BEAST WISHES TO ALL!
self photo by larry calloway, remote graphcs by colleen rae
The 2000's
Bruce King Was The Last Cowboy Governor — Anywhere
He was New Mexico’s longest-serving chief executive
I had no idea Bill Clinton would be there, but when he showed up I realized the story Bruce King told was true. Those early-riser breakfasts meant something.
Coming Of Age at the 2009 Telluride Film Festival
Because the mysterious selectors at the Telluride Film Festival are in touch with the industry globally, clusters of films happen, themes emerge.
My Homage To The Rocky Mountains In A Time Of Hope
Going North To South In An East-West Land
The medicine for our undiagnosed economic disease might be found in wilderness, mountains, deer, cougars, handmade homes, community, friends, art. Yeah, this just might be the Way.
Remembering (From A Journalistic Distance) The Boss Of Rio Arriba County, NM
The man who put patron in patronage
They said Emilio Naranjo could raise the dead and make them go to the polls on election day, which was only partly true.
Why “American Violet” Is Art, Not Polemics
My impressions of the 35th Telluride Film Festival
If you want to send a message, go to Western Union, John Ford said. But the message here is not the medium. Suspend judgment and cross that cynical distance.
The Buddhists Had The Answer To The American War in Vietnam
Thich Nhat Hanh In Hanoi
During the Vietnam war he spoke out against foreign ideology and foreign arms. He created a volunteer youth group to rebuild destroyed villages. He was consequently exiled. Now he was back, in peace.
The Religious Implications Of Protecting Virgin Ground From Hole Punchers
My letter to the government about allowing Lexams in a wildlife refuge
My letter to the government, which to paraphrase Emily Dickenson, never wrote to me. Submitted as comment on the finding of no significant impact in the Baca Refuge case.
Barack Obama And The Return Of The Hooded Figure Factor
A new generation of Americans
They could not defeat Barack Obama by copying the words. His message came from the heart, and his oratory used a “trick” that was inconceivable and too risky for most politicians.
Albatross, Bear Print, Broken Jar, Hermit, King’s Horseman, Empty Road
A year-ender on my lucky travels east and west, north and south in 2007
As an old journalist, I could not resist the customary year in review, particularly this year. The world is so full of a number things — east, west, north and south.