I once read a story of a planet inhabited by colonists sent from Earth to avoid a global cataclysm. All of the people received an implant at birth that prevented them from pursuing lines of thought that could lead to the development of mechanized warfare. After many millennia, they had sophisticated technologies that provided them […]
Month: May 2008
A Path With a Heart
I know of nothing more dreadful than living a life at the mercy of powerful forces beyond my control. As a whole, we are a species futilely trying to insure ourselves against the unfortunate events that inevitably befall our innocent selves. We live as victims trying to fend off poverty, illness, unhappiness, and discontent. We […]
Family Forestry Expo Video
Professional chain saw artist Tony Bush entertains the RMKK people at the Northwest Montana Family Forestry Expo.
Family Forestry Expo
We woke up on a damp Mother’s Day morning in early May, disappointed. The previous day, Dad had said that we would go to the annual Family Forestry Expo. But Mom and Dad watched a long movie that night, and thus went to bed very late. It was 8:30 A.M by the time they awakened, […]
A Miserable Day in Yellowstone!
Excitement came over us; we were going on vacation! We were going to Yellowstone National Park over the Memorial Day weekend. It was already Spring in Northwestern Montana. Tulips were blooming and the air was getting warm. We were disappointed to find out that Yellowstone was going to have some pretty unpleasant weather. Travel could […]
Mystery in the Rainforest
“Remember,” said M that morning, “It’s the day of the big hike.” E got out of bed, and decided to dress early. We were supposed to hike to Avalanche Lake, where we had previously seen avalanches. But, Dad looked in the newspaper and found out that the Going to the Sun Road was only open […]
The Cheapest Medicine
This morning, with trepidation, I prepared to embark on our first hike of the season. I needed to break in my new hiking boots (always a scary event). With the snow pack in the higher elevations we would be confined to the low ground, without the incentive of grand vistas. We would be trapped taking […]
A Miserable Day in Yellowstone Video
Traditionally, the Memorial Day holiday marks the beginning of summer with swimming and picnicking. Not so, in Yellowstone National Park.
Squirt
I’m going to tell you a tale that, to my awareness of it, has baffled me on numerous occasions. What has baffled me was not so much the miraculous qualities of the event, but rather my nonchalant acceptance of it as factual. This story is history. What is history? A memory (in this instant) of […]
Squirt Gets Run Over
I’m going to tell you a tale that, to my awareness of it, has baffled me on numerous occasions. What has baffled me was not so much the miraculous qualities of the event, but rather my nonchalant acceptance of it as factual. This story is history. What is history? A memory (in this instant) of […]