The Edge of the World

This is an incredible photo taken near Grady, New Mexico, where the fields reach right up to the edge of a very rugged, extremely eroded landscape that continues down into a desert valley. … Read more

Bear Lake, Rocky Mts

Will You Still Need Me?

Will you still feed me? Oh wait, that’s the wrong band, and anyway, it’s a year late for “When I’m 64”! Happy 65th Birthday to Bob Dylan. Ah, but I was so much … Read more

RIP Ramrod

Ramrod was a familiar site to folks attending Grateful Dead concerts; he recently passed away following a bout with lung cancer. The featured image (which may only be displayed on the index pages, … Read more

Fountain Pen Ink Flower

What A Miserable Coward!

Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kansas) made the following cowardly remark at yesterday’s Hayden confirmation hearings: “I am a strong supporter of the First Amendment, the Fourth Amendment and civil liberties, but you have no … Read more

This One is Ugly

Sadly, this is just another predictable outcome of starting a war of choice. When one starts a war without a very compelling reason one has already lost the moral high ground … and … Read more

Tejada cards, queen and joker

Are We Losing the War on Terror?

The following article is used with permission. If you don’t have the time or inclincation to read the entire post, please consider this question: How does giving up the very freedoms terrorists seek … Read more