so it turns out that one of the bigwigs  in my new archery club used to play the evil baron at the Paladin faires up in waterloo village. small world, huh?

To create the world you want to live in, live the world you want to create.

Trees do not speak of generosity; they are generous. Trees do not brag about strength; they are strong. Trees do not speak of balance; trees balance. As a result of all they do, trees create microclimates and microenvironments underneath them. In the summer ( Read more... )

I went down to check out the outdoor ranges at the archery club today. I spent the first few hours shooting with the longbow my friend Tim made form me. In the last hour, I decided to try out the new bow I picked up after I got my off campus storage unit (the sherwood armory). this new bow is a 40 lb recurve, compared to the 30 lb bow my friend ( Read more... )

I'm sorry to see you go.
Can you believe I typed that with a straight face?

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  from my recent Helium article
          As the weather gets warmer, and the summer days grow longer, more and more we see the return of the festival. Street fairs, strawberry festivals, renaissance faires, county fairs and farmer’s markets appear in the streets, parks and community parking lots. For most, these fairs are a pleasant distraction; ( Read more... )

I got my first writing star in Helium. that means my posts have been consistently been rated highly. This also means I'll be paid a pittance for posting to the blog instead of just posting for the fun of it (that pittance will get larger the more I post)

cross posted from http://www.helium.com/items/1466998-arguement-against-the-utility-of-torture

The appropriateness of torture has been an issue that has returned to the national discourse since we first began our war on terror. With the change of presidential administration, which has been accompanied by a new willingness to open the issue for ( Read more... )

Superman: There are certain rules for being a superhero. for instance: superheroes don't smoke.
Ghostrider: Ghostrider does
Superman: no he doesn't
Ghostrider: sure he does, he's on fire
Superman: but he doesn't smoke cigarettes. It's an image thing