Join Dan Rylander and me in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park on June 19, 2025 in the 78 second video below. We traverse slowly, consciously, in awe of the towering behemoths. We think of Ents, of millions of years of evolution, of intricate ecosystems, live-giving water, geological scale. We are in the moment. Nothing else but here in this majestic grandeur. Note that Dan is 5'9" - as a reference to the trees' size. The water sound you hear is from the Smith River; … [Read more...]
Redwoods – June 2025
Seeing the redwoods has been on my list for decades; I think since I was a wee lass. Trees that can grow to 300 feet, live for millennia, and have been on Earth for about 240 million years! Sure does put things in perspective. Here's a collage: … [Read more...]
A Quinquagenarian’s Quest with the Best
Event Invite: In my 30+ years as a Tucsonan, I’ve been so fortunate to amass amazing friends who are the best collaborators - and I'm excited to cheers to my 50 years on Planet Earth with y'all! Let's celebrate friendship + Scorpio birthdays + toast to my successful completion of grad school at Che’s on Saturday, November 8. Featuring some of the best Tucson musicians performing with Leila Lopez and Greyhound Soul. Live music starts @ 7:30 p.m. Stay tuned for other delights and … [Read more...]
Certainty is a Mirage
I had a weird confrontation with a work colleague the other day, which left me confused and reflecting on a Tom Robbins’s quote: “The world is a wonderfully weird place, consensual reality is significantly flawed, no institution can be trusted, certainty is a mirage, security a delusion, and the tyranny of the dull mind forever threatens – but our lives are not as limited as we think they are, all things are possible, laughter is holier than piety, freedom is sweeter than fame, and in the end … [Read more...]
Manslander 2024 Year in Review
Happy New Year la familia y los amigos! The end of the year gets busy, so we’re sharing our 2024 year in review at the beginning of 2025. I made a short video (5:11) of 2024’s photos which can be viewed on YouTube here: This written re-cap is in reverse chronological order to match the video. In reviewing, it is cool to note that 2024 was a year of firsts! 2024 was the first year I had the opportunity to spend with the Rylander clan in Davidson, NC for Christmas. The … [Read more...]
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