Being January 6th, today is the Feast of the Epiphany and thus the start of Epiphanytide. If you are Catholic and observe the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Right, then the season for you lasts an octave. Yet, if you're High Church Anglican, it closes at 23:59 hours on February 2nd. A good 28-days, it is, which is better. But don't read too much into that with respect to Yours Truly. I'm all for Mere Christianity, which means I'm Catholophilic (perhaps coining a new term along the way) and … [Read more...] about 20 + C + M + B + 26
Deerstalking, UK
Pre-Christmas Crackers
From Whitetail Bucks to Wild Boar "It doesn't matter whether I get a deer. It's enough just to be in the woods." Why should we believe the fella at deer camp who says something that silly upon finishing the season empty-handed? I certainly don't – at least no more than I'd believe it if he said, "I don't mind that she rejected me. It was enough just to ask her out." Well, I failed to grass a buck in New York during regular firearms deer season for the second year in a row. Yes, I took … [Read more...] about Pre-Christmas Crackers
Robin Hood: Outlaw Deerstalker
I was ahead of schedule this morning, and so I stopped to walk a bridlepath running parallel with the River Maun to Robin Hood's Cave. In the 13th Century, this little trail was actually the King's Road connecting York and Nottingham and marked the eastern boundary of Sherwood Forest. The cave, though, is one of several places from which Robin and his entourage ambushed the rich and powerful. Moreover, it was once more substantial. Unfortunately, centuries of curious people like me have eroded … [Read more...] about Robin Hood: Outlaw Deerstalker
Saint Hubert’s Day, 2024 (Ready for Launch)
It's November 3rd, Saint Hubert's Day, and this afternoon I'm off to the United Kingdom for the short sporting holiday of mine that I've been writing about lately. Known as the 'Apostle of the Ardennes,' Hubert (c.656 – 727) is the patron saint of hunters as well as mathematicians – a first-class combination in my view. The son of a Frankish duke and a passionate chasseur ('Chasseur' is the French cognate of the English term 'hunter.') who spent much of his hunting career in the Ardennes, he … [Read more...] about Saint Hubert’s Day, 2024 (Ready for Launch)