Hiking Guide for Hamilton County

Moving right along, I just published my second book in four (4) months.
"Adirondack Hikes in Hamilton County" is now available for the start of the 2006 hiking season.
The book is now available through my Web page at The Adirondack Bookhouse
This is the first hiking guide aimed just at trails, attractions and things to do in Hamilton County, NY.
The hiking guide, a 2006 calendar of photos taken on the hikes, a CD and a DVD of photos taken on hikes, plus the very racy but hard to put down once you start to read it - "The Dancing Valkyrie" are all available at my Adirondack Bookhouse
Both books are also available through Amazon and other online book retailers. And both will be available through brick and mortar book stores this spring.

Remind me never to offend

Remind me never to offend anyone. God only knows how offending people is the worst of all possible sins. Murder, rape, torture, robbery - okay. But to offend - that is the worst thing anyone can do.

Or so it would seem with all the hubbub over the "cartoon affair."

And now we have, just to keep the playing field level, Hitler's beloved Austria putting a man in jail because he broke their law which says it is illegal for anyone to deny, "grossly plays down, approves or tries to excuse the National Socialist genocide or other National Socialist crimes against humanity in a print publication, in broadcast or other media."

My, my! Haven't the Austrians proven what good and freedom loving people they are. But do you think there is a chance Hitler is having a laugh. Did not Hitler make it a crime for people to express opinions contrary to what he wanted?

I am not suggesting here that there was no Holocaust. But if someone wishes to make a fool of themselves by denying it happened - let 'em.

Ideas, opinions and beliefs, good, bad or indifferent, must be allowed to fight it out if the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth is ever to be achieved.

I ask, "Didn't those who are always taking offense learn anything before they went to school? Didn't they learn that sticks and stones may break your bones but words should never hurt you?"

I guess not. But for myself, call me anything you want. Make fun of everything I believe. Just don't hurt me physically.

Democracy Yes! Feedom No!

I read today where the Bush administration is siding with Muslims who are offended by some cartoons.
Why am I not surprised?
The US government, obviously, has little interest in freedom. It sides with all religions who want to deprive people of their freedom. It does not have a problem with oppression as long as the opperessors do not use guns, road side bombs or airplanes to make their point.
Forget about freedom. Just let the oil keep on flowing.