Pax Nortona – A Blog by Joel Sax
From the Land of the Lost Blunderbuss
Month: October 2003
Slamming the Door
Posted on October 23, 2003 in Roach-B-Gone
These naturally violate my site policy by being OFF TOPIC. Plus, it’s pretty cheap to attempt to sponge off my readership and not give me a dime or a ruble.
Cryptobiotic Crust
Posted on October 22, 2003 in Biomes Fact-Dropping
It’s an unnerving feeling to realize that if you blunder off the trail in a desert park or just about anywhere, one footstep can destroy a population rivalling Manhattan.
Utah Travel Diary 5
Posted on October 21, 2003 in Vacation Fall 2003
The Mormons put up historic monuments nearly everywhere it seems. “Brigham Young stopped to piss here.”
Utah Travel Diary 4
Posted on October 19, 2003 in Vacation Fall 2003
On the night of the primary, there were no turkies to be seen around Zion Lodge.
Book of Days
Posted on October 19, 2003 in Book of Days
Still getting caught up on vacation stuff. For those who do it, here are the topics for the next five days:
| October 19 | Write about jealousy. |
| October 20 | Someone says “Can I see you in the kitchen?” |
| October 21 | Write about a bruise. |
| October 22 | I come from…. |
| October 23 | These are the lies I told you. |
Grocery Strike
Posted on October 19, 2003 in California Watch Class Compassion
Lynn and I endorse the grocery workers’ strike now underway in California.
Seen at a Bookstore
Posted on October 19, 2003 in Morals & Ethics
The newest book by GE chairman Jack Welch says that he is “speaks from the gut”.
Writer’s Book of Days
Posted on October 18, 2003 in Book of Days
I am back and catching up with my notebooks from the vacation.
Utah Trails 2
Posted on October 18, 2003 in Hikes and Trails
I’m all backed up still, getting my reports out for Localhikes.com, but here are links to two more trails (with photographs):
Another thing diverting me is filling a notebook. Because of my bronchitis, I missed several days and I am scratching hard to make up for it. Utah Diary should resume tomorrow, unless I am completely wiped out by the trail reports that I have not yet done.
Imitation is….
Posted on October 18, 2003 in Cats
When I begin petting one cat in the bedroom, the others hear my coos and come in for their share of the affection.
