A Few Days of Giving

Claudia's friend Liz was in town from Syracuse this weekend, and Sunday, we went to McKinney Falls State Park, which is one of my favorite places in this part of the state. There were three of us, and the combined entrance fee was $12, so I wound up buying an annual pass, which cost $60 but saved us that $12.

...It made sense in my head, anyway.

Actually, I'm hoping having a state park pass will be a good impetus for going hiking more often than I have been. There are lots of great parks in the hill country, and I'll enjoy dragging people out to explore them with me.

In other news, a weekend and a couple of weekdays passed, and I haven't posted anything in a while. In that time, though, I've donated to:

• The Kelly Davidson Foundation, a charity that provides resources and support for families struggling with pediatric cancer;


• Austin Partners in Education, which provides mentoring, tutoring, and volunteering opportunities in Austin schools;


• and the Lance Armstrong Foundation, which provides education, support, and research funding for cancer.