tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320999636592289224.post6054055263037526761..comments2023-08-10T07:52:00.707-05:00Comments on trout fishing in minnesota: Save the buckthorn! (Part III)Jim H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08221390745888733656noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320999636592289224.post-49385184668691938032008-11-03T20:23:00.000-06:002008-11-03T20:23:00.000-06:00It's funny, Yesterday I found myself in a minor ti...It's funny, Yesterday I found myself in a minor time warp. I was thinking about Jack London for one reason or another, then I happened upon Brautigan in the form of your blog, then Tom Robbins and Kurt Vonegut joined the party in my head. I discovered them all around the late 70's when I was heading off to college.<BR/>Maybe some sublimal social-political thing is going on in my head or maybe I just saw a Target ad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320999636592289224.post-50907117949506909902008-11-03T18:59:00.000-06:002008-11-03T18:59:00.000-06:00Welcome, John T.Yes, The Hawkline Monster. I like...Welcome, John T.<BR/><BR/>Yes, The Hawkline Monster. I liked the fact that one of the main characters counted stuff for no good reason.Jim H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08221390745888733656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320999636592289224.post-52945279147862930602008-11-02T18:54:00.000-06:002008-11-02T18:54:00.000-06:00As a matter of fact, white people are an invasive ...As a matter of fact, white people are an invasive species.<BR/>The state will pay you (not enough) for your efforts to get rid of buckthorn. It's a losing battle though. The government introduced asian lady beetles which must have cost us plenty. They are PESTS and they don't taste good in your breakfast cereal either.<BR/>I followed the link from Penelopedia to get here for the exact same reason I first picked up Trout Fishing in America back in the 1970's. "Hmmm, something about trout fishing -- must be interesting".<BR/>For some reason chemicals hovering near the ceiling and an umbrella stand come to mind -- Am I thinking of the same author?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320999636592289224.post-57673313093110306782008-10-22T08:47:00.000-05:002008-10-22T08:47:00.000-05:00I know this is the real reason you're voting NO on...I know this is the real reason you're voting NO on the proposed constitutional amendment: it might threaten the buckthorn.Rob Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05166703109489177628noreply@blogger.com