watermelon in winter

Every rock tells a story.  Sometimes it is obvious what that story is: Over time, sediment built up and created this huge sedimentary rock.  This is typical of basically all the rocks in the west.  Look at the Grand Canyon for example...that's a perfect picture of sedimentary rock eroded over time and through water and such. Sometimes the story is a little harder to find, and you have you dig deeper and know some background info about that rock or rock system: In the Rocky Mountains, specifically the Wasatch range,  the rocks started as sedimentary rocks.  Layers built up over time.  As faults formed and gave out, these layers were bent, twisted, uplifted, and changed.  The layers are not horizontal anymore, and some are twisted around like this one.  It takes more time to explain this than just looking at it and knowing which layer came first. Sometimes unless you know more about the type of rock, the climate, and erosion processes, you c...

Sometimes, like lately, I think about all the people I know and have known in my life. I think about the people i will probably never see again in this life, and about the people I will not see for a few years at least. I think about how hard goodbyes are, and how seeya laters are just a little bit better. I think about how sad I am sometimes when I realize how long it may be before I see someone I am close to. In this age of technology, I am blessed to have ways to communicate with people at the press of a button. I can text, call, email, facebook, IM, blog, or go back to old snail mail. I have options, and though I may never see some people again, I can still talk with them. And I also think about how blessed I am to have known every single person I have. Each and every person I have met has left an impact on my life, big or small. While it hurts that I know I may not see people for a long time, or until the next life, I know that they have blessed my life. I am so blessed t...