By Todd Hartley on April 17, 2009
This week, for the second time in less than a month, I’d like to break from my normal routine to focus on an issue of concern to we folks here in the Roaring Fork Valley, particularly the good people of Aspen. My apologies to those readers who will find this column even more uninteresting than my usual drivel, but I feel like something has to be said.
It seems as if people have a lot of misconceptions about the movie “Cougar Hunting,” which is currently being filmed at various locations around town. Continue reading »
Posted in I'm With Stupid Tagged aspen, Comedy, cougar, film, humor, hunting, movie
By Todd Hartley on July 4, 2008
In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling affirming the right of Americans to possess guns, I thought now would be an appropriate time to revisit a story I read on CNN.com a few months ago, about a 5-year-old boy who killed a bear while hunting with his grandpa. I remember being surprised at the time that there wasn’t more of a “national debate” on the subject.
The bear, weighing in at 445 pounds, was 12 times the size of little Tre Merritt, who, unsurprisingly, hailed from Arkansas County, Arkansas. Continue reading »
Posted in I'm With Stupid Tagged arkansas, bear, davy crockett, guns, hunting