http://outinthedesert.net/blog Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:46:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Before I left for work this morning I put the following in my slow cooker: 4 cups of chicken broth 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast 4 cloves of garlic, minced 1 small bulb of fennel, trimmed and sliced 1 small onion, chopped Freshly ground pepper, to taste It's been cooking on low all day. When I ... http://outinthedesert.net/blog/?p=24 This summer I learned that I can no longer pretend I'm going to live forever. I think it's like the chicken pox, this realization, in that it would have been easier for me if I had gotten it when I was younger. After a lot of soul searching I came ... http://outinthedesert.net/blog/?p=23 Early in this semester when I downloaded my professor's first lecture and listened to it on my iPod while lying in bed, I realized that I had lived to see the future. This weeked, I was at a Chinese place, waiting for my take-away order when a group of men in ... http://outinthedesert.net/blog/?p=22 Security is a myth. You will eventually lose everything you have. And you will die. You can spend a billion dollars a second on a war, throwing bodies in the path of the inevitable, to make yourself feel secure but airplanes will still fly into your buildings. You ... http://outinthedesert.net/blog/?p=21 Two years ago this week I sent my Mom flowers. How was I reminded of that? This afternoon, I was looking for a missing Netflix return envelope that I thought might have fallen between my desk and the filing cabinet. Something was there but it was the receipt, dated ... http://outinthedesert.net/blog/?p=20 We've got Palo Verde in bloom. And have you ever seen sky so blue? No, you have not. Sometimes I wonder how I can even think about leaving. http://outinthedesert.net/blog/?p=17 For someone who indulges in so much introspection, I should always be aware of what I'm doing and why I'm doing it.  This should lead to the consistency of mood and action that I think is a desireable state.  Last night I was reminded that I am affected by outside ... http://outinthedesert.net/blog/?p=15 I'm thinking about ending a relationship. Next month, it will be 8 years since it started so I guess I am a year overdue for the seven-year itch.  Seriously, I'm just not getting out of this relationship what I used to get.  I readily admit that part of the problem is ... http://outinthedesert.net/blog/?p=14 I got an answer and the answer is no. I forget where I picked this up but one of my favorite bits of wisdom is this: If you ask a question you better make damn sure you really want to know the answer. In college, when I was living with Jan Michael, and ... http://outinthedesert.net/blog/?p=13 Several years ago I saw a documentary about dogs.  The point was made that dogs get stuck in a sort of perpetual adolescence because there are no mature dog role models.  In the wild there are alpha dogs but domesticated dogs have no social structure to help them grow up emotionally. I immediately ... http://outinthedesert.net/blog/?p=12