Thursday, October 22, 2009
John Bachar (1957-2009)
Legendary climbing icon, John Bachar, fell to his death on July 5; the L. A. Times reported this tragedy. Bachar, one of the original Yosemite "Stonemasters" was best known for his free soloing (climbing without a rope) exploits. Details of the accident are sketchy; but, he apparently fell during a climb in the Mammoth Lakes area of California. Several excellent U-Tube videos of Bachar's climbs are offered on the Climbing website. Rock & Ice offered an interesting insight into the philosophy and personality of John Bachar. He was "one of a kind".
Thursday, October 15, 2009
A Conversation with Four-Month Old Sarah
Sarah is four months old today. She had another round of immunizations and tolerated them quite well. Yesterday, in a conversation with Amanda, she expressed some concern over the possibility of some pain associated with the shots. This video is a record of that conversation.
The pediatrician pronounced her "perfect". We do have to work on the enunciation of most of her words, however. MaMa and DaDa can not be far behind...
The pediatrician pronounced her "perfect". We do have to work on the enunciation of most of her words, however. MaMa and DaDa can not be far behind...
Monday, October 12, 2009
A Touchdown Pass Reception
Will Stroud's prowess on the football field was reported a year ago in this blog. He has continued to exc
el at catching TD passes.
Here he is - wide open - after faking several defensive backs and safeties - hauling in a long bomb. Will turns and heads into the end zone. I wish we could have seen the celebration. Did he throw the ball into the stands? Did he run over to hug his Mom...did he present the ball to Jack or Baby Bear?
We don't know what he did.
But, can he play the cello? Oh, wait, yes he can!
el at catching TD passes.
Here he is - wide open - after faking several defensive backs and safeties - hauling in a long bomb. Will turns and heads into the end zone. I wish we could have seen the celebration. Did he throw the ball into the stands? Did he run over to hug his Mom...did he present the ball to Jack or Baby Bear?
We don't know what he did.
But, can he play the cello? Oh, wait, yes he can!
