Stephen's Thoughts

"Desert Water" by Hal Crimmel (edited)

Utah does not have a water crisis.

Picto Diary - 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 September 2018 - Ron

Friends of 45 years, since Oz in the mid-70's, catch up at lunch.

Picto Diary - 13 September 2018 - Colorado River Water

If drought continues, there won't be enough water to satisfy all claimants.

Picto Diary - 12 September 2018 - Lee's Ferry

Why do I get chills as I try to ponder who Abel and Caroline were and what they were thinking as they crossed the river here?

Picto Diary - 10, 11 September 2018 - Thin Blue Line

In Utah its tougher to recruit new cops these days.

Picto Diary - 7, 8, 9 September 2018 - Echo Park

Just "deplorable!"

Picto Diary - 05, 06 September 2018 - Cleveland-Lloyd

Trying to comprehend geologic time makes my head spin!

"The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs" by Steve Brusatte

It appears that the Permian Extinction opened the way for a radical redirection of the evolutionary process to allow for Prorotodactylus, precursor to the dinosaurs.

Picto Diary - 1,2,3,4 September 2018 - Electric Bike

Walking the talk. Environmentally friendly... compared to a car... and keeps the traffic down.

Picto Diary - 30, 31 August 2018 - Gilgal and Corner Monument

I stand at the very corner of the state of Wyoming and survey the 90 degrees to the northeast. I muse.

"The Other Woman" - Daniel Silva

For me the novel was unconvincing as to its premise that tension between Russia and the West represents the type of existential problem on which the safety of the free world turns.

"The Great Revolt" by Salena Zito and Brad Todd

"Part of the difference as to why Trump won Erie and no other Republican in recent history has is that Trump actually came here. He showed interest."