Hinterlands VII.
2009/11/05
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What’s important?
2009/10/28
To laugh often and love much;
to win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children
to earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty;
to find the best in others;
to leave the world a bit better;
to know even one life has breathed easier
because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.
Hinterlands VI.
2009/09/29
Louis Hermanson, brother and son. Alexander, ND.
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Hinterlands V.
2009/09/22
October 27, 2008. After a day of gathering and sorting cattle, a few friends went deer hunting. Speeding in a pickup truck through a recently harvested field, the steering linkage broke and the truck rolled. Neal Hermanson was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene. The other three young men lived. Neal’s father and friends built a memorial at the crash site.
©Eli Reichman, 2009. All Rights Reserved.
Western North Dakota.
Hinterlands IV.
2009/09/17
Ned Hermanson prepares to work cattle.
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Western North Dakota.
Hinterlands, III.
2009/09/02
On location for the next week in the far reaches of western North Dakota
continuing my work on a project began in this part of the world a couple of years ago.
Sunset at Flat Rock Ranch. ©Eli Reichman, 2009. All Rights Reserved.
The morning run.
2009/08/25
5:45am today. Outside my bedroom window.
I hear my 17yr old son shriek, WTF!
AHHHHH! And then again, WTF!!!
He sounds like a 13 year old girl.
I get up. Go outside to see what the panic’s all about.
He’s gone. Car’s still in the driveway, no damage.
All is quiet.
40 minutes later, now wide awake and working at the computer, the exact same scene is repeated.
Now I’m getting a little pissed. What the hell is wrong with this kid?
The boy comes inside about to hyperventilate.
Sam: “Did you see that?”
Me: “Whoa Sam, calm down. What’s going on?”
Sam: “An owl swooped down from the tree’s and attacked me! It hit me on my f’ing head!”
Me: “Seriously?”
Sam: “It attacked me when I left and just now when I came back. That’s gotta be the meanest owl ever.”
Fall XC training. I love this time of year. Let the season begin.
Rim Rock farm. Lawrence, KS. ©Eli Reichman, 2009.
Water. It is precious. It is the new gold.
2009/08/20
©Eli Reichman, 2009.
My good friends in Salida, Colorado have been battling Nestle over the past year, attempting to stop the expansion of their water juggernaut into the upper Arkansas Valley.
You would have thought the community leaders would staunchly oppose a corporation replete with a history of exploitation and destruction into other geographical areas with a similar pristine beauty. Unfortunately not. Recently, the county commissioners voted 3-0 to approve Nestle’s move into the valley. You can read about it HERE.
You know, “sustainability” has become a political and economic engineered hot button. People rush to embrace it. But it is more than just a word. Truly, it is the most vital issue humanity faces today. There are many economic opportunities associated with the new “green” and dang, you just feel better knowing you’re thinking about the future.
If our political and corporate leaders don’t begin to responsibly embrace sustainability in their decisions and subsequent actions, than the fate of humanity will been sealed. It’s time to wake-up, acknowledge the world does have finite resources and it’s high time we begin managing them wisely.
Check out the trailers for the movie, Tapped. It is a very informative and compelling look at the complex issue of water and our future. You can see the trailer(s) for the film HERE.
8/22/09 addendum: As John mentioned in his comment below, the film Flow is yet another important and worthy film to watch. You can see the trailer for it HERE. Thanks JT.
The great debate?
2009/08/17
I don’t know about you, but the ongoing health insurance “debate,” is killing me. Check these links out.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/magazine/16FOB-wwln-t.html?scp=2&sq=DAVID%20LEONHARDT&st=cse
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/opinion/16obama.html?em
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/magazine/19healthcare-t.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
archive II
2009/08/05
Doing a tad more work on the image preservation front.
Halloween, 1981. ©Eli Reichman.
