sagebrush salvation—

The real trick is to not get too picky.

https://danasmith.com/2025/08/02/sagebrush-salvation/

road by luck

I’d blown a transmission one spring and was stuck in what most folk would describe as to hell and gone. In this case my hell was located on the northernmost outskirts of Phoenix. Took a space in a RV park.

https://danasmith.com/2025/05/22/road-by-luck/

doggie in the window

In case you didn’t know I’ll clue you in. The show is over when the dog’s routine is over.

https://danasmith.com/2025/05/08/doggie-in-the-window/

willful gardening

Some days it is our front yard other days it is the backyard, the worst are when it is both.

https://danasmith.com/2025/04/13/willful-gardening/

ARTIST AMBASSADORS

Having trouble keeping up pilgrim? No worries because it’s nothing but worry all the time about everything from now on. I have a passing interest in Greenland, two in fact. One is as a flyover space to cast white out dreams upon while the other is following along as an expeditionary scientific research vessel samples various qualities of ice and water in her fjords.

https://danasmith.com/2025/03/30/artist-ambassadors/

the Canadian Resistance

Canadian Resistance soldiers will lure the libidinous soldiers into their lair where before any pleasure they are ladled heaps upon heaps of artery clogging poutine eaten with the fattest fried potato fries ever to be found.

https://danasmith.com/2025/03/17/the-canadian-resistance/

for the win—

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https://danasmith.com/2025/03/10/for-the-win/

for the win—

I have always preferred an elegant solution. A good fix in my book is transactional and balanced— it is win-win. In the winner take all world the win-win model doesn’t pay enough. Life in Silicon Valley has veered off the tracks and this digitally enhanced monster has escaped from its cage to come prey for our last ounce of life-juice. …

https://danasmith.com/2025/03/10/for-the-win/

wind turbine service repairman

Wind turbine service technician is one of the more abundant energy transitions jobs. You’ll need to be capable of dealing with heights, you will need to be physically fit, but otherwise it is a job well within the range of most of our workforce. The future is bright in this field where the career path in the coal industry is limited.

https://danasmith.com/2025/02/12/wind-turbine-service-repairman/

climate comedy—

I had to begin by proving that there was a plausible path to writing a climate change comedy. Maybe if I could find the funny this type of script could attract the attention of the executive producers in the movie industry. Symbol of hope Finding the funny is where it begins. Weather related events that steal the headlines are on the upswing.

https://danasmith.com/2025/02/05/climate-comedy/