Frank J. Buchman

Cowboy • Horseman • Writer

Economic Remedies Lie Neither In Wiseness Nor Work

Money  is scary. What’s happening to investments makes one cringe, if an attempt is made to understand it. With our naivete, we never could comprehend how stock markets worked completely, despite taking several economics courses. It didn’t bother much,   though, because we never really had enough to affect us any to speak of.

Politicians Still Morally Wrong

Don’t believe anything you hear. Lying is commonplace, and now it is evidently even being encouraged. Aftermath of the recent election revealed that much ridicule and many of the promises, claims and  counter-claims were lies. However, that’s all fine and dandy, according to man-made rules. Be a politician, say whatever you want (true or false), […]

Game Birds Remain As Seasons Change

Upland game bird seasons bring back childhood memories. It wasn’t quite the burning desire of having a horse, but hunting was right up with fishing in our anticipation of activity as a youngster. Because (TV) cowboys always had a gun on their hip, that was our style, as well. We’d seldom be seen without a […]

Heavy Loads Are No Real Concern

Backpacks are for soldiers, Boy Scouts and hikers. Well, that’s the way it used to be, anyway. Nowadays, every student, so it seems, from sandpile through doctoral candidate, has a backpack.

Even Chirping Intruders Have Merits For Some

Invasions of crickets are here. Where they come from, and how they get in, we don’t know. They’re at the garage door, in the mudroom, through the kitchen, into the office and beyond. Not only do they make appearance known by hopping around the rooms, but obvious chirps reveal whereabouts as well.