The Hunt Is On!

This needs work but I wanted to share so here it is.

Hauting

I was once told that 75% of people who have ever walked the earth are still alive today. Though I found this fact astounding, at the time it was not so unbelievable to me that I disregarded, or even questioned it. On the contrary, I believed and even spread…

By my house there is a field of tall grass that rises above head height. From my bedroom window I can see over the grass to the marshes, and beyond that the woods that hide the river. I go outside and set off into the field. It's not long until I'm in deep, swimming through the grass. I hear a noise from behind and spin quickly.

What was it? A person? An animal? It might have been anything. The deep sea of grass turns all sounds into muffled noise.…

Just something I've been thinking about recently with the Olympics going on. 

When I watch these sporting events that prior to this week I couldn't have cared less about I find myself cheering for my home team (not literally cheering, I don't get that enthusiastic, but I certainly want them to win).

Why do I feel this way? Is it rational? What do I share with Team GB other than the fact that we live in the same (somewhat large) geographical region? When one of them wins…