Treasure

The other day a young man that my son-in-law coached in college committed suicide by hanging. Boy I'll tell you what, when something like this happens it will shake you down to your core. What do you say? Do? A young man just finished college, had so much life ahead of him, and it is just gone.
This is the kind of thing that really makes you reevaluate your own life, and it makes one realize what a shame it is that it takes something like this to reconsider what you truly value in life. How sad it is that we have become so complacent and appreciative of what is really important in our lives.
What if that was my kid?
What do I truly value in my life?

Dean Kamen's Words of Gold

People said it was impossible, but Kamen hates that word. Don't tell me it's impossible, he says, tell me you can't do it. Tell me it's never been done. Because the only real laws in this world -- the only things we really know -- are the two postulates of relativity, the three laws of Newton, the four laws of thermodynamics, and Maxwell's equation -- no, scratch that, the only things we really know are Maxwell's equation, the three laws of Newton, the two postulates of relativity, and the periodic table. That's all we know that's true. All the rest are man's laws.

Read more: http://www.esquire.com/features/dean-kamen-1208-3#ixzz1WGC22uig

End Of The Rainbow

Just like they have always said, it really was right at the end of the rainbow. At least it was for my last trip into Mojave until October. This was the best trip yet! I even found a meteorite at Cuddeback Dry Lake which was almost as good as the specimens of petrology that I brought home from the surrounding area. Places like Jawbone Canyon, Aerial Acres, and Gem Hill. All these ares have been heavily picked over throughout the past decades, and yet I was blessed to find some fantastic stuff.
My journey into the desert has always been more for the spiritual aspect than for petrology, although I did find some incredible pieces on this trip the most treasured item this time was my three days spent with my Heavenly Father. I have found it much easier to commune with Him in the solitude of the desert than anywhere else.