Today is one of this Ripper’s favorite days, Earth Day! My work with young children allows me to embrace our planet on a continual basis, and especially during the month of April when signs of Earth’s reawakening delight the soul. Spring has unfolded slowly in Utah this year with our historic snowpack. Yet at the same time, smiles emerge on our faces when we think how each snowflake will help refill the Great Salt Lake. This brings me to the title of this short, but hopefully, inspiring post. This morning’s NY Times picked some of their favorite articles from their Climate Desk to share on this Earth Day. I recommend…

It’s mid-December, not even officially winter yet, and this Ripper has been on skis for more than 20 days already. And I’m not talking about just a few groomed runs on man-made snow. We’ve been skiing terrain that typically doesn’t open until much later in the season. For those of you who follow Senior Ripper’s Instagram account, this isn’t a surprise. You’ve been following the kitchen deck bistro table for over a month (I figured it was time for the bistro table to be featured in a post!). I’ve gone through two tanks of gas in the snowblower already (and broken 3 shear pins!). This is why we are here!…