And how long is he likely to be doing it? From the cover of a new issue of a venerable outdoor mag that employs several friends, a “re- creation” of a 1912 cover. Well, sorta, kinda… But: how many times has this man been on a horse? How long do you think the horse’s ears …
Tag: Modern Times
Invincible Ignorance?
I hate to rant but (I can see everybody believes THAT)… Well, first Reid provoked me with this, knowing that it was like poking a stick at a hot rattlesnake. At first I just sputtered. “I can’t even debunk this– it is like Mary McCarthy’s famous remark on Lilian Hellman: “Every word she says is …
A R Follies Continued
I would rather write about things I enjoy, but I can’t let Retrieverman do all the work… and no, a pig’s relations with humans are not the same as a dog’s, regardless of the pig’s formidable intelligence. You keep hearing that such people as the HSUS and their allies have become less fanatical, have evolved, …
Quote of the day #1: The way things were
“Until August 1914 a sensible, law-abiding Englishman could pass through life and hardly notice the existence of the state, beyond the post office and the policeman. He could live where he liked and as he liked. He had no official number or identity card. He could travel abroad or leave his country for ever without …
“Look, don’t touch!”
Tim Gallagher sent this article by David Sobel from Orion about how our nit- picking, rule- bound, risk- averse society is creating a generation of kids who dislike and fear and are bored by nature and the outdoors. It should scare the hell out of you. Some quotes: “Amanda notices a red eft in a …
Code
Reader Bruce Douglas thinks this bumper sticker could effect better manners–?
Mongolia Bad?
More Boston. A good person- but she did not approve of my encouraging a young woman to go to Mongolia,and I am not sure I ever convinced her…VERY grumpy. Two deadlines down and a big one still to go. I need a weight machine; more, to GET OUT. But duty calls…
Jackson Hole– more photos
Wyoming photos from long time friends Matt Wells and Tina Cole (they variously are or were teachers, Outward Bound, and guides, as well as parents of a fine son; Matt was a commercial fisherman and a Mongolia hand, and Tina was the one who suggested to Russ Chatham that he hire Lib to cater the …
More Thoughts on Prof. McMahan’s Essay
Reading yesterday’s NYT (online) essay, The Meat Eaters, by Rutgers University professor of philosophy Jeff McMahan (forwarded by reader Daniela and shared below by Steve), I’m almost more puzzled by my own need to comment on the piece than I am amazed by it. It’s tempting to lump this man’s essay in with the tiresome mass of …
Disgrace
In Boston, the Franklin Park Zoo may close. As many as 165 employees may lose their jobs, and a large percentage of the animals may be euthanized. “These are extremely difficult times across the state, and there have been tough cuts in every area,” a [Governor Deval] Patrick spokeswoman, Cyndi Roy, said in a statement. …