New Tomorrows

"The male who seeks solitude in the workplace, especially during downtime, is seen as suspect. Yet when men gather together to work, they rarely have meaningful conversations. They jeer, they grandstand, they joke, but they do not share feelings. They related in a scripted, limited way, careful to remain within the emotional boundaries set by patriarchial thinking about masculinity. The rules of patriarchal manhood remind them that it is their duty as men to refuse relatedness." --bell hooks, The Will To Change

There were a trio of ravens coming down the canyon and evidently I can do some passable cawing because they circled and conversed with me for a moment on my way.