tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115353905841838312.post6782096832814026184..comments2019-03-17T12:53:07.515-07:00Comments on Thistle Adventure: Are You Kidding Me?fredleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067499980692570586noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115353905841838312.post-80161354378564994402016-01-16T09:58:16.498-08:002016-01-16T09:58:16.498-08:00Thank you Leslie. We wish we were with you too. ...Thank you Leslie. We wish we were with you too. It's cold and wet here, plus we now have four good friends in Anza Borrego we'd like to be with.fredleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067499980692570586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115353905841838312.post-58289518232877490642016-01-16T09:57:11.383-08:002016-01-16T09:57:11.383-08:00Dan, you're always an inspiration and I look f...Dan, you're always an inspiration and I look forward to your weekly blog posting, where you write beautifully about our miraculous world right here on Whidbey Island. Franfredleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067499980692570586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115353905841838312.post-18723731394344834062016-01-16T09:55:12.680-08:002016-01-16T09:55:12.680-08:00Very well said, thank you. Along the same line, yo...Very well said, thank you. Along the same line, you should see people's faces when we tell them we don't have a smart phone! :)<br /><br />Wish you guys were here with us in the Anza Borrego Desert. Did a great Palm Canyon hike yesterday.<br /><br />LeslieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115353905841838312.post-37310919893989372852016-01-16T07:32:55.284-08:002016-01-16T07:32:55.284-08:00Thank you, Fran. That Ann Lamott quote is profound...Thank you, Fran. That Ann Lamott quote is profound. The dumbing down of our culture by television is insidious. The world has so much more to offer, but to see it we have to break away from our addiction to artificial stimuli. This is not to be anti-technology because I certainly don't believe that or practice it. But I do believe we need to experience the real world, which is endlessly miraculous, hopeful and inspiring.Dan Pedersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394699068556538583noreply@blogger.com