now is the hurricane, in central texas. mother nature has got us on the run for a change. i have been reminded of her power and beauty recently, being pounded by fist-sized hailstones on i 40 in new mexico, watching the thunderstorms and rainbows from a cabin overlooking mesa verde, standing on the overlook on the pass above flaming gorge, and then, the eclipse. whenever i see one of my "leaders: acting all in-charge i superimpose the hailstones bouncing off their pointy heads and say"now, really, who is in charge of this world?" not them. not me.