Take it or Leave it
Why I never became an anti-Mormon, Part III
What we all seek, or at least should try to, is the ‘live and let live’ philosophy that many religions, including Christianity embrace.
Dec 04, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Why I never became an anti-Mormon, Part II
It was true, then and now, that I did not look like the average Monticello homeowner. As I unloaded a pickup truck of furniture, my new neighbor, Todd Westcott, walked over to say hello and to welc...
Nov 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Why I never became an ‘anti-Mormon’
Utah is not like any other state. Some Americans are still not sure Utah is a part of the union, and in its early history, of course, the U.S. Government refused to allow statehood for the land of ...
Nov 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fall in the Abajos. Jim Stiles photo
Return to Abajo Peak
In the blink of an eye, summer has left us. The maples are turning red below South Peak, the aspens are on the cusp. The mornings are cold and crisp. The most poignant and melancholy and lovely tim...
Oct 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Solitude lost...or just discarded? How silence and tranquility became antiquated notions in the brave new west
“I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” ~Henry David Thoreau
May 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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The history (and love!!!) that lives in my fridge
Being married has brought me more happiness than I deserve, but it’s also been revelatory.
Sep 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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The ghosts of Christmas past?
For most of my adult life, Christmas and I have been at odds with each other. I don’t like shopping and I don’t like malls. When they started running Christmas shopping commercials before Halloween...
Dec 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
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Seasonal rangers: The ‘Fat Cat Feds’ that eat Ramen Noodles
Whenever the American economy starts to slide and unemployment rises, we can always predict a simultaneous increase in complaints about government workers.
Jul 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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RHETORIC...Volume 2 On The Great Old Broads, Jim Garmhausen and Ed Abbey
I’ve been angering, or at least annoying, readers in southeast Utah and beyond for more than 20 years. I am proud to say I have infuriated both ends of the political spectrum at one time or another.
Feb 23, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rhetoric, death, wilderness & honesty
When I was a kid, the “meanest man in Kentucky” lived just a few doors up the street.
Jan 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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