hat got me thinking about how hard it is to teach an introductory course. You absolutely cannot get into all the motivating details in a first pass, especially in a topic as general as quantum mechanics. And that’s okay, but it really necessitates a point of view or a theme.

Back in action! I'm starting to document the start of my Monsterous Moonshine Project.

"What appears to have been meteor smashed through the skies above the Okanogan today. People have reported it as far south as Richland and as far north as Tonnasket. "

"Down the road, below the bluff in some guy's small field, there were like five or so toms all puffed up, gobbling around the spraying edge of a sprinkler. The late afternoon sun was shinning through their lighter feathers. It was a really weird scene. Where they showing off for a hen? Where they taking a shower? No idea. But in the middle of this scene was a guy just hammering away at something, oblivious to his company."

So much of the obvious lines between Twisp and Winthrop involve state lands that are now closed. Running from Sun "Mountain to Elbow Coulee to Aspen Lake to Deadhorse and back to Twisp has been something I’ve been keen on for a while now. But it will have to wait. It's DNR land. Additionally, Pipestone is also closed. And word is that the Rattlers have woken up early this year. Rattlers are no fun when they're still barely awake and a little... slow."

"My main goal was reaching the Mazama store, with its cookies and sandwiches and cold drinks. That more than enough to propel me forward on what was stacking up to be a considerably flatter, road heavy run."

"Approaching the Winthrop Trailhead I was being followed by a truck, which drove up after me with an alarming amount of speed. There’s a new sign on that gate that said 'Caution: Motorized Vehicles' in mailbox sticky letters. So I assumed it was related, and took Black Bear instead. For whatever reason the truck never made it past the gate."

"As usual, I didn't fully appreciate the distance to Mazama. The dirt road was calm and lonely until the last bit of downhill - past the second cattle guard, where I had two cars coming up! Gnarly!"

"Upon my return the hatchery trailhead, I found the gate had been closed! Like. Closed and locked! And I still had to run home. Bummer. There goes another one. "

"Different kinds of work are impossibly hard at different times of the day. I don't have the brainpower to make serious decisions after 4pm."