<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970</id><updated>2011-12-30T13:34:39.393-08:00</updated><category term='Rare sighting'/><title type='text'>desertgirl</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>41</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-2308082767052732210</id><published>2009-10-08T10:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-08T10:26:30.999-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Dedededadadiddlydee</title><content type='html'>That's all I got...for now...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-2308082767052732210?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/2308082767052732210/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=2308082767052732210' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/2308082767052732210'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/2308082767052732210'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2009/10/dedededadadiddlydee.html' title='Dedededadadiddlydee'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-291960743931420641</id><published>2009-04-15T08:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-15T09:10:36.681-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Good Golly!</title><content type='html'>I have achieved greatness... in the form of a grilled cheese sandwich. Perfect amount of butter, which results in a perfect, golden crispy crust...Tillamook cheddar cheese perfectly melted on the inside, and just the right "flatness" to the bread...(ya gotta flatten it with a spatula). My quest for the perfect grilled cheese started years ago, when I would go to Dee's restaurant and order the #9 off of the seniors menu (a big thanks to Dee's for never telling me I couldn't order off the senior menu, since I was only in my twenties). Their grilled cheese and fries cost $2.99 and wow was it great! I still order it sometimes and it is always consistently wonderful! I just never knew the secret, though. I am in my early thirties now, and maybe it seems like ten plus years is a long time to be on a quest of such minuscule importance, but I gotta say...I wouldn't appreciate the art of making grilled cheese sandwiches if it had taken less time to figure out!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-291960743931420641?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/291960743931420641/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=291960743931420641' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/291960743931420641'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/291960743931420641'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2009/04/greatness.html' title='Good Golly!'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-5280839977526012998</id><published>2009-04-02T10:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-02T11:14:23.869-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Me, my sis and a place called Vegas</title><content type='html'>I love vacations. There's nothing I enjoy more than to get out of my 10 miles of city and visit another dimension of life. I love the smell of hotel rooms; I love trying new places to eat and most of all, I love meeting new people, even if it's only for a moment. I wouldn't recommend staying at Caesar's Palace though. It seemed like it would be such a nice hotel, but the sheet was dirty and there was fresh blood on a towel in the restroom. The walk in and out of the hotel/casino was about 30 minutes. We actually spent more time walking in and out of the casino than we did on "The Strip"! On a positive note, I absolutely loved the interior design of the hotel room. It was beautiful and chic. White bedspread, with green and brown accents in the room and marble floors in the bathroom. There were two bathrooms; one with a big jetted tub (which we didn't use because we thought it might be contaminated with dirt &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;lol&lt;/span&gt;) and very nice &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;toiletries.  So even with the downside of things, there were way more upsides, like hanging with my sister and going to Margaritaville.  If you go to Vegas, you gotta check it out.  It's a cute Jimmy Buffett restaurant and it has a great gift shop, even if you aren't a Parrothead, you'll appreciate it!  The highlight of our trip was Snow Canyon.  Wow, I love that park!  It is always just as beautiful as the first time and numerous other times that I have been there.  Word to St George though...Don't ruin this natural beauty by building houses all around this natural park!  It really messes with it and you can never undo the damage that urban sprawl causes!  Well, that's about it...the wheels in my head are already spinning on where to go on my next getaway!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-5280839977526012998?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/5280839977526012998/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=5280839977526012998' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/5280839977526012998'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/5280839977526012998'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2009/04/me-my-sis-and-place-called-vegas.html' title='Me, my sis and a place called Vegas'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-7615051308852278292</id><published>2008-12-21T07:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-21T07:38:58.125-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Utahuh???</title><content type='html'>Can I go back into hibernation now please?!?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-7615051308852278292?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/7615051308852278292/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=7615051308852278292' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/7615051308852278292'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/7615051308852278292'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2008/12/utahuh.html' title='Utahuh???'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-8628376289694486182</id><published>2008-12-08T10:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-08T10:17:22.293-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Out of hibernation</title><content type='html'>So I noticed it's been about 5 months since I've posted.  This had made me realize how fast the months go by!  When I posted last, I had just moved to an area near Portland, Oregon.  That was 6 months ago!  So now I'm back in SLC and it's snowing.  I'm still adjusting to being here, since no matter what anyone says...every place is different than the next, at least in small ways.  I have many new ideas, since moving away and returning.  I will say that it was very cool to see Twilight (movie) up in Washington!  I saw it when I came back here, and the "feeling" just wasn't the same...maybe something to do with the misty, rainy, overcast weather up there?  Too many blue skies here for a vampire to exist happily!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-8628376289694486182?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/8628376289694486182/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=8628376289694486182' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/8628376289694486182'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/8628376289694486182'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2008/12/out-of-hibernation.html' title='Out of hibernation'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-1678519147532963707</id><published>2008-06-15T12:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-15T12:26:56.294-07:00</updated><title type='text'>No red rocks here!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/SFVs1I8JXOI/AAAAAAAAADc/OZR3C5NNUOk/s1600-h/Image037.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212191803939839202" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/SFVs1I8JXOI/AAAAAAAAADc/OZR3C5NNUOk/s320/Image037.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/SFVsf0T2TkI/AAAAAAAAADU/PeNQ4Y817fE/s1600-h/Image036.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212191437624856130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/SFVsf0T2TkI/AAAAAAAAADU/PeNQ4Y817fE/s200/Image036.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here's a few pics of where I live now. I traded the red, dry desert for blue water and green, leafy trees! What a difference, eh?!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-1678519147532963707?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/1678519147532963707/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=1678519147532963707' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/1678519147532963707'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/1678519147532963707'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2008/06/no-red-rocks-here.html' title='No red rocks here!'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/SFVs1I8JXOI/AAAAAAAAADc/OZR3C5NNUOk/s72-c/Image037.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-8672050665364418596</id><published>2008-04-13T14:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-13T14:10:50.545-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Spring Hike</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/SAJ0_jPAdzI/AAAAAAAAADM/zOa1XUI0eb8/s1600-h/Image003.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188838355822999346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/SAJ0_jPAdzI/AAAAAAAAADM/zOa1XUI0eb8/s320/Image003.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Flintstones Living Room&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-8672050665364418596?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/8672050665364418596/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=8672050665364418596' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/8672050665364418596'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/8672050665364418596'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2008/04/blog-post.html' title='Spring Hike'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/SAJ0_jPAdzI/AAAAAAAAADM/zOa1XUI0eb8/s72-c/Image003.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-6834161141999761820</id><published>2008-03-31T18:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-31T18:54:37.191-07:00</updated><title type='text'>More thoughts and words</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;People who think too much before they act don't act too much.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The above is an excerpt from Where is Joe Merchant?&lt;br /&gt;By Jimmy Buffett&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Those words really made me think when I first read them.  It seems that sometimes we think things through so thoroughly that we end up not acting upon anything that we've dreamt of, planned on, or set as a goal, because we think of all of the consequences.  For me, I tend to think of what people will think of me.  I'm very indecisive, and I find myself running in circles of indecision until I end up not acting on any choice.  Thinking and thinking and thinking until I think myself right out of everything.  Like right now, I can't decide on a way to wrap up this post...so for now, I'll leave it frayed at the end.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-6834161141999761820?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/6834161141999761820/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=6834161141999761820' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/6834161141999761820'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/6834161141999761820'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2008/03/more-thoughts-and-words.html' title='More thoughts and words'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-1834333971202670056</id><published>2008-03-03T12:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-03-03T13:16:19.755-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Natural wonders</title><content type='html'>My immune system could only hold out for so long I suppose, because I finally caught the nasty cold/flu gambu that is going around.  But as with all things in life, there is usually something good to learn out of the bad...(usually).  So I decided to try the herb Elderberry, because a) I was desperate to get over this thing &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; fast, and b) it was one of a very few natural medicines we had in the house.  I had woken up with a terrible soar throat, which I had for three days, and I couldn't sleep, swallow, or breathe.  It was 4:30 a.m. and I was convinced I had strep throat, was going to be calling in sick to work, and going to see my doctor later that day.  At that early hour, I looked up Elderberry online and it mentioned many benefits related to my cold/flu symptoms.  So I took two and fell asleep almost immediately.  Wow, I woke up with a very minor soar throat, whereas before I couldn't even swallow my own saliva!  It was a wonderful discovery, and I got a peaceful sleep after that, and I went to work and I didn't have to go to the doctor.  This is, of course, my own discovery, so it may not work for everyone, but heck, it was worth a try!  The second part to the story is...as I was looking up Elderberry, it reminded me of something funny that happened a few years ago.  I am an avid leaf collector, and at one point in my life I thought it would be fun to make some little framed, leaf, art pieces and sell them at the farmer's market.  So long story short,  I picked some beautiful red leaves and put them into five art works.  Well, guess what those pretty red leaves were?  Poison ivy!  I didn't know it until a few months later when I saw a picture at the trailhead that said "Don't touch these!  Poison Ivy!"  I wondered where that red itchy rash on my hands had come from!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-1834333971202670056?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/1834333971202670056/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=1834333971202670056' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/1834333971202670056'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/1834333971202670056'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2008/03/natural-wonders.html' title='Natural wonders'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-8426091530197991392</id><published>2008-02-27T14:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-27T15:00:25.060-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Neat-o words</title><content type='html'>I keep thinking of things to post, but I just don't take the time. So I decided to start posting a little more often, but they might be more random thoughts. I think it will be more interesting to do that than to wait for important subject matter. I like the idea of spewing frivolous ideas out to you all. So my first one is neat-o words that I really get a chuckle out of hearing. A man from po-dunk called and said "I'll be up a creek...!" It looks like correct English, but it's the way it's &lt;em&gt;said&lt;/em&gt; that is the great part. He said creek like "crick". I loved it. I don't get to be around hillbillies as much as my bro in Texas, so when I get the chance to hear (or see) this rare species, I can't help myself! That's the only word I have in my pocket right now, but as soon as I "get" more, I'll post 'em up!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-8426091530197991392?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/8426091530197991392/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=8426091530197991392' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/8426091530197991392'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/8426091530197991392'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2008/02/neat-o-words.html' title='Neat-o words'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-4146219851186292752</id><published>2008-01-30T11:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-06T09:35:47.590-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Zest</title><content type='html'>Zest, passion, interest, or obsession...Me and my sis were talking about what careers we would want to do the for the rest of our lives. She happens to be passionate about helping deaf people, so she is learning ASL (American sign language). She wants to make this her future, besides making money to support herself, she will be helping people, (which I might add is one of her greatest talents). I'm in a place of indecisiveness on what to do with my career. I already took a break from school, so I can step back and look at what I need to do. I have some talent in writing, plus I love to write. I just never take the time to do it, unless assigned at school. So, hmm, the dilemma of moving to a place that I feel comfortable learning to write, as well as having something interesting to write about is what is boggling my mind at this moment.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-4146219851186292752?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/4146219851186292752/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=4146219851186292752' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/4146219851186292752'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/4146219851186292752'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2008/01/zest.html' title='Zest'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-7975850820804024685</id><published>2008-01-29T12:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-06T09:35:20.397-08:00</updated><title type='text'>New year, now what continued...</title><content type='html'>I really appreciated the comments on the former post "New year, now what?". I thought they were interesting and while I've been giving some thought to the school situation, the comments helped me realize things from different aspects. I feel that I want my college degree, not just for society, but for myself. It is something that I have wanted for about five years, and it is something that I've put a lot of time and money into as well. My dilemma comes in the form of wanting a degree from a university, that I can be proud to say I attended, and successfully getting a major that I will also be proud of. Hopefully the direction I'm thinking of heading is going to fulfill those needs. Right now, I am keeping that stuff to myself, but I will definitely keep you all updated.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-7975850820804024685?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/7975850820804024685/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=7975850820804024685' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/7975850820804024685'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/7975850820804024685'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2008/01/new-year-now-what-continued_29.html' title='New year, now what continued...'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-764679850613414814</id><published>2008-01-03T13:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-04T15:05:43.071-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Crossing bridges</title><content type='html'>Quite literally&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Crossing bridges&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not in my mind,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But the traveling kind...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Silly poem, but I was just thinking about all of the bridges we cross in our lives as we drive mindlessly in our vehicles. I was reading an online article in &lt;em&gt;VIA &lt;/em&gt;magazine, which is the AAA traveler's companion and I realized that I don't appreciate bridges as much as I should. (Here's the link-&lt;a href="http://www.viamagazine.com/"&gt;http://www.viamagazine.com/&lt;/a&gt;) The article was written in March 2003, and referred to the architecture of the bridges along the Oregon Coast. My sis and I have traveled over at least 5 of the 8 bridges mentioned in the article. It brought to mind all of the times that we drive over these amazing structures and barely notice them. So I decided to blog about it and hopefully post a pic or two (eventually). There is also a bridge about 10 miles out of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho that I really appreciate.  It crosses a 10 to 15 foot stream, but it's a long way down.  There are also numerous bridges in Southern Utah that are just downright scary to cross.  I'd love to hear about anyone else's bridge "experiences", so if you have any pics or stories, post them on the comments!  Thanks!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-764679850613414814?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/764679850613414814/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=764679850613414814' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/764679850613414814'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/764679850613414814'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2008/01/crossing-bridges.html' title='Crossing bridges'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-4423363940741121645</id><published>2008-01-02T15:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-02T15:51:43.772-08:00</updated><title type='text'>New year, what now?</title><content type='html'>I guess the new year is supposed to bring up mostly positive feelings, ideas, emotions, and possibilities, but there are always "leftovers" from the year before that have to be taken care of first.  How about college?  I've never been a good student; I despised high school, and tried to like college, but after trying to get good grades, graduate, etc., for so long, I'm throwing in the book.  I'm taking a break from school...It might not come as a surprise to most, but it does to me.  I really thought I'd have graduated by now!  It's been yeeeaarrsss!  But this isn't all bad, cause guess what?  I feel so much relief by making this decision!  I didn't feel like I had any part of my soul left.  Kudos to all of those who have ever made it through college!  You have my sympathy and congrats!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-4423363940741121645?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/4423363940741121645/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=4423363940741121645' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/4423363940741121645'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/4423363940741121645'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2008/01/new-year-what-now.html' title='New year, what now?'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-594224239040825810</id><published>2007-11-20T12:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-11-20T13:13:17.958-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Mixed emotions</title><content type='html'>I'm happy to say that my cute, independent, Portland-city sis arrived this morning!  I'm so happy to see her; it's been at least 6 months!  I haven't seen her since before she moved out of C-town!  Time flies by us, so it feels just like old times once we get together.  She really doesn't like the city I live in, and I'm sure she'll be happy to get back to her life when the end of her visit rolls around, but it's really nice to hang out with her while she's here.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-594224239040825810?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/594224239040825810/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=594224239040825810' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/594224239040825810'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/594224239040825810'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/11/mixed-emotions.html' title='Mixed emotions'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-2635832225738216536</id><published>2007-11-15T14:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-11-16T13:25:06.729-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Strange world!</title><content type='html'>I'm starting to wonder if I really don't like living in the city. I can never make my mind up. I get bored everywhere I go. So the reason I'm "down" on the city is because I have to ride the bus, and I'm unhappy that I am forced to experience the city in this way. When I moved here, I was so excited to just breathe in the dirty, rotten, polluted air; ride the dirty, stinky lightrail (by choice at the time); and watch the weirdos and dirty bums stagger around this lovely place we call a city. I wanted it all! I couldn't wait to leave the country of boring days and even more boring nights. SCRREEECCCHHH!!! And that's where the fun ends...and real life begins. There's nothing like waiting for a bus and being surrounded by grey-bearded homeless men, all the while they are yelling at you for not giving the money, then staring at you with a look that could quite possibly mean "kill".  Well, I lived through it thanks to the kindness of a lady that was parking near a car lot and she waited with me until the bus arrived.  As The Doors once said, "People are strange, when you're a stranger".  In this case, I hope to stay a stranger to those guys, because no matter how friendly I am, they will always be strange.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-2635832225738216536?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/2635832225738216536/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=2635832225738216536' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/2635832225738216536'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/2635832225738216536'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/11/strange-world.html' title='Strange world!'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-6979446014679569391</id><published>2007-10-25T13:59:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-10-25T14:00:26.760-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Having trouble posting</title><content type='html'>Hi all,&lt;br /&gt;I really am trying to post something new, but for some reason nothing is showing up.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-6979446014679569391?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/6979446014679569391/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=6979446014679569391' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/6979446014679569391'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/6979446014679569391'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/10/having-trouble-posting.html' title='Having trouble posting'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-6961938489888989512</id><published>2007-10-25T13:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-10-25T13:51:29.450-07:00</updated><title type='text'>July, really?</title><content type='html'>Hi all!&lt;br /&gt;I can't believe my last post was in July! I am officially a procrastinator. But hey, here's a short update, then I'll post something really cool another time. First, I'm not in C-Town anymore, though I do miss some of the things about it. I really miss the fresh country air; the beautiful sunrises and sunsets that I could see from the surrounding open land. Okay, that's about all I miss. I am glad that I am living in a city, even if it happens to be this one. I am trying to find cool places to eat and spend my time. So far so good. I found a really cool restaurant the other night called The Happy Sumo, and their food is great! I felt like I was in Portland! It's nice to see that there is more innovation in Salt town than when I lived here before. I'll keep you all updated more often. I think I'm out of my funk and that always makes me happy to post more often.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-6961938489888989512?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/6961938489888989512/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=6961938489888989512' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/6961938489888989512'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/6961938489888989512'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/10/july-really.html' title='July, really?'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-2315584186145257361</id><published>2007-07-29T17:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-29T17:48:25.002-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Moving on up?</title><content type='html'>I'm moving out of C-town soon, so I guess that is reason enough for the "cosmos" to send endless friends my way.  I've haven't hung out with anyone for at least a month, then suddenly this week I made two new friends, (girls!), go figure, not to mention their friends they've introduced me to.  All instant friends.  I met one girl that is my age, then went out with her where I met the other girl.  So friendly, nice, they give me hugs and it feels like I've known them forever. &lt;br /&gt;Secondly, I get a text out of the blue today from a guy I sorted dated when he lived here.  He's coming to visit in October; I haven't spoken to him in at least two months!  I also met a guy that is from Eugene, Oregon, and I feel bad that I decided not to date cause I'm moving, but wow, he's cute, 29 years old, a fireman, and cute.  Oh yeah, said that.  There are a few other examples of friends calling me, etc., that I had to turn a few down just to have some alone time!  (I know, I'm never satisfied.)  So my gosh....I can't help but think...what changed?  My attitude about what I am attracting because I'm happy I'm moving, and people are picking up on those feelings, or what?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-2315584186145257361?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/2315584186145257361/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=2315584186145257361' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/2315584186145257361'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/2315584186145257361'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/07/moving-on-up.html' title='Moving on up?'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-2767454423389107412</id><published>2007-07-24T09:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-24T09:44:30.450-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The mysteries of nature</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RqYrOGm2pFI/AAAAAAAAAC0/ySN3E50BnNg/s1600-h/tomato.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090803950080664658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RqYrOGm2pFI/AAAAAAAAAC0/ySN3E50BnNg/s200/tomato.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Guess what that cute little yellow flower is? Here's some hints...it turns red and roundish and it becomes edible produce! This plant is in a pot, on my patio, and I can't wait till they are ready to eat!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-2767454423389107412?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/2767454423389107412/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=2767454423389107412' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/2767454423389107412'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/2767454423389107412'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/07/mysteries-of-nature.html' title='The mysteries of nature'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RqYrOGm2pFI/AAAAAAAAAC0/ySN3E50BnNg/s72-c/tomato.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-3159057590986038678</id><published>2007-07-14T20:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-14T20:12:56.111-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A peek at my free time...</title><content type='html'>Playing the guitar is turning out to be really soothing.  It is the reason I come home from work; it's the reason I get up in the morning; it's the reason I have no social life.  I know this may be an obsession, but I guess at the very least it's a healthy one.  I can't forget the reason I have the guitar though, which is thanks to my mom.  She gave it to me when I moved and I really have appreciated it.  All those lonely days/nights have been filled with the sounds of sketchy singing and even sketchier-sounding guitar chords.  It's lots of fun and I've gotten help from my bro' too.  It's funny 'cause whenever I play to my friends, they seem really impressed.  I think it's cute how nice they are to me about my playing, but I think they enjoy it too (deep down, waayy deep down)!  Once I get a little better, I'll play for ya'all!  Till then...I'll keep practicing.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-3159057590986038678?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/3159057590986038678/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=3159057590986038678' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/3159057590986038678'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/3159057590986038678'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/07/peek-at-my-free-time.html' title='A peek at my free time...'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-5090684752682149145</id><published>2007-07-07T09:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-07T10:00:03.804-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Po-dunk crossword</title><content type='html'>Is there such a thing as a Po-Dunk crossword puzzle?&lt;br /&gt;I don't think I've sat down and attempted to do a crossword for years, so I was flipping through the "local" C-town newspaper, (which happens to have about 20 pages in all), and had some time on my hands and decided to do the crossword. (I ain't that smart ya'all, but ya knows when it comes to these danged word games, I know a thangy or two)...or I thought I did! First of all, it was a real challenge to come up with words that are three letters or less. THREE LETTERS! Here's one of the hints: 21 across: Twain...3 letters...Anyone? My first thought was Mark (Twain). Nope, that's four letters! Okay, try another: 18 across: Church recess...4 letters...What church are they talking about?  Aside from that, this is where I'm starting to feel really dumb. If this is Po-Dunk's idea of a joke, they really got one over on me! Like I said it's been yeeeaaarrrsss since I did a crossword. If any of you smart city folks have answers to those let me know. It's possible my brain has been sucked out by aliens...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's a couple more:&lt;br /&gt;43 across: Title...4 letters&lt;br /&gt;49 across: Get...4 letters&lt;br /&gt;20 down: Stated...4 letters&lt;br /&gt;41 down: Send forth...4 letters&lt;br /&gt;Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-5090684752682149145?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/5090684752682149145/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=5090684752682149145' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/5090684752682149145'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/5090684752682149145'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/07/po-dunk-crossword.html' title='Po-dunk crossword'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-6494989027932786179</id><published>2007-06-24T18:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-24T20:46:35.969-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Been a while...</title><content type='html'>Gosh, I just realized I hadn't posted anything for a while, so here ya go!  Since there isn't much to do 'round here, I have started learning to play the guitar.  I play acoustic and love it!  I am teaching myself, so it's a slow process and I'm sure eventually I will need to take lessons to learn some of the cool stuff that I've heard people play, but for now it's fun!  I can play one song by Red Hot Chili Peppers called Desecration Smile, but it's a little choppy.  I never realized how relaxing it is to play guitar!  I wish I'd had this much time a few years ago to learn it, I'd be really good by now! &lt;br /&gt;Anyone have any advice for me about guitar, let me know.  I can use the help.  Thanks!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-6494989027932786179?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/6494989027932786179/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=6494989027932786179' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/6494989027932786179'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/6494989027932786179'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/06/been-while.html' title='Been a while...'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-5648205595024849116</id><published>2007-06-19T09:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-19T09:39:05.155-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Best invention ever!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RngGIA08ScI/AAAAAAAAAB0/q8Mx7YgZW9Q/s1600-h/Image035.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077815314591009218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RngGIA08ScI/AAAAAAAAAB0/q8Mx7YgZW9Q/s320/Image035.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; So my bro' has been holding out on me; he just barely told me about this great, wonderful, flavorful chipotle tabasco.  I really don't like regular Tabasco, so I was skeptical...Wow, try it.  And B-man, you need to let me in on more of your secrets!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-5648205595024849116?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/5648205595024849116/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=5648205595024849116' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/5648205595024849116'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/5648205595024849116'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/06/best-invention-ever.html' title='Best invention ever!'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RngGIA08ScI/AAAAAAAAAB0/q8Mx7YgZW9Q/s72-c/Image035.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-8031804537294187759</id><published>2007-06-18T21:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-18T22:07:21.934-07:00</updated><title type='text'>WARNING!  Depressing post...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RndiGQ08SbI/AAAAAAAAABs/pjSP8s7uCLc/s1600-h/547902-R1-19-6A_020.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077634964619282866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RndiGQ08SbI/AAAAAAAAABs/pjSP8s7uCLc/s320/547902-R1-19-6A_020.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;"&gt;Cute pic of Adam and Dan of CC taken at Sundance couple years ago...He wasn't very happy 'bout it, but he still let me snap it! Thanks Adam (and Dan)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;color:#333300;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BOOORRRREEEEDDDD in the land of the boring people!!! &lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;I tried to go find something to do tonight, but there isn't one thing to do here! I'm so hatin' C-town right now! I'm a plant without water. I'm a car without oil. I'm a brain without stimulation. I'm a city without lights. I'm a thunderstorm without the rain. &lt;span style="color:#000066;"&gt;As Adam Duritz of Counting Crows says, "I wish this was a small world, cuz I'm lonely for a big town."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-8031804537294187759?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/8031804537294187759/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=8031804537294187759' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/8031804537294187759'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/8031804537294187759'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/06/warning-depressing-post.html' title='WARNING!  Depressing post...'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RndiGQ08SbI/AAAAAAAAABs/pjSP8s7uCLc/s72-c/547902-R1-19-6A_020.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-5052897632641813069</id><published>2007-06-16T14:30:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-16T14:36:32.928-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Cute pic of my bro' in Bryce Canyon</title><content type='html'>Just found this pic on my computer and it reminded me of some of the fun times I've had with the B-man!  We won't mention the alien encounter...&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RnRXmg08SaI/AAAAAAAAABk/2ju20BFYPT0/s1600-h/547906-R1-12-13A_013.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076778999112026530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RnRXmg08SaI/AAAAAAAAABk/2ju20BFYPT0/s320/547906-R1-12-13A_013.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-5052897632641813069?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/5052897632641813069/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=5052897632641813069' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/5052897632641813069'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/5052897632641813069'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/06/cute-pic-of-my-bro-in-bryce-canyon.html' title='Cute pic of my bro&apos; in Bryce Canyon'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RnRXmg08SaI/AAAAAAAAABk/2ju20BFYPT0/s72-c/547906-R1-12-13A_013.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-8654561295877950109</id><published>2007-06-12T18:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-12T18:32:10.018-07:00</updated><title type='text'>And I don't even speak a lick of it!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;     I had a dream last night...You're probably thinking, "So? So did I."  But you have to understand, this was a very "real" dream, and here's the kicker...it was &lt;em&gt;completely in French!&lt;/em&gt;  I don't speak any French at all!  I was speaking French and my family was speaking French fluently!  It was so cool.  I woke up remembering most of it, so I'll give you the run down, but mind you, I don't have any idea what was being said, I only know what I "saw".  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;     It was snowing and I was trying to get somewhere, though I can't remember where.  My second oldest brother was in a European-type hotel room asleep.  I went out and spoke to European cab drivers to get wherever I was going in the city and when I got back to the hotel room, my second youngest brother was asleep on the hotel bed, but the other brother had gone somewhere.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;     I know it's not a great dream, but for me it was awesome!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-8654561295877950109?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/8654561295877950109/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=8654561295877950109' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/8654561295877950109'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/8654561295877950109'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/06/and-i-dont-even-speak-lick-of-it.html' title='And I don&apos;t even speak a lick of it!'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-9073289348452923105</id><published>2007-06-05T08:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-05T08:54:27.186-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Strawberry Point~aka scary high place</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RmWDQw08SZI/AAAAAAAAABc/x4Ew6mhMANw/s1600-h/Image024.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072604879310834066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RmWDQw08SZI/AAAAAAAAABc/x4Ew6mhMANw/s320/Image024.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;This area was amazing to visit, nobody there, just a narrow "catwalk" that I was a little shy about going out on, (so I didn't), but I got really close, as you can see from the pics. The view from here varies, from the north you can see the backside of Zion N.P. to an enormous "bowl of pines" to red spires jutting out just below our feet. It is a maze to get there because you have to drive on bumpy dirt roads, but it really is worth it. It's a mini-hike, so you basically park the car and walk a couple of hundred yards to the end of the "plank", where you can see my friend Keith, (he's a skydiver, so nothing scares him). He looks small; he looks like he is further out than he really is, so if you visit, don't let that scare you. I think I might try to "get brave" and get on out there next time I go up. I'm terrified of heights, but I've been trying to get over that fear, and as you can see, the ledge I am standing on, well, a few months ago, I would never have gotten that close...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-9073289348452923105?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/9073289348452923105/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=9073289348452923105' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/9073289348452923105'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/9073289348452923105'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/06/strawberry-pointaka-scary-high-place.html' title='Strawberry Point~aka scary high place'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RmWDQw08SZI/AAAAAAAAABc/x4Ew6mhMANw/s72-c/Image024.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-3080729640019127922</id><published>2007-06-05T08:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-05T08:53:44.082-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rare sighting'/><title type='text'>Wild antelope on the range</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RmV-qg08SYI/AAAAAAAAABU/TN7O0xTn7ug/s1600-h/Image026.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072599824134326658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RmV-qg08SYI/AAAAAAAAABU/TN7O0xTn7ug/s320/Image026.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RmV-iQ08SXI/AAAAAAAAABM/o3Eq-tm2Fk4/s1600-h/Image023.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072599682400405874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RmV-iQ08SXI/AAAAAAAAABM/o3Eq-tm2Fk4/s320/Image023.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;On our way to Cascade Springs, (which I failed to get a pic of! next time), we spotted this herd of about seven antelope.  Now anyone that lives in an area where these roam freely knows how rare it is to encounter this particular animal.  Let's put it this way; the last time I saw wild antelope was about 8 years ago near a reststop on I-70 going toward Colorado.  At the time I took it for granted that they were like deer in their abundance, but I have gotten wiser to their ways, and now when I see them, I feel lucky.  One other cool thing about this daytrip happened to be a mountain lion sighting.  Keith saw it dart across the road on our way out of the Strawberry Point road.  But dangit, I barely saw the back end of it as it disappeared into the bushes.  From what I could see I was very happy to have been inside the car!  It was huge! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-3080729640019127922?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/3080729640019127922/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=3080729640019127922' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/3080729640019127922'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/3080729640019127922'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/06/wild-antelope-on-range.html' title='Wild antelope on the range'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RmV-qg08SYI/AAAAAAAAABU/TN7O0xTn7ug/s72-c/Image026.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-1472868188988835191</id><published>2007-06-02T12:22:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-05T11:11:33.625-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Shriveling in a sunburned city</title><content type='html'>As most of you know, I live in a small town not unlike Hell, (or I'm guessing it's similar, since I've never been to Hell, but I'll keep you updated.) Back to the point; while reading my favorite author, Bill Bryson, he mentions a "city" he is visiting in Australia named Canberra, in the book &lt;em&gt;In a Sunburned Country,&lt;/em&gt; and it just so happens that it is the capitol of Australia, but don't book that plane ticket yet...according to good ole' Bill, he is telling about his experience there and the lack of well, uh, everything. Nightlife...extinct; music...nope, culture...what's that? You get the idea. (So I thought I'd mention that it's Saturday, beautiful sunny 85 degree weather, and guess what, there's nothing to do where I live. Trust me, I've looked. You can watch tv in your house, or go to a movie in the theater, either way, you're stuck sitting in front of a screen...oh yeah, or hike to your death in the heat.) Okay, no more tangents, but I did think Mr. Bryson's interpretation of Canberra, Australia could also describe "my town". The premise: he's been looking all day for a place to find dinner, finds nothing, he ends up in a hotel bar on a Friday night at 10 minutes after 10 o'clock p.m. He tries to think of a slogan that "sums up" Canberra, while looking around the bar and only seeing four other people in the whole place. His first slogan is "Canberra-There's Nothing to It". Second one, "Canberra-Why Wait for Death?", and his third, "Canberra-Gateway to Everywhere Else!".&lt;br /&gt;I think I will steal his second line, but change it a little, "Cedar City-Why Wait for Death?" I truly believe that people move here with the intention of shriveling up and disappearing into the dusty desert earth and eventually hoping to turn into cryptobiotic soil, which might be why "they" tell you not to step on it; it might be someone's grandma...&lt;br /&gt;The thing that is sad in all of this, is that the people here actually believe that this is how life is. Some of them have never driven 60 miles to Zion National Park, some have never left this town at all. It has a University and appears innovative, but there are definitely some things lacking. Like I say, "I can get mad, or I can get out." Think I'll go with the second line again...Thanks Bill!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-1472868188988835191?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/1472868188988835191/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=1472868188988835191' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/1472868188988835191'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/1472868188988835191'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/06/as-most-of-you-know-i-live-in-small.html' title='Shriveling in a sunburned city'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-1771017029691350149</id><published>2007-05-31T20:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-01T16:40:23.122-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;color:#00cccc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-1771017029691350149?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/1771017029691350149/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=1771017029691350149' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/1771017029691350149'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/1771017029691350149'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/05/hiatus-until-further-notice.html' title=''/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-2660120551478821252</id><published>2007-05-31T07:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-31T07:55:17.034-07:00</updated><title type='text'>For you bird!</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;DURH!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/Rl7hKkuRwoI/AAAAAAAAABE/f7yqUZd3W3c/s1600-h/Image015.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070737802238476930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/Rl7hKkuRwoI/AAAAAAAAABE/f7yqUZd3W3c/s320/Image015.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-2660120551478821252?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/2660120551478821252/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=2660120551478821252' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/2660120551478821252'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/2660120551478821252'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/05/for-you-bird.html' title='For you bird!'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/Rl7hKkuRwoI/AAAAAAAAABE/f7yqUZd3W3c/s72-c/Image015.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-8325880287358993112</id><published>2007-05-30T06:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-04T13:38:59.480-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Goats on my mind...</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#993300;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Antilocapra americana~&lt;/em&gt;Means "American antelope goat"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993300;"&gt;Now, I'm still trying to figure out if that really is an antelope that's munching on that carrot over there (see pic). From the angle I took the picture, it doesn't look like anything recognizable, but if you see it in real life, it definitely resembles an antelope, so I'm going with that for now. I liked that the species is considered a goat, of sorts. Goats happen to be my favorite animal, I really don't have a reason why, except that I think they're cute, sound silly, and seem completely forgivable. (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993300;"&gt;It's probably a good thing I &lt;strong&gt;don't&lt;/strong&gt; feel the same sentiment for sheep...) I know, I know, bad joke :(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-8325880287358993112?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/8325880287358993112/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=8325880287358993112' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/8325880287358993112'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/8325880287358993112'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/05/antilocapra-americana-means-american.html' title='Goats on my mind...'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-7463606056149949554</id><published>2007-05-29T10:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-29T10:13:00.866-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Roadside Americana</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RlxeQUuRwlI/AAAAAAAAAAs/t9olePjo8Tc/s1600-h/Image005.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070030915046064722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RlxeQUuRwlI/AAAAAAAAAAs/t9olePjo8Tc/s320/Image005.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; I found this sign on a stretch of country road not too far from where I live.  It is in a field near the road, intentionally put there as you leave or enter a little town.  It made me wonder what happened in their community to make someone go to this much effort!  At least it's good for a laugh! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-7463606056149949554?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/7463606056149949554/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=7463606056149949554' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/7463606056149949554'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/7463606056149949554'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/05/roadside-americana.html' title='Roadside Americana'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RlxeQUuRwlI/AAAAAAAAAAs/t9olePjo8Tc/s72-c/Image005.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-555470335416211861</id><published>2007-05-27T13:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-27T13:02:46.295-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RlnjuEuRwjI/AAAAAAAAAAY/zYSXeeMbzYg/s1600-h/Image020.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069333236263535154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RlnjuEuRwjI/AAAAAAAAAAY/zYSXeeMbzYg/s320/Image020.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Location:  Springdale, Utah&lt;br /&gt;Assignment:  Sweat, sweat, sweat...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-555470335416211861?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/555470335416211861/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=555470335416211861' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/555470335416211861'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/555470335416211861'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/05/location-springdale-utah-assignment.html' title=''/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_21DOJrl3Pu8/RlnjuEuRwjI/AAAAAAAAAAY/zYSXeeMbzYg/s72-c/Image020.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-1969811613436472901</id><published>2007-05-25T17:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-25T17:26:00.057-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Healing waters</title><content type='html'>As a self-proclaimed hippie, I tend to "seek out" interesting places in nature to just sit and think. I found this creek last summer and couldn't wait until this summer so that I could go sit on the rock in the water, (you can see it in the pic, it's the rock on the right), and soak up the morning sun. It's hard to see from the picture, but it is very fast-running this time of year, but will become a trickle later in the season. I'm sure the locals 'round here wonder, "What's that crazy red-head want with sittin' in a dearned river", but I don't think I could even explain it to them if they asked. You just have to experience it to know...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-1969811613436472901?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/1969811613436472901/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=1969811613436472901' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/1969811613436472901'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/1969811613436472901'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/05/healing-waters.html' title='Healing waters'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-1505414212782981917</id><published>2007-05-23T07:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-23T08:00:09.338-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Does living alone=bad habits?</title><content type='html'>Okay, so I have recently acquired some bad habits; habits I never thought I'd "do".  I live mostly alone, my roommate comes and goes, but mostly goes, therefore, this makes it really easy for me to do whatever I want, which in this case is forming a bad habit or two (maybe more, but I can't give all of them up right now!).  It's nice to wake up, eat ice cream at 8:00 in the morning, (and here's the habit part), right out of the container!  I also drink juice, etc. directly from the bottle.  I'm talking about the 64 ouncer and the 2 liter!  It's funny, cause without someone there to see me do it, or reprimand me, it actually feels like "home".  My mom would be soooo proud! &lt;br /&gt;     [side note]  My place is sparkling clean though!  :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-1505414212782981917?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/1505414212782981917/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=1505414212782981917' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/1505414212782981917'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/1505414212782981917'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/05/does-living-alonebad-habits.html' title='Does living alone=bad habits?'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-546557845543546290</id><published>2007-05-23T07:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-23T07:15:31.772-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Preface to my random thoughts</title><content type='html'>I'm realizing how boring it is to go to my blog and not read anything new. I amuse myself with my writing, maybe my posts amuse you all out there, who knows? What I'm saying is I will be writing random, interesting, uninteresting, exciting, not-so-exciting "stuff", so I won't know what to expect until it's written, and you &lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;(the audience)&lt;/span&gt; will either be entertained or completely bored, it's up to you! With that said, now I can take full creative &lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;(bloggers)&lt;/span&gt; license and the outcome will be what it is&lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-546557845543546290?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/546557845543546290/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=546557845543546290' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/546557845543546290'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/546557845543546290'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/05/preface-to-my-random-thoughts.html' title='Preface to my random thoughts'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-9022767941040168988</id><published>2007-05-20T15:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-20T15:50:06.942-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A day in the life of desert girl...</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;Walk among the tall, sheer walls of orange rock...put your hands on the cool, rough sandstone... The pictures to the left give one the perspective of how small a person is in comparison with this magical place. This hike is only about 15 miles from my house and affords one a perfect balance of sun and shade and the enjoyment of a gradual, easy trail. The midday sun sporadically beat down on us, but never long enough to make us sweat. The trail crosses over a little creek every so often and eventually diverts to another location, forcing the hiker to leave its tranquility and trek a dry, rocky trail. One of the highlights of this trail is the privacy. We didn't encounter anyone in the almost 3 hour hike; it's definitely a hidden gem that has somehow escaped being discovered by large masses of people, at least for now... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-9022767941040168988?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/9022767941040168988/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=9022767941040168988' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/9022767941040168988'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/9022767941040168988'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/05/day-in-life-of-desert-girl.html' title='A day in the life of desert girl...'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-3720795851781497698</id><published>2007-05-19T07:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-19T07:22:18.176-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Stay human</title><content type='html'>"All the freaky people make the beauty of the world".  So this happens to be a line from a song from Michael Franti.  He is an amazing musician if you enjoy mellow, political, happening music.  Yeah, his last album was released in about 2003, so in terms of the music industry, he is out-of-date, but his message threads through to our current times.  He does a lot of work with Spearhead; they released a more recent album in 2006.  If anyone gets a chance to listen to him, leave your comment, pro or con to let me know your o-p-i-n-i-o-n...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-3720795851781497698?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/3720795851781497698/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=3720795851781497698' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/3720795851781497698'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/3720795851781497698'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/05/stay-human.html' title='Stay human'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581008042080390970.post-5065960384412821466</id><published>2007-05-18T08:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-18T08:13:16.366-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Blogland</title><content type='html'>I'm now joining the land of the bloggers.  I'm excited to keep you all posted on my most interesting life.  (Insert hint of sarcasm here)  At least I will feel like I have something to do on my weekends now!  Hope you all enjoy it!  Next posting will be about music I'm currently "into".  Till then...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1581008042080390970-5065960384412821466?l=franti-k.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/feeds/5065960384412821466/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1581008042080390970&amp;postID=5065960384412821466' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/5065960384412821466'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1581008042080390970/posts/default/5065960384412821466'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franti-k.blogspot.com/2007/05/blogland.html' title='Blogland'/><author><name>desertgirl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740864716512292847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
