December 2019
Kris Drummond
We live in a culture that cultivates the art of pretending not to know. This could be one definition of privilege. In playing along, we the privileged beneficiaries of the system avert our eyes from injustice, greed, and inhumanity to take up…
November 2019
Capitalism and Free Market are great things – usually. When things go wrong in markets, as they typically do, protections are put into place to protect the market and those who participate in it legally.
However, when the market gets to…
October 2019
So, tell me how is it that law enforcement can pick out a loud party, but they can’t pick out a loud motorcycle? Several years ago, while on a family vacation in Glacier National Park, we hiked into the Granite Park Chalet. Five…
September 2019
Kris Drummond
Having beef feels strangely satisfying. Being asked to write about it is even better. Not only do I get to spend time re-convincing myself of my own opinions, but I get to expose people to them in a one-way conversation where nobody else can comment…
August 2019
Growing up in the late 80s/early 90s was such a different time. In the summers, we ran our town on our bikes or barefoot even; it didn’t matter. From after breakfast until we heard Mom holler “Lunch!”, then again until she yelled…
July 2019
Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity. --John Muir
It is counterintuitive of the soul present in the mountains to have anyone of low…
June 2019
The world is supposedly becoming more helpful. When I needed to know how to balance my ceiling fan, I went to YouTube.When I had a question about medication side effects, I turned to the Mayo Clinic web site.Power steering on my van gives me better…
May 2019
Bozeman is a great place to live for humans and animals alike. There are countless areas to play and enjoy our community. They say everyone in Bozeman owns a black lab and drives a Subaru. If you live here, you can confirm that is true for the most…
April 2019
Kris Drummond
Last month I paid almost a thousand dollars, flew across the country, and drove four hours to sleep in a tent and tell strangers the truth. For five days, we woke with the sun beneath the pale blue Sonoran desert sky and gathered at the picnic tables…
March 2019
Do you have any kids?” “When are you two going to have kids?” These may seem like benign ice breakers and cute, probing questions. Unless that is, the person who you are asking is in the private struggle of trying to build a family…
