Dearly Disconnected
Before I got married I was living by myself in an A-frame cabin in northwestern Montana. The cabin’s interior was a single high-ceilinged room, and at the center of the room, mounted on the rough-hewn...
View ArticleTilting at Tree Bags
Let us turn, for a moment, to the problem of plastic bags stuck in trees. It and I go back a long way. I began to notice it about 10 years ago, in my early middle age, when the larger vexations of...
View ArticleAll Consuming Patriotism
I think of myself as a good American. I follow current events, come to a complete stop at stop signs, show up for jury duty, vote. When the government tells me to shop, as it’s been doing recently, I...
View ArticleLegacy of a Lonesome Death
Do you know the Bob Dylan song “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll”? Put it on now and listen to it, if you happen to have it on a CD or an album. If you don’t, or you don’t remember it, it’s about...
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