THEY SAY THE fear of public speaking is one of the greatest anxieties people face. I'll have to admit that speaking in public is one… Continue reading
THERE ARE PEOPLE who say it is OK to camp without a campfire. I ain't one of them. Building a campfire is one of the… Continue reading
SOMEONE ASKED ME recently when it was going to stop raining. If I could predict the weather, do you think I'd waste my time as… Continue reading
JANUARY CAN BE the darkest and most depressing month of the year. January is when your Christmas bills come in — the stress of which… Continue reading
BY NOW, I think we've all had it up to here with the know-it-all newspaper columnists telling us what our NYRs -- New Year's resolutions… Continue reading
“There were giants in the earth . . .” — Genesis 6:1-4 It's been my privilege to know some of the giants, although it was… Continue reading
My name is Pat. I am a fishaholic. It has been 24 hours since I caught a fish. I remember it like it was just… Continue reading
LATELY IT SEEMS like we have a lot of silly fishing laws that make absolutely no sense. They are part of what fishermen call the… Continue reading
AND SO ANOTHER hunting season passes astern. I hope your season went better than mine, a washed up shipwreck of failure and blame. Things started… Continue reading
OF THE MANY things I love about elk hunting, it's the nightly buffet at the elk hunting camp that I enjoy most. By elk hunting,… Continue reading
WHO SAYS THERE is no good news? Not me. In an exclusive interview with PDN Managing Editor Leah Leach, state Department of Fish and Wildlife… Continue reading
THERE'S A DISTURBING trend in modern journalism for writers to use fleeting celebrity references as an excuse for responsible reporting. It was never that way… Continue reading
IT WAS ANOTHER tough week in the news. The latest Department of Fish and Wildlife 2010 sport fishing proposals came out. Translating the fishing laws… Continue reading
AUTUMN JUST MIGHT be the best time to experience nature on the North Olympic Peninsula. Before the rains arrive, the low water levels in our… Continue reading
AUTUMN MUST BE my favorite time of year. Already there was a dusting of fresh snow on the Olympics that always looks so beautiful above… Continue reading
THERE WERE GIANTS in the land. It's been my privilege to know some of them. Although Ted Woods was a short and wiry guy, his… Continue reading
IT WAS ANOTHER tough week in the news. An invasion of giant Humboldt squid in the western Strait of Juan de Fuca has fisheries experts… Continue reading
MAYBE IT'S JUST a local legend that the nicest weather of the year seems to occur after school starts and the tourists have gone home.… Continue reading
THERE ARE FEW things I enjoy more than gazing at the graceful lines of a wooden boat. Once upon a time, to prove my love… Continue reading
THIS IS ABOUT me, as an artist. As a youth I was impressed with the linear geometry of vertical cedar posts connected with parallel strands… Continue reading
