davis Civic Pool this morning, was sporting the new look: a blue Zoomer fin on the right foot, and a red Zoomer fin on the left foot.
One had the sense that she was using what worked well for her rehabilitation regime and that she had little truck or time for those with a political cast of mind. She was about the business at hand.
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[ Monday, December 20, 2004 12:23 PDT ]
The California Oregon connection in Davis
Section:
Home & Real Estate
Summary:
* The high cost of housing in Davis is table, barber chair and locker room conversation topic number one this Christmas Season.
* Jen Carroll and Tanya Fisk of Eugene and Peoples Natural Construction have recently completed a home at Black Buttle Ranch, the place to stay and play in Deschutes County, near Sisters, the Jefferson Wilderness Area, the upper McKenzie River drainage to Lane County to the west and the spring sourced Metolius River in Central Oregon. There, quality and good value for dollar housing in a western out-of-doors life style setting is now available at the start of the ski season at MT. Bachelor.
* Efficient and site appropriate design, quality construction, natural and local products and attention to detail are hallmarks of the craftsmenship and traditional carpentry handbuilt into this home.
* Jen and Tanya are currently visiting friends and Damon in San Francisco and the East Bay before returning to Eugene.
Main:
* Meanwhile, given the long history of the historic tend of south to north migration of young professional, nature lovers and active retirees, one can expect the property to move quickly. It the investment of time and labor into the project is evident in the enthusiasm of Jen and Tanya after a health summer of building.
* BTW,they are both students of the west Davis Village Homes project and the work of the local designer and developer, Michael Corbett. The good news is that many of the concerns of building in flat Yolo County, like managing water runoff is not a problem in the Oregon Cascades. Long time Davis resident, student, businessman and international biking/ IronMan Triathlete, Steve Larson, as relocated his family to Bend, in Central Oregon. For serious trainers, who like long quit, lava bed rides and runs, hot high altitude conditions, and inexpensive living ,the area has become a year round destination magnet for sportfolk.
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[ Wednesday, December 15, 2004 13:13 PDT ]
Sense and Sensibility in Davis: Christmas Music
Section:
Commentary
Summary:
Christmas Music is filling the air in Davis:
* Musicians are at the Farmer’s Market and in the Downtown Mall area.
* High School Carolers are out and about the Village including Annual Senior Center Christmas Dinner and Dance..
* Music from Opera to Bluegrass is on the radio.
* A local band had them out of their seats and on their feet at the Annual Senor Center Christmas Party.
* The Churches are showcasing their finest.
* A group of academics and professional is doing Handel and the real Messiah at the Mondavi Center. Period scores and instruments are part of the push to put Davis ville on the ” World Class State”. Hum. The Friday night performance was sold out, the audience was impressed by the musicianship and impressive in its diversity. The venue was vibrant with the sounds of the human voice and mellow stings, harpsichord, organ and period brass trumpets. The perfermance recording effort will be interesting.
* The local children’s Theater Group is doing the Nutcracker at the Veteran’s Theater.
Main:
And that is the way it is.
Meanwhile, the Current Events Group from the Davis Senior Center did their Annual Potluck. Talk about class, polititics was put aside and a great time was has by all. One newcomer even leaded about Chinese Dominoes.
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