Saturday vibes at the McBride home.

Another re-read for me this year was Ted Conover’s Rolling Nowhere. I have never hopped a freight train, although as a teenager I often dreamed about doing so just to see where it took me. Looking back, I’m glad I never did it. But I enjoy reading about it!

I’m old enough to remember when episode 1 of Ben Franklin’s World was released. Now the incomparable @lizcovart.bsky.social & her team are celebrating EPISODE 400! Congratulations, Liz!

Another book that I re-read just about every year is 84, Charring Cross Road. It’s charming and the same passages touch my heart every time.

Here was a recent attempt to pose Atticus as we were decorating our tree. It did not work out…😆

“Business!” cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. “Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!” #AChristmasCarol

I re-read Dear Mr. Henshaw every year. It’s among my favorites. It reminds me of the importance of community for the sake of our children, of them knowing that there are adults in their lives who are cheering them on, ready to help them. It inspires me to be such a person. #books #amreading

Throwback to my high school cross country days (Ramona High School in the San Diego area). My running some 20 years later looks different (in Utah, mostly on mountain trails, & quite a bit slower 😁) but it remains a source of joy for me. #running

I’m here for everyone’s Spotify wrapped. Here’s mine.

It was! The rangers say they go months without visitors after Memorial Day. Finding water in The Maze was harder than we had anticipated. Also, the drive to get there was no picnic. But totally worth it!

The Maze District of Canyonlands National Park, April 2024. (One of the coolest/hardest backpacking trips of my life.)

I am excited to dive into this new book from @markcheathem.bsky.social, the latest release in an excellent series on U.S. presidential elections. (You all may know that I have a special interest in the election of 1844.) Congratulations, Mark!

I was in Bailey, CO, today and stumbled upon a Bigfoot museum and gift shop. It felt like something out of the animated series, Gravity Falls, if you know what I mean. #Bigfoot #Sasquatch

My son and are off to the stadium ready to cheer for the away team in Salt Lake City today. #GoBears #Cal

It’s a rainy fall day here in Salt Lake. I’m foregoing my usual evening tasks in the garden to read a Nick Hornby novel. #books #amreading