Mamassage

borg blog

I found this today on Will Wheaton’s Flickr stream. I just love it.  (Oh yes, I am even more of a Dorkass McGorcas than you had ever imagined, aren’t I?) The best part, of course is that they showed up in San Francisco. You know, Starfleet headquarters, of course. Now we know the true origin of the Borg: Hostile takeovers on Earth during the 21st century. And as we all know this ultimately leads to assimilation… Resistance truly is futile.

GREEN BURIALS

For those who want to live and die with as little ecological impact as possible. See what amazing visions others have had for their eternity.

Some of these are a bit far out there. While others bring a peace and comfort. You could become part of a reef or be buried naturally in a 13 hectare pastoral vista where your loved ones would use GPS to locate your whereabouts and cell phones to record songs, stories, or thoughts about your life.
It’s all quite interesting.
And as Muir said:

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Livin’ the Wildlife

Yup, we saw another amazing sight yesterday as we were coming home.
This will now make my 2^nd random sighting of a bald eagle since moving to Arizona. And mind you, I’m not talking about thinking, “Hey, this might be a raptor” as I view it soaring high above us. What I refer to, is the experience of driving along, pleasantly taking in the scenery, only to find yourself gazing into the eyes of an incredibly huge bird just long enough for it to register.

It happened the same way both times. The first sighting was about six months ago. Our neighbor and good friend, Chrissy, and I were in the front seats with all the kiddoes riding along behind us. She was telling me that after a while we wouldn’t think of the commute as long any more because we’d quickly get to know every bend in the road, and gradually begin to tune them out. As she was telling me this, we approached a full, beautiful, lone tree. She said something to the effect of, “I love this tree.” And we both looked up into it. There, not ten feet away from our astonished faces was a majestic bald eagle staring at us. Together, we yelled, “eagle!” And then it was over.

Yesterday, Maya, Kajsa & I were high-tailing it down highway 89 with the Doobie Brothers blaring, & just coming up to the cutoff to “old” highway 89 (on which we live). Suddenly Maya said “Mom, eagle.” I looked up into the tree to my left just long enough to see one perched in the tree.

I can tell you right now; it doesn’t matter how many times I see this bird. It doesn’t matter how quickly it lasts, or how high in the tree or sky that eagle is...I will always be awed by its beauty and poise. I feel lucky to be able to chance upon a creature so regal. I can now see why it was chosen to represent an entire country.

Since moving here, I’ve seen many odd and amazing critters. A few months ago, I told you of our sightings of both Ringtail Cat and Gila Monster. We’ve also been witness to coyote, javelina, road runners, buzzards, and quail, as well as other amazing animals. We live with chickens and our crazy cuddly goat. And since the monsoons stopped, I’ve seen more roadside wildflowers than I ever thought possible.

I might complain a lot about how boring it is to live out away from culture and convenience, but, you know, this is still pretty cool. My family gets to experience the world in a manner that is rapidly disappearing from this great land of ours...one which sees nature as an awesome and beautiful force.

Today, I feel lucky.