Older Columns

2009

Dec. 16 Soggy
Dec. 11 Fruit
Dec. 9 Remember My Father
Dec. 4 A Little Slice of Heaven
Dec. 2 Giving Thanks for Christmas
Nov. 27 Goodbye Global Warming?
Nov. 25 Obsession
Nov. 20 Right In Front Of Our Noses
Nov. 18 Well Done!
Nov. 13 A Longer Blanket
Nov. 11 Miles To Go Before I Sleep
Nov. 6 Stuffed Shirts
Nov. 4 The Fast Cookie Truck
Oct. 30 Epilogue: Something of Value
Oct. 28 The Buffalo Pt. 5
Oct. 23 Harry’s Secret Pt. 4
Oct. 21 America’s Best Idea Pt. 3
Oct. 16 Hope Springs Eternal Pt. 2
Oct. 14 Ozarks Pt. 1
Oct. 7 Caress
Oct. 2 We, The People
Sept. 30 Calm Down
Sept. 25 Meanderings
Sept. 23 Look East, Young Man And Woman
Sept. 18 Chicanery
Sept. 16 Finding Harry
Sept. 11 The Good Knife
Sept. 9 Fab
Sept. 4 Utter Arrogance
Sept. 2 Recalling Value
Aug. 28 Something of Value
Aug. 26 Gizmotry
Aug. 21 The Habit Of Rivers
Aug. 19 Gadgetry
Aug. 14 Falling for the Slick Advertising
Aug. 12 Study to be Quiet
Aug. 7 Fighting Mad
Aug. 4 Can’t It Just Ring?
July 31 So…
July 29 Fatigue
July 24 One Of Those Weeks
July 17 OMG…IDK!
July 15 Saving Home
July 10 Divided
July 8 Blessed Rain
July 3 Vacuum-Packed News
July 1 Dog Days
June 26, Grand Old Flag
June 24 Toons
June 19 Knee Deep
June 17 Voices
June 12 Parts Is Parts
June 10 Opportunity Knocks
June 5 Salami, Fruitcake and Special K
June 3 Solace, If Not Solitude
May 29 Rock & Roll
May 27 The Moment
May 22 This & That
May 20 Destroying Our Schools
May 15 The Next One
May 13 Drive-by Fly Fishing
May 8 My Old World
May 1 Just My Dog
April 29 Creative Communities
April 24 What We Leave Behind
April 22 Media Blitzkrieg
April 17 Dancin’ A Happy Jig
April 15 Lil’ Mary
pril 10 Hey Government! Get Out Of My Life!
April 8 Almost There
April 3 Rivers
April 1 The Ultimate Tourism Plan
March 27 Got Drought?
March 25 Losing Home
March 20 Starts
March 18 Volunteers
March 13 On the Comite
March 11 Wanderings
March 7 The House Boat
March 5 The Trouble With  Normal
Feb. 27 Captivity
Feb. 25 Journeys
Feb. 20 Units
Feb. 18 Another Stroll Down Memory Lane
Feb. 13 Recollections
Feb. 11 This and That
Feb. 6 Developments
Feb. 4 Kill Phil Vol. I
Jan 30 Happinesses
Jan. 28 Depression
Jan. 23 The First Year
Jan 21 Inputs
Jan. 16 Edge of the Map
Jan. 14 Reconstructions
Jan. 9 Contrition
Jan. 7 Hardbacks
Jan. 1 Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot?

2008
Dec. 12 Post Script
Dec. 10 Uncle
Dec. 5 Wild Things
Dec. 3 Epilogue: The Horseshoe
Nov. 28 The Roaring Fork
Nov. 26 Tremont
Nov. 21 Elkmont
Nov. 18 On Top of Old Smoky
Nov. 7 Anyway…
Nov. 5 Come On Baby, Let’s Do The Split
Oct. 31 A Container of Detergent
Oct. 29 So Help You God
Oct. 24 Hail the Conqueror
Oct. 17 Discovering Norway
Oct. 15 Duds
Oct. 10 This & That
Oct. 8 Out Of My Skin
Oct. 3 October
Oct. 1 Kisatchie (opens in new window)
Sept. 26 Tomorrow
Sept. 24 B.B. Would Understand
Sept. 19 Leviathan
Sept. 17 Inequities
Sept. 12 We _____ Ike!
Sept. 10 Sixteen Tons
Sept. 5  Well, We Made It
Aug. 29 Occupancies
Aug. 27 Goostie Go Home!
Aug. 22 Fleeting Shadows
Aug. 20 No Hitchin’
Aug. 15 Good Government
Aug. 13 Oh, YEAH! Progress!
Aug. 8 Cats and Dogs
Aug. 6 Strategies
Aug. 1 Tag, You’re STILL ‘It’
July 30 All Around Me
July 25 Nourishment
July 23 Plantings
July 18 My Father’s Curse
July 16 Building Blocks
July 11 What The Puppy Knows
July 9 Apathy
July 4 Out There
July 2 No Child Left Indoors
June 27 Can, Must, Will
June 25 Stormfront
June 20 Departures and Pups
June 18 Where O Where
June 13 The Man My Father Was
June 11 Gingerbread Houses
June 6 Bugs
June 4 Acts
May 23 Kinfolks
May 21 And Furthermore…
May 16 Yes, Do Covet Thy Neighbor’s Goods
May 14 Tag. You’re IT.
May 9 Blowing Our Own Horn
May 7 Spam
May 2 Bogie
April 30 Something Worse
April 25 Chasings
April 23 Bright Countries
April 18 Community is the Word
April 16 Vision
April 11 Well, Yeah…It’s Change
April 9 The Temple
April 4 Fuel-Efficient Fishing
April 2 Bugging Out
March 28 Musings
March 21 Youngiddles and Spring
March 19 Wild Onions, Garlic and Other Lies
March 14 Yawn
March 12 Making the Cut
March 7 Oh, Bobwhite!
March 5 This Space Intentionally Left Blank
Feb. 29 On the River of my Thoughts
Feb. 27 Swell, See?
Feb. 22 This and That
Feb. 20 Bogie
Feb. 15 Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way
Feb. 13 Roll Them Bones
Feb. 8 Gadgets and Gizmos
Feb. 2 What Goes On In Vegas
Feb. 1 Seeping In
Jan. 30 The Umbrella Effect
Jan. 25 Fish Bum
Jan. 23 Visitations
Jan 18 An Itch In Time
Jan. 16 Crawl Spaces
Jan. 11 Those Were The Days
Jan. 9 Far & Away
Jan. 4 Brrr!
Jan. 2 Political Correcteness Challenged

2007

Dec. 29 Be Forgot
Dec. 26 Repercussions
Dec. 21 Wish Lists
Dec. 19 Dry
Dec. 14 Courtboullion is in Session
Dec. 12 Seasonals
Dec. 7 Hard-Fried
Dec. 5 December
Nov. 30 Considerations
Nov. 28 Prestidigitation
Nov. 23 Boulevards, Politics and Gumbo
Nov. 21 Well, I’m Back
Nov. 9 Re-Invasion
Nov. 7 November
Nov. 2 Fetching Far
Oct. 31 Outside the Box
Oct. 26 A Plea for Civility
Oct. 24 Kisatchie
Oct. 19 Before YOU Go, Too
Oct 12 Vents
Oct. 10 Two Days
Oct. 5 The Great Patches Hunt
Oct. 3 October
Sept. 28 Moccasins, Nike Style
Sept. 26 Grace, By Art
Sept. 21 Once More, With Feeling
Sept. 19 Walls and Doors
Sept. 14 Communications
Sept. 12 Cellular Division
Sept 7. Progressions
Sept. 5 Before You Go
Aug. 31 Observations
Aug. 29 Demolitions
Aug. 24 Belly-Up
Aug. 22 Good Words
Aug. 17 Old Trees
Aug. 15 The Maiden
Aug. 10 Speculations, Redux
Aug. 8 Medicine
Aug. 3 Of, By and For
Aug. 1 Plumb Silly
July 27 Respectulations
July 20 Speculations
July 18 Rescue Missions
July 13 Britches, Et. Al.
July 11 The General
July 6 Of Veggie Fat and Spores
July 4 Thin
June 29 Wild Times
June 27 Drawing Lines
June 20 Stones In My Passway
June 15 Dark Descent
June 13 Heat
June 8 Battlelines
June 6 Gratittudes
June 1 Flats
May 30 Co’ktangi Dreams
May 23 Fenced In…or Out?
May 16 Accolades, Redux
May 11 Tin-Plated
May 9 Messabout
May 4 Pieces of the Pie
May 2 Les Souliers
April 27 Becoming Our Parents
April 25 Leaps and Small Steps
April 20 Le Chapeau
April 18 Ratz
April 13 Attaboys
April 11 Near Misses
March 30 Cheers and Jeers
March 28 Drying Out
March 23 Common Ground
March 21 Screened In
March 16 Vision
March 9 Gripes and Grumbles
March 7 Haul Out
March 2 Clovers and Such
Feb. 28 The Panther (Redux)
Feb. 23 Global Warring
Feb 21 The Panther
Feb. 16 Like Everybody Else
Feb. 14 Whethers
Feb. 7 Just Yesterday
Feb. 2 Shivers
Jan. 31 Casualties
Jan. 26 Signings
Jan. 24 Big Bugs
Jan. 17 Restlessness
Jan 10 Vanished
Jan. 5 Deluges
Jan. 3 Resolutions

2006

Dec. 29 Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot…
Dec. 22 Reasons for the Season
Dec. 20 Smart End of the Stick
Dec. 15 Seasonals
Dec. 8 Brrr!
Dec. 6 Kisatchie
Nov. 24 Outta Here
Nov. 22 Thankfuls
Nov. 17 Mmm Hmm
Nov. 15 Rain
Nov. 10 Run Down
Nov. 8 B
Oct. 25 Of Witches and Harvest Moons
Oct. 20 October
Oct. 18 They Shoot Fly Fishermen, Don’t They?
Oct. 13 Not Rushing It
Oct. 11 42 and Counting
Oct. 6 Ol Chris
Sept. 29 Missed Again
Sept. 27 Losing Battles
Sept. 22 Retreads
Sept. 20 Snap!
Sept. 15 Beyond the Back Door
Sept. 13 Links
Sept. 8 Between the Ice and the Sky
Sept. 1 Considerations
Aug. 30 130
Aug. 25 Eighth Rock from the Sun
Aug. 23 Beelzebub and the General
August 16 Misplacements
August 9 Leafing Pages
August 4 Me, Patches and The King
August 2 Inquiries
July 28 Childhood’s End
July 26 Lunch
July 21 The New Math
July 19 Spots of Time
July 14 Forked Tongues
July 7 Fitting In
July 5 Pardon Me, Is That A Tomahawk In My Back?
June 30 Dry
June 28 Salad Forks
June 23 A Night on the Town
June 21 Chairs In Bags and Such
June 16 Rain
June 14 Heat
June 7 Inclusives
June 2 Up in Smoke
May 26 First Trip
May 24 Gristle, Anyone?
May 19 Radio Silence
May 17 Maiden Voyages
May 12 Just Don’t Get It
May 10 Specs
May 5 Ah, Politics
May 3 Vacation Report
April 21 Post Turtles
April 19 Pinou, Too
April 14 Patches Update
April 12 Immi-grating On My Nerves
April 7 Their Way or No Way
April 5 Tax Attacks
March 29 Pinou
March 24 What Happened To…?
March 22 Losing the Pirogue Gene
March 17 Breakfast With the Joneses
March 15 Blink
March 10 Oddities
March 8 Wither, Oscar?
March 3 Sorta Winter
March 1 Marty Who?
Feb. 24 Journeys
Feb. 17 Manifest Destiny
Feb. 15 Deadeye Dick
Feb 10 One Hit Wonders
Feb 8 Potpourri
Feb. 3 Contingency Plans
Feb. 1 Countdown

2005

Jan. 25 Absences
Jan. 20 I’m So SAD
Jan. 18 Me and the Tube
Jan. 13 Lucky Friday
Jan. 11 The Shack Nasties
Jan. 6 Gilligan Fashion
Jan 4 2006 With A Whimper
Dec. 30 Yes, Ugh
Dec. 28 Battling Big Brother
Dec. 23 Grinch vs. Scrooge
Dec. 21 A Bit of Adventure
Dec. 14 December
Dec. 9 Brain Food
Dec. 7 Adventures In Salad
Dec. 2 Belated Thanksgiving
Nov. 30 Forsaken

Earlier Columns are included in “Native Waters” and upcoming volumes!