Bullies—It’s time to show them the door
Oh he’s just a big bully, don’t pay any attention to him and he’ll leave you alone. How many remember receiving guidance like that growing up? I am afraid too many of us remember and would like…
Oh he’s just a big bully, don’t pay any attention to him and he’ll leave you alone. How many remember receiving guidance like that growing up? I am afraid too many of us remember and would like…
The President of the United States has now weighed in on the subject of gun control. Some say its about time, others say oh no! It would indeed be a nice change, and perhaps actually constructive, if the discussion about gun control, the possession and use of firearms in this country were held rationally and [...]
Mar 17, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
Shooting firearms for many people is fun and exciting. They are used as tools for hunting, recreation, self defense and unfortunately in many cases, have been used in acts of violence. Firearms have also been involved in needless accidents…
It is interesting how we have “progressed” if you can call it that, in how we are provided the news. There is something to be said for more voices being heard and more viewpoints shared, but the bias and vitriol that is present today seems to fill every page and broadcast…
Nov 17, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
Last year, in District of Columbia v. Heller, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protects an individual’s right to possess a firearm for private use in federal enclaves…
Mar 18, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
The sun sets on life, Extinguishing that which is ours, Awakening what lies beyond. Its absence emboldens some and Incurs in most trepidation; Born of another time and another place. Blackness swallows anyone venturing afar, Its thick stillness enveloping The mere presence of all That dare venture therein. Ashen neon lights flicker off and on, Darkness [...]
Apr 05, 2012 | 2 comments | View Post
The old mill stood majestically in the sun beaten world,
Wood splintered dry, portraying an era that had flourished long before.
Her millstones would never turn to the rhythm of crushed grain…
Or create the beads of sweat that roll silently
Down an old man’s back.
In a world of sorrow and grief, There must be answers that give us relief. In a world with babies that hunger, There must be answers that will uncover. In a world of agony and pain, There must be answers that will restrain. In a world of hate and bigotry, There must be answers that [...]
Jun 16, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
My life, being a maze of endless puzzles, leads me blindly through time’s whimsical corridors. My mind, bewildered by the laughter of society, I turned in quiet desperation to a guiding hand of silence. With a firm, yet genial grasp, I ran, and still do run, the many mazes of life’s puzzle, Having clutched proudly [...]
Apr 01, 2011 | 2 comments | View Post
Well, it’s that time of year again. Trout season will open on April 1st in New York and Maine, April 14th in Vermont, and April 21st in Connecticut. It’s open all year round in Massachusetts. In New Hampshire wild trout streams have been open since January 1st, and wild trout ponds will open on April 28th. [...]
Mar 27, 2012 | 3 comments | View Post
Nicknamed the Queen of American lakes, and a lake that Thomas Jefferson, in 1791, wrote “is without comparison the most beautiful water I ever saw,” still is today. Located in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York,…
Apr 14, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
It appears that nothing is more American or causes more heated controversy than shooting. Whether it is with a rifle, pistol, revolver or shotgun, for self defense, hunting, organized sport or just plain target shooting, emotions often run hot and …
Mar 05, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Chicken and ribs are good, but with a dry rub, they are mouth wateringly great. Ingredients 1 tablespoon ground fine multicolored peppercorns 2 tablespoons brown sugar or even better, maple sugar 2 teaspoons chili powder 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper 1 tablespoon ground cumin 1 tablespoon garlic powder 1 tablespoons ground oregano 4 tablespoons paprika (the [...]
Mar 15, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Sweet and Heat! Ingredients 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar (Try Maple sugar it is sensational, but expensive) 1 tablespoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon seasoned pepper 1/2 tablespoon cumin 1/2 tablespoon paprika (smoked paprika is even better) 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon (yes cinnamon) 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder 2 Salmon filets (increase ingredients [...]
Mar 11, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
I started to think about you today: Of how you left my life without a whisper, Just going as if you had never come. The days when I thought you were Happy and you would laugh at the world And its failures, but now I know it wasn’t your World, but mine. Remember the nights [...]
Mar 11, 2011 | 2 comments | View Post
Mar 07, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
After so many years of building barriers, digging trenches
Setting stone, and preparing to do battle,…