The Wild

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  • To Hunt?

    History Where I grew up hunting was a part of life for many people. My parents generation was the first for whom it was optional, and prior to that hunting and trapping was a necessary part of survival on the harsh Canadian prairies. As a boy I was given my first pellet gun at the… Read more

  • Insane in the Membrane?

    It is not a pleasant thing to be called crazy. It is worse when several people band together in an attempt to convince you of this. Under such circumstances even a perfectly sane person may find themselves tottering on the edge of reason. There is a long standing debate about creativity and insanity. I am… Read more

  • My Ideal Day

    Begins with a excellent sleep. I would wake up feeling relaxed and perfectly rested. No anxiety or brain fog, just that slow and gentle rising of consciousness that comes with a deep and undisturbed rest. I imagine this is how our ancestors arose in the days before alarm clocks, sleeping pills and 24/7 urban chaos.… Read more

  • Youthful

    People often comment that I look, act or sound much younger than I am. In fact someone made just such a comment to me only a few hours ago. In many ways I believe that there is truth to the comments. I always looked young for my age, but even more important has been my… Read more

  • Why I Left Social Media

    Why I Left Social Media

    I think we all fantasize about deleting our social media pages at times. Over the years I have engaged in several purges, almost always with little to no regret. Sure, allot of work goes into building an online presence. There were certainly important connections that I regret walking away from, but at the end of… Read more

  • My Absence

    My Absence

    It has been quite some time since my last entry here. Life has been busy, and my personal circumstances have not been conducive to what I hoped to do with this blog. The initial plan was to use this platform to promote an outdoors lifestyle, and to discuss matters pertaining to the natural world. Somewhere… Read more