Sep 9, 2009 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener I have several good friends who are vegetarians. Some are more vocally radical about their decision to eliminate meat from their diet. Some say it is a lifestyle choice, some say we don’t need all of that meat protein when it is available in...
Sep 2, 2009 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Cool, fog shrouded mornings when the dew hangs heavy on any surface exposed to the night. Spider webs glisten with jewel like droplets of dew in the early morning light. Summer-like sunny afternoon temperatures that nearly require a change of clothes...
Aug 26, 2009 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener We have degenerated into a society that is “all about me and instant gratification”. If we don’t get our way or see that someone else may get something that we view is at our expense, we rail, we complain, we bitch and moan, and revert to the thing...
Aug 19, 2009 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Rain has been heavy at times at the wilderness retreat and I now have a new appreciation for the power of Mother Nature when she sends forth “a gulley washer”. I now take that definition quite literally. Earlier this month 4.75 inches of rain fell in a...
Aug 12, 2009 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener So did you see the forecasts? No, I’m not talking about the rain or the weather. The state revenue forecast. They are lower than expected. Again. The state’s revenue is based predominately on income, sales and excise tax and all of those are related to...
Jul 29, 2009 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener It had been nearly four weeks since the grass was mowed up in the wilderness and with a weekend forecast of rain, I left Friday intent on reclaiming the grassy areas for civilization. The going was slow and a baler may have been a better choice. But...
