Commentary, ideas and miscellany in the spirit of Edward Abbey
Terrorism: deadly violence against humans and other living things, usually conducted by government against its own people.-Edward Abbey
Reading about the tragic events in India leads me to several conclusions. One, terrorists are cowards. Despicable filth, if you ask me. It makes me wonder if I shouldn’t have a Glock strapped to my hip every time [...]
I’m getting to the point to where I don’t even want to read the newspaper. I’ve turned CNN off. Can’t even stomach MSNBC now that they’ve stopped reporting news and turned themselves into a leftist version of FAUX News.
What ever happened to just reporting the news? Just tell me what happened without all your cutesy [...]
Big Bad Brave Bear Hunters
Here’s a couple of real louts. Why kill a bear, especially one with a cub? They’re not hunting for food. They’re just killing a magnificent animal for sport, so they can grunt a few times, slap some high fives and feel all manly. It’s disgusting.
I hope both of these guys [...]
Hayduke posted a call for public works in the green sector. I don’t know who Van Jones is, but I posted several weeks back on the Abbeyweb about the need for a CCC type program in green energy and economics.
A lot of people seem terrified about the auto industry and are calling for a bailout. They [...]
Obama’s first big move is to appoint a Israeli hardliner as Chief of Staff. Interesting, but not a surprising move.
Emanuel supported NAFTA, supported the war in Iraq and is about as hawkish as you can get on Iran. He steadfastly works to keep military spending high, and he’s pro-business, having amassed a fortune of nearly [...]
Looks like the terrorist and Muslim labels didn’t work so well, so conservatives are resurrecting an old boogeyman. Karl Marx.
Apparently the Marxist label is the pejorative du jour in conservative parlance. Yesterday, while most of the country was celebrating the end of Bush’s reign of terror, the losing side was busy plotting a new strategy. [...]
Obama won, as expected.
I was a skeptic, primarily due to his Wall Street connections, support for the Patriot Act and some troubling positions on energy. But he’s our President, and I’ll give him the shot he deserves.
It’s hard for an old curmudgeon anarchist like me to admit a twinge of excitement over something having to [...]
Chipmunks are gathering food for their winter store. Canada geese and mallards migrate south through the Mississippi Flyway, circling flooded rice fields and soaring through river bottoms in places with names like L’Anguille, Stuttgart and Fair Oaks. Bears in the Smokies are fattening up for winter, getting their fill of berries and goodies as they [...]
Are you old enough to remember when goods were produced by real craftsmen? High quality goods, built to last and that became heirlooms? Ever noticed that the furniture handed down by your great-grand parents was more solid and lasted longer than the pressboard crap you bought in 1983?
It’s in the trash heap somewhere, while the [...]
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