Jack Burns Lives!

My good friend, fellow enviro-meddler and frequent curmudgeon, Michael Lewis, is acting funny. He’s optimistic about the future. Well, to be fair, he’s usually optimistic about the ultimate victory of mother nature over the mega-machine, but he seems more upbeat than usual. He’s talking about immediate, measurable results in the ongoing battle to bring [...]

My long suffering and loving wife tells me I’m too negative. That I view the world through a very dark lens, always finding something negative in what most see as something positive.
I usually respond that I’m simply a realist and simply try to call it like I see it. Tell it like it is.
For example, [...]

I’ll give Trugreen credit. At least they responded to my recent inquiry:
Dear Mr. You Ask Too Many Questions:
Your email asking about the materials we use on lawns in the Memphis area was forwarded to me.
The materials we apply to your lawn will vary throughout the year. Your invoice will indicate what was applied each [...]

It’s May in the Mississippi Delta, a good month for watching your garden plants really start to reach for the sun. May is highly tolerable, not too hot with pleasant sixty-five degree mornings and cool nights. Midday delivers a strong hint summer is near. At noon, the brilliant, clear blue sky of spring gives [...]