Tag Archives: society

Getting My Green Back

Posted on March 17, 2020 by rivertoprambles

I’d like to say that when the going gets tough, the tough go fishing, but I wasn’t feeling all that confident of late. With the world changing so rapidly in recent hours, though, I did go fishing. Yes. The sky … Continue reading →

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A Thin Man Fishing

Posted on November 7, 2019 by rivertoprambles

Physically, the thin man isn’t really thin but, looking at a thread-bare autumn day, he felt that way– just basic flesh and bone, reduced to seasonal elements. His summer garments had been stripped away, replaced by heavy clothing to ward … Continue reading →

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Gray Hair and Grizzly Hackle

Posted on September 18, 2019 by rivertoprambles

Ever since I joined several outdoor organizations and started to attend their regular meetings in the 1990s, I’ve been hearing a general complaint: Look around this room. Our hair is gray. We need some younger people, bright new faces interested … Continue reading →

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Allegheny Spring

Posted on April 1, 2019 by rivertoprambles

I was situated comfortably on the stream again. I was casting streamers with the new split-cane rod until the stonefly hatch informed me that a nymph or dry fly might be interesting. To be out in the warm spring air … Continue reading →

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First Signs (At 37 Degrees)

Posted on March 27, 2018 by rivertoprambles

This one is as short and simple as the first tentative signs of spring. I keep under the radar of what’s happening in the news and just report on what is not so new. The weather is becoming fair, at … Continue reading →

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Tilting at Turbines

Posted on July 12, 2016 by rivertoprambles

I was sick of all the news saturated with senseless violence and political mayhem; I was feeling burned by the reality of drought and floods and frequently occurring “thousand year weather events” across the globe. I could not get used … Continue reading →

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The Misfit, Re-fit

Posted on October 5, 2014 by rivertoprambles

1. A misfit’s life is not an easy one, but a misfit to society is like the subject of the song, “A Country Boy Can Survive.” I’ve never fit in comfortably with my own kind. I like to wear jeans … Continue reading →

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