Everything Else Archive

  • Spring Publishing Break

    Spring Publishing Break

    I will be taking a couple weeks off to reconnect with the real world (the wilderness) and recharge my batteries. Check back in a couple weeks. I have a lot of great stuff planned for future articles. Most of all thank you for your continued...

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  • The Conservative Shift As People Get Older

    The Conservative Shift As People Get Older

    Why do so many people get more conservative as they get older? For the most part I have gone the opposite direction. I learned that conservatism often leads to intolerance, arrogance, close-mindedness, and selfishness in matters that demand cooperation, understanding, and compassion. Change is the...

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  • Goodbye Little Guy

    Goodbye Little Guy

    Yesterday we had to put our ferret to sleep after a few months of deteriorating health. He was the third ferret we had brought into our lives, and was perhaps the longest lived, the healthiest (we never had to take him to the vet), and...

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  • Why Some People Don’t Believe In Anything “Paranormal”

    Why Some People Don’t Believe In Anything “Paranormal”

    It might be a surprise to some of you skeptics that there is plenty of solid, scientific evidence out there to support the idea of life after death. Now I’m not talking about heaven, hell, God and angels -as that is an entirely different, complex...

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  • Rocky Mountain Wildlife Conservation Center

    Rocky Mountain Wildlife Conservation Center

    I’m not really a zoo kind of guy because it saddens me to think of wild animals in captivity. When zoos do it right and give the animals a large, natural-type surrounding to live in I feel a little better. In the case of one...

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  • You Can Stop Bitching About The Federal Government Anytime

    You Can Stop Bitching About The Federal Government Anytime

    Though it is easy to make a case that the Federal Government interferes in the lives and freedoms of people, it is even easier to find people, left unchecked, being selfishly reckless, immature, inconsiderate, ignorant, and short-sighted, causing negative effects on the lives and freedoms...

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  • A Word On Population Growth from Sir David Attenborough

    A Word On Population Growth from Sir David Attenborough

    Sir David Attenborough, the famed British naturalist and television presenter, has some harsh words for humanity. “We are a plague on the Earth,” Attenborough told the Radio Times. “It’s coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so.” Attenborough went on to say...

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  • Ode To The Best Cat Ever

    Ode To The Best Cat Ever

    I’m not really a cat kind of guy. I love animals, but as far as pets go, I’m more into dogs. When I started hanging out with my future wife she had a cat named Akela, that she nicknamed “Kiki.” She had adopted her from...

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  • Idaho Wildlife Motivational Poster

    Idaho Wildlife Motivational Poster

    I’m not necessarily opposed to hunting as a whole, but I am opposed to the way Idaho manages their wildlife. The first order of government should be to protect wildlife for the enjoyment of all and to sustain a healthy ecosystem. Idaho is one of...

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  • Reality Check

    Reality Check

    In this polarizing time of so many people in the United States looking back to our past to praise our founding fathers and criticize our current government for not being more like them, I think it is time for a reality check. When you complain...

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