Jack Burns Lives!

Well, this quickly ended my retirement. Democracy Now and Common Dreams are both reporting that the U.S. military is now involved in infiltrating and spying on U.S. based peace and activist groups, especially those meddlesome anarchists.
The military must really be bored with the jihad threat if they’re now spying on little old anarchists with dirt [...]

Semi-retired from public life. Adios Abbeyweb, adios Facebook. No more lunches, text messages, Tweets, cellphones, trivial chit chat and parties. Tee-vee has to go, too. Nothing worth watching other than movies on DVD.
I need a break from all the media. A quiet time away from it all.
Hermit mode is in effect. Hiking, writing, gardening, hanging [...]

The well-worn porch moaned under the weight of the man’s heavy frame as he moved from the small step to the door. The paint was long gone, having faded from years of exposure in the West Texas sun.
A screen door hung by a single hinge but the door behind it was still solid and [...]

Tom Keith took this photo at the library of Amherst College recently. Looks like a solid curriculum to me, sufficient to lead a young person to a long life of learning, discovery, mischief and happiness!
Desert Solitaire must have been checked out….