43% of Generation X Women Have No Children

It's generational. I'm not the only one. This makes me feel better. We live in Interesting Times indeed.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/many-gen-x-women-overworked-and-in-debt-take-a-pass-on-parenthood/2011/10/13/gIQA6dHdiL_story.html

There's a Legal Way to Replace Our Congress

It would be our second Constitutional Convention. The first one happened back in 1774 when our government system was designed. I think we should do it. We're clearly not getting anywhere letting them have their way, and things are getting desperate.

Poem: A Visitor by Mary Oliver

( A Visitor )

New Favorite River: The Lower Wind

Of course my favorite river is always whichever one I'm on. Or was just on. Or am about to go on. Today was my third time down the Lower Wind in Washington, and it is quickly working its way into the list of all time favorites. It's not especially hard. Mostly class III with some IVish low volume rocky stuff, one hard class IV (V-?) called the Flume, and then the series of four drops at the end that most call class IV. The four large drops are 1) vertical 10 footer with an autoboof on the left 2) vertical 20 footer that I like to boof right 3) long bony slide, stupid, dangerous, but kinda fun, 4) the final 10 footer that is a clean (boof right) part of the otherwise rock-infested weir.


This is the autoboof at the first of the final series of falls.

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Speed of Light Restored to Supremacy

Remember those faster than light neutrinos? Great, now forget 'em. Science proved 'em, then unproved 'em.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/17/remember-those-faster-than-light-neutrinos-great-now-forget-e/