Or, in Senator Obama’s own words: “For those of you who are feeling giddy or cocky and think this is all set, I just [have] two words for you: New Hampshire,” the Democratic presidential nominee said during a fundraiser breakfast … Continue reading
I meant to post this earlier last week when we were in North Carolina. We stopped into The Chocolate Bear, a gourmet chocolate shoppe on Main Street in Waynesville, and were surprised to see that the sister of our friend … Continue reading
Tony Hillerman, acclaimed mystery novelist and creator of Navajo lead characters Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee as police detectives working in both the Anglo and Native American worlds to solve crimes, died of pulmonary failure in Albuquerque, NM yesterday at … Continue reading
If you want to make a run for the border and not have it cost you a single peso, then Taco Bell has a deal for you, amigo. Here’s the promo wording direct from the website: A base has been … Continue reading
I’m REALLY dating myself when I point out that I watched both of these series during my lifetime; the first as a child and the second in my early and mid-20’s. I have enormous respect for the film work Ron … Continue reading
On February 17, 2009 (a little less than a month after we swear in a new president), full-power television stations nationwide must stop transmitting their old analog signal and switch to a digital transmission (DTV). If you already have a … Continue reading
Just a reminder that our color scheme is pink for the month of October in observance of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, as evidenced by the “Going Pink For October” graphic under my photo on the right. If you haven’t … Continue reading
I’m not trying to get uber-philosophical, but what is real? How do you judge what you term to be “reality” as being real? Is the position that “perception is reality” a correct one? Is the physical life we lead real, … Continue reading
As promised in this post, here are some photos of our new “Taj Mahal of Tents” that we camped in while on vacation in North Carolina. Not shown in these photos is that the tent has a cool built-in light … Continue reading
Friday we drove to Maggie Valley with Cindy’s parents to meet Art at Joey’s Pancake House. Joey’s is only open for breakfast, from 7am to noon, and is ALWAYS packed. When we had driven by on Wednesday morning at 9am … Continue reading
Thursday afternoon our tires arrived and we drove into Waynesville to have them put on the truck and then made our way to Blue Ridge Books & News, which you can read about here. Cindy’s mom and dad had made … Continue reading
I’m writing this on Friday, October 17th while sitting in the West Carolina Internet Cafe in Dillsboro, NC and using their free (if you bring your own laptop) Wi-Fi. I chose WCIF because they also offer printing and faxing services … Continue reading
I’m writing this on Thursday, October 16th while sitting in the Blue Ridge Books & News in Waynesville, NC and using their free Wi-Fi. Waynesville is about halfway between Moonshine Creek Campground in Sylva (really Balsam, though) where we are … Continue reading
Here’s a photo taken on our property from where our cabin will be built. Cindy has bestowed the title of “The Enchanted Forest” on our small piece of Sheepback Mountain in Maggie Valley, North Carolina. Thank you for subscribing to … Continue reading
Note: From October 12th – 20th posts here will be new but pre-written due to my camping in the mountains of North Carolina where Internet connections are not always available or fast. Thanks for reading! Today is Blog Action Day … Continue reading
Note: From October 12th – 20th posts here will be new but pre-written due to my camping in the mountains of North Carolina where Internet connections are not always available or fast. Thanks for reading! Have you ever had certain … Continue reading
Note: From October 12th – 20th posts here will be new but pre-written due to my camping in the mountains of North Carolina where Internet connections are not always available or fast. Thanks for reading! I first met Mary Ann … Continue reading
Note: From October 12th – 20th posts here will be new but pre-written due to my camping in the mountains of North Carolina where Internet connections are not always available or fast. Thanks for reading! I was watching the debate … Continue reading
I was kicking around my friend “LilDabster’s Blog” the other day and came across a page she had created to memorialize the surprise my staff had prepared to welcome me back to work upon my return from Scotland in May … Continue reading
I’m sitting in the railway station. Got a ticket for my destination. On a tour of one-night stands my suitcase and guitar in hand. And ev’ry stop is neatly planned for a poet and a one-man band. Homeward bound, I … Continue reading
