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My Ice Fishing Article: A Prayer for Another Ice Fishing Trek

JJ Murphy — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:10:44 +0000

This has been a very odd winter, although as I write, the gusting winds and plummeting air temperatures suggest that we may yet see real winter. My ice fishing article is now published in the January...

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Looking Back, Looking Forward

JJ Murphy — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 03:41:35 +0000

I’m looking forward to the publication of my ice fishing article. Meanwhile the editor of Outdoor Unlimited Magazine (ODU) has added my bio. Reading that bio reminds me of some of what I have...

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Occupy Farms: The Beginning

JJ Murphy — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:00:50 +0000

An unseasonably warm December left only light dusting of snow, which made the coyote, rabbit and dog tracks very easy to identify, It also meant chopping and hauling a lot less firewood. My Occupy...

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Occupy Wall Street: Next Step – Occupy Farms

JJ Murphy — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:04:38 +0000

I’m on my way to a farm that has joined the Occupy movement. I know nothing about it except that as a long-term sustainable option, farms make sense to me. You can only sleep on concrete and...

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Hunting Season: Making Meat

JJ Murphy — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:06:29 +0000

The hunter with the rifle was in a better position to take the shot, but it was my doe tag. So thanks to this very generous doe, I now have 35 pounds of venison to prepare in any way I see fit. Yes,...

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Occupy Wall Street Library: The Ordeal

JJ Murphy — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:52:53 +0000

The last time I showed up at the OWS People’s Library, I learned that the yellow-vested security guards refused to allow any library books to be displayed at Zuccotti Park during the day. Yes,...

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Occupy Wall Street: Thanksgiving After the Devastation

JJ Murphy — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:06:31 +0000

Thanksgiving Day was special this year, because of the resilience of the Occupy movement around the world. Occupy Wall Street was the site of an amazing shared feast, music, voice relay messages and...

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An Occupy Wall Street Library Survivor

JJ Murphy — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:48:44 +0000

I left for Toronto, Ontario just after OWS putt Goldman Sachs on trial. Little did I know that the book the librarians encouraged me to take along on my journey would become a survivor of a brutal...

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Preparing for the Unexpected

JJ Murphy — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:39:45 +0000

With all of the weather upheaval, I’m hard pressed to defend my love of nature given the “trick or treat” Halloween eve snowstorm. With each new weather event it takes longer and longer to get...

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Occupy Wall Street: Real Life Issues, Not a Reality Show

JJ Murphy — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:33:20 +0000

It’s 6:00 AM. WBAI radio is playing a selection of OWS-inspired music. Music certainly helps to lift the spirits. Right now OWS is facing Nature’s fickle pattern and there is music....

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