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no news is good news

June 6th, 2011 · 6 Comments · musings

I’ve decided to turn over a new leaf. ‘Course I’ve turned over enough new leaves in my life to make a compost heap the size of New Jersey. But this particular new leaf might save my sanity. I’m giving up morning news, and replacing it with morning comedy. When I first moved to Wythe County, [...]

our view is not my view

June 5th, 2011 · No Comments · musings

Mark Sage is the group editor/publisher of the six Media General owned community newspapers that make up Southwest Virginia Today. As such, he writes the OP/ED column entitled OUR VIEW. His current editorial, which appears in four of the six papers, is entitled “At the heart of Heartwood’s trouble.” Heartwood is the new cultural center [...]

noaa radio

May 25th, 2011 · 2 Comments · musings, news, photos

I suspect a lot of folks in Southwest Virginia have been as entertained by the recent weather as they care to be. The daily warnings of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms are starting to make my teeth hurt. Until the other night, I’ve never had a lightening storm sit directly overhead for a half hour. Watching [...]

we’re still here

May 22nd, 2011 · 6 Comments · faces and places, musings

Well, May 21st has come and gone, and we’re still here. The Rapture didn’t occur, and the earth didn’t turn into a giant tiki torch. It’s a good thing too, ‘cause I’ve still got a lot of shit to do. Hope none of y’all maxed out your credit cards figuring you wouldn’t be around to [...]

shrooming

May 19th, 2011 · 2 Comments · musings, photos

I love mushrooms. I’m not talking about the ones you eat, though I love them too; I’m talking about the various fungi that pop up all over the place on days like today. They make cool photography subjects. One of the things on my bucket list is to learn about the edible mushrooms that grow [...]

an apology

May 14th, 2011 · 1 Comment · musings

When I screw up, I don’t mess around; I really screw up. A couple of weeks ago, I posted a piece entitled “wtf? ….over” in which I appeared to have said some mean and cruel things about my neighbors. Don’t bother to go back and look because I took it down; the first time I [...]

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random stuff and some good news

May 3rd, 2011 · 2 Comments · music, musings, news

A couple of thoughts first: Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s leading buffoon, has been trumped twice this week by President Obama. First, the president finally laid to rest the birther nonsense, and second, the president’s announcement of the Bin Laden raid preempted the last 15 minutes of the season finale of The Apprentice, Trump’s moronic [...]

even a broken clock is right twice a day

April 28th, 2011 · 1 Comment · musings, news

With all the violent thunderstorms, tornadoes, and floods going on in SWVa right now, the National Weather Service has inadvertently overlooked another major event: Hell is freezing over. I find myself in the odd position of not only agreeing with, but actually cheering on Virginia Attorney General Ken “The Coochieman” Cuccinelli. The AG has taken [...]

an evening with sharyn mccrumb

April 17th, 2011 · No Comments · faces and places, musings

A couple of years ago during one of our periodic getaways to Oak Island, North Carolina, I was sifting through the box of books Anne had brought with us and came across a promising looking novel entitled The Ballad of Frankie Silver. It was one of several books I had purchased months ago by two [...]

stupid is as stupid does

April 8th, 2011 · 4 Comments · musings

Do you know anyone in the Wythe County Democrat Party? You know, the card carrying ones who attend meetings, donate money, volunteer in campaigns, and attend the county convention to select candidates. Those folks. I don’t know if someone smacked them upside the head with a stupid stick or if they’ve spent too much time [...]

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