Rock Creek, Montana We are along Rock Creek about an hour below Missoula. Once we turn off on Rock Creek Road, we lose cell coverage about 5 miles in. Some people on the Creek have internet but power lines end around a dozen miles from the interstate once the road turns to dirt, so internet …
Month: July 2015
Rape in a Western College Town
Missoula The first days going off-the-grid in the Sapphire Mountains along the steep, narrow valley of Rock Creek are always a shakeout cruise. The ’72 Toyota pickup sputtered out when we arrived, and though it quickly revived, it meant renting a car from worry. The Rock Creek Mercantile has new hours so no fishing licenses yet. …
Philanthropic Confusion, Hackers and Hedgers versus Ford – Part II
Missoula We might as well concede that watching the rich spend their money is a fool’s errand. There’s just no figuring, and listening to what they say about it all just increases the confusion. Recently we talked about the argument for giving more money globally and philosopher Paul Singer’s argument that morally we need to …