The Large Fierce Mammal’s Small But Weighty Book of Etiquette

| November 27, 2011

“In considering how much you should care about the reaction of another to your own behaviour, it is always best to assume that they are armed, lethally skilled, and prepared to kill you at the slightest provocation. If the desired outcome of your course of action outweighs that risk, then you must proceed without delay; […]

This Makes Me Happy

| November 17, 2011

I recently read an article titled Armed and female: States mark rise in women hunters. While it didn’t tell me anything I didn’t already know, the article still filled my heart with gladness for a number of reasons. First off, I have never accepted what has come to be seen as “traditional” social structures that […]

A Bit About Extra Time

| November 5, 2011

Overnight tonight those of us who live with daylight saving time get to set our clocks back an hour which, when it happens to people who have to work the next morning, feels like a sixty minute freebee. Today I’m presenting a poem about a man who scored himself one hell of a lot more. […]