The Pursuit of Happiness
One’s “depth of affiliations” is a criminal justice and psychological assessment term used to describe how connected you are to a place and the...
The Nature of Eureka
Black Locust – A weedy gift from America
Those interested in native plants are often obsessed with invasive aliens, mostly horticultural or useful plant introductions,...
ArtAttack
It’s the 30th anniversary of the Eureka Springs May Festival of the Arts and the city, artists and private individuals are stepping up. Unlike...
Dropping a Line
Well, it’s been a mess here staying on the water with this old motor. By the time this report comes out I should have...
The Pursuit of Happiness
I’ve been thinking about taking a trip to Portugal. I’ve always been fascinated by how often spies and counterspies and riddle-ridden con-girls seem to...
Exploring the Fine Art of Romance
I occasionally experience erectile dysfunction. Viagra works but I’m only 45 and don’t want to depend on medicine. What else can I do to...
The Pursuit of Happiness
Some good news, at last. Don Matt, musician, Prince of Clean, and 2nd runner-up in this year’s People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” contest, has...
The Nature of Eureka: Noxious invasive aliens
I know, I know, as a card-carrying charter (and now life) member of the Arkansas Native Plant Society, a Master Naturalists in training, and...
The Pursuit of Happiness
For obvious reasons, I have been re-reading William L. Shirer’s book The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Summarily, Hitler is a national...
Dropping a Line
Dogwoods have bloomed, morels are out and the white bass spawn is on. Got Kevin and Marvin Mathewson from Kansas City coming back down...