Opinion
Reflections on Retirement
After three years out of the workforce, on most days I am really enjoying retirement. I got there with a little help from my friends.
The Law of Small Things (Common Integrity Dilemmas): III. Free Lunch or Freeloading?
Your close friend, a partner in a prominent financial services firm back east, comes to Tucson a few times a year and you usually drive up from Patagonia to meet him for dinner. You always offer to pay your own way, but he insists on paying every time. He explains that the cost of a […]
On Second-Guessing God
Isn’t it odd that a freely-occurring, natural substance can be declared illegal? Does that presume immoral, too? If cannabis is deemed illicit, what about sycamore trees, or the sky? If natural does not mean good, please, Uncle Sam, help me see why. Are you illegal? Or, am I? Does this suggest that God’s creation harbors […]
A Guide to New Year’s Resolutions
Fact: New Year’s resolutions are for suckers. You make them, you break them and by February you are sitting in your truck at the post office digging the last peanut M&M out of the crack in the seat. So much for the no sugar thing. If you still feel the need to indulge this age old tradition, here’s a guide for your resolution needs.
Surviving August
Usually I like the monsoons, but there haven’t been enough air-clearing storms and the heat and humidity have been stultifying. When it gets over 100, I sometimes wonder if my lungs will work. Like so many weather events in the world, August’s heat seemed extreme. The wildlife slept in, the plants and trees in my garden were stressed. Life in this high desert is precarious.
A Study in Misrepresentation
Wildcat Silver Corporation’s latest news release states that as a result of its recent drillingoperations on its private land in the Patagonia Mountains it has found significant zinc-lead-silver sulfide mineralization. On May 13, an article in the Bulletin referred to that zone ofmineralization as a “significant high-grade ore body”. But a zone of mineralization and […]
The Plate
Potlucks are the lifeblood of Patagonia and, naturally, Patagonians like to party. Thereseems to be a party every weekend in some way or another and the invite always reads “potluck.” There’s a few folks who bring their “A” game and some folks not so much (you know who you are). As a matter of fact, […]
Rip Van Hitler
Much is made of this town’s sociability, and nowhere is it more evident than at the post office: a town center of sorts. You’re almost sure to meet someone you know. Before you’ve finished greeting him or her, another friend or two show up. It’s not uncommon for small groups to hang around, catching up […]