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I was truly saddened to learn of Whitney Houston's passing. What an incredible talent. I'm not a celebrity watcher so I really don't know that much about her beyond her music. I do know she had problems with drugs and a very volatile relationship with her husband. According to an article I read this morning she has recently had some very bad reviews and a concert where the audience walked out on her. Hard to imagine. Sounds like a movie script. Houston's story holds some important... Read Full Story

An old prospector shuffled into the town of Garnet, Montana leading a tired old mule. The old man headed straight for the only saloon in town, to clear his parched throat. He walked up to the saloon and tied his old mule to the hitch rail. As he stood there, brushing some of the dust from his face and clothes, a young gunslinger stepped out of the saloon with a gun in one hand and a bottle of whiskey in the other. The young gunslinger looked at the old man and laughed, saying, "Hey old man... Read Full Story

  This morning a fan sent me this video because it made her think of me. It makes me think of me too. It also makes me sad for the wolves. It is a beautiful video as far as I'm concerned but here in Montana such thinking is considered heresy. Wolves are predators you see. They kill,  maim and harass. They take what they want even when they don't necessarily need it. Hmm, who does that remind you of? Ranchers want wolves destroyed because they kill their herds. Hunters want wolves destroyed... Read Full Story

One of the benefits of living where I do is my proximity to British Columbia. It takes me about five minutes to get there. Friday I was suffering a little cabin fever so I decided to drive up to BC to see what I might see. One thing for certain, the Kootenay Rockies were looking awesomely beautiful. I stopped by the Kootenay River near Kikomun Provincial Park . If you are in to camping this is a great little park. I've not ever seen it crowded in ten years and unless it's a national... Read Full Story

Desert landscapes from Arizona, Colorado and Utah. DESERT LANDSCAPES - Images by Kinsey Barnard ©Kinsey Barnard Read Full Story

Over on Twitter my handle is "soulofthoreau". This morning I received this Tweet of statistics I thought was some pretty amazing data. Can you imagine the environmental impact if all this stuff were printed out? And this is just me and my followers! I hardly ever fire up my printer any more. Practically everything is electronic. Heaven help us if the power goes out for more than a couple of minutes or hours. But, thank goodness for an entertainment venue that doesn't befoul the planet... Read Full Story

Winter finally arrived in my part of the world. Along with the snow came single digit temperatures. I always find it best to keep up with the snow and plow whenever we get even a few inches. I never know what's coming next. I don't want to wake up and be snowed in because it snowed a foot overnight and the plow can't handle the accumulated snow. Hasn't happened yet but I'm sure it will one day if I am fortunate enough to live here long enough. I plowed yesterday and it was five degrees... Read Full Story

Over the years I have added more and more organic foods to my diet. Like many people my initial reluctance was the price. Today I don't care as much about the price as I do about the ingredients. I believe our food supply is tainted and I have absolutely no confidence in corporate ethics. In fact I do believe many corporations would and are selling poison for profit. But, I digress. This article is about a new honey I recently discovered at the health food store. I love honey, especially... Read Full Story

Last weekend whilst rummaging around on Facebook I came upon the B & H Photo page. Coincidentally, I was in the process of being very peeved with B & H. I left a cryptic comment that simply said, “I think your service is slipping”. I got hooked on photography whilst getting a degree in Journalism at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (1972). In those days photography was more a science than an art and part of the Journalism Department. Today it’s in the art department. It’s rightful place IMO... Read Full Story

Sorry, no pretty pictures today. I have been an investor since I was ten years old. As of today that would make it fifty three years. My grandmother passed away when I was ten and left me 100 shares of AT&T.; That began a life long interest in stocks and investing. I even went so far as to go into finance eventually becoming a VP with Lloyds International Corporation the investment banking arm of Lloyds Plc. I have been a member of a site called Silicon Investor for the past fourteen... Read Full Story