heavenabove has left a new comment on your post "Treating bison as family units - a metaphor for ot...":
Jim, thanks for your concern for our buffalo. Also thanks for visiting my blog and sharing my bison rant with others. I am out here in Billings-very much not an activist type of place but perhaps there is something I can do from here. I would love any updates on the teach-in and I may even be able to attend, job permitting.
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Friday, February 29, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
[Jim's Eclectic World] New comment on Lunar eclipse from Bozeman.
Mike McCord has left a new comment on your post "Lunar eclipse from Bozeman":
You know, I wasn't going to say anything, but now that you mention it, those pictures there do look like the blotchy head of a bald man. With all of the things you can do with Photoshop nowadays, I wouldn't be surprised if ol' Jim isn't pulling another fast one on us here.
Speaking of which, and a little off topic, I was in Yellowstone this past Sunday, going to Cooke City, and I saw all kinds of bison hanging out between the Roosevelt Arch and the Heritage Center, plus a bunch more between the arch and the ranger shack there, and you know what I saw? Or rather, do you know what I didn't saw?
I didn't see one bison being bulldozed, harassed, shot at, or otherwise disrespected in any way, by any park employee. Not outside, the park, nor inside the park. Matter of fact, I didn't even see one snow-plow. Not one.
Granted, even though it was snowing a little bit, the roads were basically clear, but still, between Mammoth and the northeast entrance, there wasn't one plow to be seen. Now that I think about it, I didn't even see any rangers except for in Mammoth. What do you make of that?
Tell you what I did see, though. I saw a bunch of foreign tourists by the Arch trying to get up close and personal with them shaggy critters, until their guide said something them. I saw a bunch of idiots, between Mammoth and Cook City, stop in the middle of the gol' dern road to gawk at a bison here, and an elk there. Some of them animals was just off of the road, and some of them was way out yonder.
Meanwhile I'm to get somewhere. And here's the kicker, most of these boneheads had Montana and Wyoming plates! So you know they've seen elk and bison before.
Now, I'm not against wildlife watching, mind you. I personally enjoy watching environmental activists (particularly the BFC), myself. But that's what the turn-outs are for! They want to stop and take a look-see? Fine. Pull over! Or go to a zoo. I don't care which. Just stay out of my way. The road is for driving, not stopping.
So tell me, Jimmy, where were the rangers and the snow-plows then? I don't believe those snow-plows you talked about were bulldozing bison, they were after these morons who stop and block traffic.
And oh yeah . . . nice pictures of the moon. Sincerely.
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You know, I wasn't going to say anything, but now that you mention it, those pictures there do look like the blotchy head of a bald man. With all of the things you can do with Photoshop nowadays, I wouldn't be surprised if ol' Jim isn't pulling another fast one on us here.
Speaking of which, and a little off topic, I was in Yellowstone this past Sunday, going to Cooke City, and I saw all kinds of bison hanging out between the Roosevelt Arch and the Heritage Center, plus a bunch more between the arch and the ranger shack there, and you know what I saw? Or rather, do you know what I didn't saw?
I didn't see one bison being bulldozed, harassed, shot at, or otherwise disrespected in any way, by any park employee. Not outside, the park, nor inside the park. Matter of fact, I didn't even see one snow-plow. Not one.
Granted, even though it was snowing a little bit, the roads were basically clear, but still, between Mammoth and the northeast entrance, there wasn't one plow to be seen. Now that I think about it, I didn't even see any rangers except for in Mammoth. What do you make of that?
Tell you what I did see, though. I saw a bunch of foreign tourists by the Arch trying to get up close and personal with them shaggy critters, until their guide said something them. I saw a bunch of idiots, between Mammoth and Cook City, stop in the middle of the gol' dern road to gawk at a bison here, and an elk there. Some of them animals was just off of the road, and some of them was way out yonder.
Meanwhile I'm to get somewhere. And here's the kicker, most of these boneheads had Montana and Wyoming plates! So you know they've seen elk and bison before.
Now, I'm not against wildlife watching, mind you. I personally enjoy watching environmental activists (particularly the BFC), myself. But that's what the turn-outs are for! They want to stop and take a look-see? Fine. Pull over! Or go to a zoo. I don't care which. Just stay out of my way. The road is for driving, not stopping.
So tell me, Jimmy, where were the rangers and the snow-plows then? I don't believe those snow-plows you talked about were bulldozing bison, they were after these morons who stop and block traffic.
And oh yeah . . . nice pictures of the moon. Sincerely.
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Thursday, February 21, 2008
[Jim's Eclectic World] New comment on Lunar eclipse from Bozeman.
Tom has left a new comment on your post "Lunar eclipse from Bozeman":
Ya know, Jim, Mike McCord might dispute your photos, claiming they are close-ups of a marble.
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Ya know, Jim, Mike McCord might dispute your photos, claiming they are close-ups of a marble.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
[Jim's Eclectic World] New comment on Lunar eclipse from Bozeman.
Michael D. Barton, FCD has left a new comment on your post "Lunar eclipse from Bozeman":
Patrick really enjoyed looking at the lunar eclipse.... "Moon" is a newer word for him, so tonight was fun:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7230309@N05/sets/72157603954461697/
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Patrick really enjoyed looking at the lunar eclipse.... "Moon" is a newer word for him, so tonight was fun:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7230309@N05/sets/72157603954461697/
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Sunday, February 17, 2008
[Jim's Eclectic World] New comment on Stopping slaughter of buffalo in Yellowstone: What....
Jim Macdonald has left a new comment on your post "Stopping slaughter of buffalo in Yellowstone: What...":
Mike,
Aren't the reasons for overpopulation really part of the same logic that also drove the bison to the point it is now?
Urbanization and the agricultural revolution go hand in hand, don't they?
I'd be interested in your thoughts on that. I am not interested in "getting closer to nature" whatever that is.
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Mike,
Aren't the reasons for overpopulation really part of the same logic that also drove the bison to the point it is now?
Urbanization and the agricultural revolution go hand in hand, don't they?
I'd be interested in your thoughts on that. I am not interested in "getting closer to nature" whatever that is.
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[Jim's Eclectic World] New comment on Stopping slaughter of buffalo in Yellowstone: What....
Mike McCord has left a new comment on your post "Stopping slaughter of buffalo in Yellowstone: What...":
Hey there, Chuckles.
I didn't want you to think that I'd forgotten about ya.
Naaaww, I couldn't do that. I haven't been able to quite pin-point what it is yet, but you amuse the crap out of me.
Anyway, I've been busy, and haven't had the time to do much more than glance at the latest bunch of buffler-loving, boo-hoo nonsense that you've written. But when I do, I'll try to have something "relevant" to say.
Your buddy,
Mike
By the way, I wonder if this other Yahoo is "mentally worn out" over the treatment of chickens and cows and pigs, and whatever else is available at the meat and seafood counters of his local grocery store?
Meat is meat, and those bison/buffalo are treated better than your hamburger. And Jimmy-boy said it himself, there's probably 3,000 more animals in Yellowstone than there needs to be. So where's the problem?
You know, there getting ready to thin out the elk herds in Rocky Mountain National Park outside of Estes Park, Colorado. You going to run down there and protest that too? Or is it just buffalo that deserve special recognition? What makes them so special? It's not like the meat is being left to rot. It's used to feed people who don't always have the means to afford a real steak. The Indians get their share. So really. What's all the crying about?
You want to save something, save the ranchers.
I know, the government is bad because the bison are being sent to slaughter because ranchers don't want bison infecting their herds with brucellosis. I understand that part of the argument. I just happen to think it's baseless. The bigger threat is urbanization.
All you people wanting to get closer to nature are the real threat. You move here, drive the prices of everything up, force ranchers to sell their lands, and then you build your precious little trophy homes all over the place. Next thing you know, there's more condos than cows, and suddenly, they're not shooting buffalo to keep them away from the cattle, they're shooting buffalo to keep them out of your back yard.
The enemy of the American bison isn't the government, or the rancher. It's you. It's me. It's everyone. Too many people = no more places for buffalo, or anything else, to roam.
You want to save something? Save yourself. Figure out a way to control the human population. Figure out a way to make people content on the land they're already on.
Hell, I agree with you now, Jim. Let the buffalo roam!
And keep the people on leashes.
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Hey there, Chuckles.
I didn't want you to think that I'd forgotten about ya.
Naaaww, I couldn't do that. I haven't been able to quite pin-point what it is yet, but you amuse the crap out of me.
Anyway, I've been busy, and haven't had the time to do much more than glance at the latest bunch of buffler-loving, boo-hoo nonsense that you've written. But when I do, I'll try to have something "relevant" to say.
Your buddy,
Mike
By the way, I wonder if this other Yahoo is "mentally worn out" over the treatment of chickens and cows and pigs, and whatever else is available at the meat and seafood counters of his local grocery store?
Meat is meat, and those bison/buffalo are treated better than your hamburger. And Jimmy-boy said it himself, there's probably 3,000 more animals in Yellowstone than there needs to be. So where's the problem?
You know, there getting ready to thin out the elk herds in Rocky Mountain National Park outside of Estes Park, Colorado. You going to run down there and protest that too? Or is it just buffalo that deserve special recognition? What makes them so special? It's not like the meat is being left to rot. It's used to feed people who don't always have the means to afford a real steak. The Indians get their share. So really. What's all the crying about?
You want to save something, save the ranchers.
I know, the government is bad because the bison are being sent to slaughter because ranchers don't want bison infecting their herds with brucellosis. I understand that part of the argument. I just happen to think it's baseless. The bigger threat is urbanization.
All you people wanting to get closer to nature are the real threat. You move here, drive the prices of everything up, force ranchers to sell their lands, and then you build your precious little trophy homes all over the place. Next thing you know, there's more condos than cows, and suddenly, they're not shooting buffalo to keep them away from the cattle, they're shooting buffalo to keep them out of your back yard.
The enemy of the American bison isn't the government, or the rancher. It's you. It's me. It's everyone. Too many people = no more places for buffalo, or anything else, to roam.
You want to save something? Save yourself. Figure out a way to control the human population. Figure out a way to make people content on the land they're already on.
Hell, I agree with you now, Jim. Let the buffalo roam!
And keep the people on leashes.
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Friday, February 15, 2008
[Jim's Eclectic World] New comment on Stopping slaughter of buffalo in Yellowstone: What....
Tom has left a new comment on your post "Stopping slaughter of buffalo in Yellowstone: What...":
Hey Jim. Thanks for your insightful writing. I wish I could offer something worthwhile about what to do next. I support the BFC as best I can, although I wish I could be out there with them. I'm mentally worn out over the treatment of the buffalo at Yellowstone. Bottom line: while we continue our blabbing, the buffalo are being killed for no good reason. They quietly try to survive, but are shot and harassed. Very depressing. I'll continue to make phone calls and write letters on behalf of the buffalo. Maybe persistence will pay.
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Hey Jim. Thanks for your insightful writing. I wish I could offer something worthwhile about what to do next. I support the BFC as best I can, although I wish I could be out there with them. I'm mentally worn out over the treatment of the buffalo at Yellowstone. Bottom line: while we continue our blabbing, the buffalo are being killed for no good reason. They quietly try to survive, but are shot and harassed. Very depressing. I'll continue to make phone calls and write letters on behalf of the buffalo. Maybe persistence will pay.
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Thursday, February 7, 2008
[Jim's Eclectic World] New comment on Hey Park Service! Don't bulldoze Yellowstone buff....
Jim Macdonald has left a new comment on your post "Hey Park Service! Don't bulldoze Yellowstone buff...":
The whole blog? Damn.
And, that's all you've got to say? Nasty remarks that speak to nothing I wrote?
Come back when you have something relevant. Then, whatever it is, I'll be happy to have a discussion. I'm not interested in a pissing match; you seem like you're much better at that than I am.
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The whole blog? Damn.
And, that's all you've got to say? Nasty remarks that speak to nothing I wrote?
Come back when you have something relevant. Then, whatever it is, I'll be happy to have a discussion. I'm not interested in a pissing match; you seem like you're much better at that than I am.
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Wednesday, February 6, 2008
[Jim's Eclectic World] New comment on Hey Park Service! Don't bulldoze Yellowstone buff....
Mike McCord has left a new comment on your post "Hey Park Service! Don't bulldoze Yellowstone buff...":
So I've read this whole blog now, and I can't believe that you take yourself seriously. I mean, really? The smell of buffalo pancakes is everywhere.
Nineteenth century transcendental English poets couldn't have taken you seriously. And ol' Ed Abbey probably would have thrown a beer in your face. And ol' Ed hated wasting beer, my friend.
Here's a news flash: Yellowstone isn't in any danger of running out of bison. And if for some reason it did run out, Ted Turner's just up the road. He's got plenty of them.
Cheers,
Mike
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So I've read this whole blog now, and I can't believe that you take yourself seriously. I mean, really? The smell of buffalo pancakes is everywhere.
Nineteenth century transcendental English poets couldn't have taken you seriously. And ol' Ed Abbey probably would have thrown a beer in your face. And ol' Ed hated wasting beer, my friend.
Here's a news flash: Yellowstone isn't in any danger of running out of bison. And if for some reason it did run out, Ted Turner's just up the road. He's got plenty of them.
Cheers,
Mike
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Monday, February 4, 2008
[Jim's Eclectic World] New comment on Hey Park Service! Don't bulldoze Yellowstone buff....
Tom has left a new comment on your post "Hey Park Service! Don't bulldoze Yellowstone buff...":
Jim, I'm sorry you had to see the horror of a buffalo being hit by a snowplow. As if subzero temperatures, rifle fire, helicopters, snowmobiles, and natural predators weren't enough harassment. The majestic bison endure. An amazing creature. I'm still hopeful that their situation will improve. Perseverance.
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Jim, I'm sorry you had to see the horror of a buffalo being hit by a snowplow. As if subzero temperatures, rifle fire, helicopters, snowmobiles, and natural predators weren't enough harassment. The majestic bison endure. An amazing creature. I'm still hopeful that their situation will improve. Perseverance.
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