Reading Room in the Maud/Olson Library Back in October I wrote a couple of blog entries about my journey from the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair to Vancouver, BC to pick up the Ralph Maud/Charles Olson library, and then about my 3800 mile journey, accompanied by my old steaming buddy Henry Ferrini, across the United States, […] More >>
Archives for December 2015
Is That What We Want?
There are three kinds of people in the world: wolves, sheep, and sheepdogs. – American Sniper, 2014 After decades of watching us do nothing to prevent hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths, I have a deep understanding of why gun control won’t work. Not only will it not work, it’s a bad idea in a […] More >>
Some Questions for Wayne and the Boys…
1. What are you so afraid of, anyway? 2. What kind of man are you if you need a gun to be a man? 3. Where is your Lord if you can’t rely on Him to guide you to your Destiny? 4. What happens to a country whose motto becomes “In Gun We Trust”? More >>
Plowshares and Pruning Hooks
At a recent board meeting of Gourmet Trees Inc. the decision was made to ramp up our advertising campaign. Consequently, the tree-buying public will now know that our fine balsam firs are guaranteed 100% gluten free. No other trees on Cape Ann can make this claim – at least none have made it yet, and […] More >>