Jack Burns Lives!

At least according to this study. But I’m not so sure I consider myself a liberal these days. Too many liberals are supporting nuclear energy, bank bailouts and war. I much prefer Abbey’s term “agrarian anarchist.” Or even another, an “earthiest.”
Abbey also considered himself a libertarian and was a NRA member; however, I’m not sure [...]

If America could be, once again, a nation of self-reliant farmers, craftsmen, hunters, ranchers, and artists, then the rich would have little power to dominate others. Neither to serve nor to rule: That was the American dream.-Edward Abbey
Ah, the American Dream. An oft repeated phrase we all probably first heard in our youth. The [...]

My wife and I decided to visit our youngest child this weekend. He’s a socially concerned and active college student, and like most kids, he enjoys being away at school but also enjoys an occasional visit from his parents. We’re close and share many interests, not the least of which are books.
After [...]

Happy Birthday, you grumpy, inspiring, enviro-meddling bastard.
With every year that passes, it seems as if we need you even more. You’d say “bullshit,” of course, and say we don’t need you. All we need to do is get up off our fat asses and do something ourselves.
I agree. Yes, we’re pretty much failures. We tried [...]

I’ve always found myself fascinated by images that show emerging plant life in landscapes recently burned to crisp by volcanic eruptions. Even out of what appears to be sheer and utter destruction, life abides. Like a snake shedding its skin for a new scaly coat of armament, the earth renews and recreates itself.
For those [...]

“Liberty cannot be guaranteed by law. Nor by any thing else except the resolution of free citizens to defend their liberties.”

2009 wasn’t a great year for a lot of folks, but overall, I’ll give it a C-. We got rid of the Bush Crime Family, and while the replacement seems only marginally better, he is better. At least our President doesn’t stumble over his words like a third grader that just got caught throwing [...]

This started out as a piece on birds. Winter birds, as we’ve had the recent pleasure of visiting with some seasonal friends visiting during their winter vacation. Then it morphed into something else entirely, thanks to my Attention Deficit Disorder or what used to be called lack of concentration or focus. I shifted to e-mail [...]