Category: The Engine of Survival

Things that help keep me sane.

March 21, 2020 / / Pandemic Dialogues

Saturday, March 21, 2020–I wallowed in bed this morning.  Four-thirty had me looking at my watch on the nightstand; in typical Jared world that is a normal-ish time to wake…

February 21, 2020 / / The Engine of Survival

I keep a running list of ideas for blog posts.  At the top of it lie three quotes which have struck me hard over the past months.  They bring tears, desire…

April 23, 2019 / / Climbing

  “Well, this moment sure seems to have the makings of a blog post” I think, quite distractedly, to myself as I fumble with the rope, trying to get it…

March 26, 2019 / / Horses

Cowboys ain’t easy to love and they are harder to hold.  A number of years ago I gave a small presentation at the International Climber’s Festival about the similarities between…