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Category Archives: Pet Peeves & Other Rants!
Character Traits
There are certain things that I do not or cannot understand that people do and because I don’t understand them I find them suspicious. One of them is working when you could be retired. Our superintendent at the office could … Continue reading
Posted in As we get Older, Humor, Pet Peeves & Other Rants!
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“Friends?”
I had an experience this past weekend where I was sitting around the campfire with a bunch of “friends”. The conversation swung around to current events and all of a sudden one of the “friends” spouted off with “you guys … Continue reading
Accepting a Prospect into Probationary Membership of the American Mountain Men.
I have seen a lack of consistency in the members of the AMM in how they handle assessing prospects. Some seem to be saying, a sponsor must camp with a prospect twice before considering any paperwork while others make their … Continue reading
Posted in American Mountain Men, Pet Peeves & Other Rants!
Tagged AMM, Mountain Man, mountain men
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Vox Audita Perit, Littera Scripta Manet ~ Ancient Roman Proverb
I’ve heard it said that “oral tradition and history is the most accurate history known to mankind”. The sheer stupidity of this idea is almost beyond comprehension. Anyone who has paid attention to human nature or participated in the old … Continue reading
Do you really need that?
I am just as guilty as the next guy when it comes to bringing too much stuff to a rendezvous, re-enactment or other historic event. It seems we have so much cool stuff and so little opportunity to use it … Continue reading
The Wolf Eared Hat
I have been intrigued by the wolf eared hat since I first started studying Alfred Jacob Miller’s paintings. They most certainly are a hunter’s hat and an early form of camouflage. I have seen many attempts at re-creating these unique … Continue reading
In your zeal to “Do It Right”, You are doing it all wrong!
Since before I joined the American Mountain Men I have heard the phrase “Do it right”. I was somewhat taken by that line, because I am a stickler for authenticity and historical correctness. I have since come to understand that … Continue reading
Posted in American Mountain Men, Events, Miscellaneous, Pet Peeves & Other Rants!
Tagged AMM
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I concur. Thank you, Mr. President
Posted in Humor, Miscellaneous, Pet Peeves & Other Rants!
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Founded by Geniuses but run by Idiots
“If we concentrated on the really important stuff in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles“! By Junius P. Long Food For Thought If you can get arrested for hunting or fishing without a license, but not for being … Continue reading
Abbott & Costello on Unemployment
So how can over 873,000 people come off the unemployment rolls when there were only a little over 114,000 jobs created? Below is a transcript of a conversation between two eminent economists discussing this very question! COSTELLO: I want to … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Liberty & Freedom, Miscellaneous, Pet Peeves & Other Rants!
Tagged Abbott&Costello, humor, Unemployment
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Gabe the Shootist
Gabe the Shootist 