Todd Michael Cox's Blog, page 3
May 21, 2012
Bullsnake
Ptuophis catenifer sayi. Western Wisconsin, May 2012.
Bullsnake belly.
Ptuophis catenifer sayi. Western Wisconsin, May 2012.
Bullsnake with bird guide
Ptuophis catenifer sayi, and a Sibley guide to birds.. Western Wisconsin, May 2012.
Bullsnake in shirt
Ptuophis catenifer sayi. Western Wisconsin, May 2012.
Prairie ringneck snake, head and belly
Diadophis punctatus arnyi. Western Wisconsin, May 2012.
Gray ratsnake (Elaphe obsoleta spiloides) and boot.
This species used to be considered the black rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta) in Wisconsin, but has recently undergone taxonomic change.
April 19, 2012
RIP Mr. Helm
RIP Mr. Levon Helm. One of my biggest drumming influences… and his work with The Band is a big influence on my writing, too: if I can put into my stories even a little of the organic warmth of their music, I will consider myself successful. The earth was lessened today.
–TmC
March 31, 2012
March 23, 2012
Writing Credo (#3)
I do not write to escape, I will do that when I die. Until then I will use my work to study life (and what it means to live), confront my enemies, and, if possible, change myself or the world. Of course, I will also occasionally slip into vulgar humor. When you have a name like Cox you must learn to love a good dick joke.
For an example of my vulgar humor, see Dizzlemuck. Or buy me a beer.
–TmC
January 28, 2012
“The Grey”
Did the ranchers, oil-men, and “hunters” fellate Liam Neeson into doing his latest movie, or was the money enough to do the trick? Intelligent men and women will avoid this bit of anti-wolf nonsense.
With all that wolves face in the real world (aerial gunning, trapping, heartless persecution) they shouldn’t have to face seriously flawed propaganda in movie-form.
Animals are not villains. They cannot be villains. Evil is a quality unique to the human mind.
–TmC
