Monthly Archives: December 2021
DECEMBER 20, MONDAY
HYPOCRISY Alas, hypocrisy is sneaking up on me. That is one of the problems with being a liberal and professing to care about justice and fairness for others and for preaching peace on earth and for saying that I want
DECEMBER 20, MONDAY
HYPOCRISY Alas, hypocrisy is sneaking up on me. That is one of the problems with being a liberal and professing to care about justice and fairness for others and for preaching peace on earth and for saying that I want
DECEMBER 19, SUNDAY
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT THE ASHEVILLE ARBORETUM On a chilly Sunday night, my son Tom’s family—Tom , Kathy, Caroline and Hannah—followed a long line of cars into the Asheville Arboretum where we walked through an enormous display of colored lights.
DECEMBER 19, SUNDAY
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT THE ASHEVILLE ARBORETUM On a chilly Sunday night, my son Tom’s family—Tom , Kathy, Caroline and Hannah—followed a long line of cars into the Asheville Arboretum where we walked through an enormous display of colored lights.
DECEMBER 18, SATURDAY
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL Yesterday I wondered about the accumulation of stuff. In rich countries like the USA the flea market and yard sales all contribute to the accumulation of stuff. They are both the direct result of people having too
DECEMBER 18, SATURDAY
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL Yesterday I wondered about the accumulation of stuff. In rich countries like the USA the flea market and yard sales all contribute to the accumulation of stuff. They are both the direct result of people having too
DECEMBER 17, FRIDAY
DREAMLAND DRIVE-IN FLEA MARKET When Kathe and I first got married and had almost no money we would buy our childrens’ clothes, as everyone did, at the Asheville Mall, often at Sears. Just below the Asheville Mall, beside River Road,
DECEMBER 17, FRIDAY
DREAMLAND DRIVE-IN FLEA MARKET When Kathe and I first got married and had almost no money we would buy our childrens’ clothes, as everyone did, at the Asheville Mall, often at Sears. Just below the Asheville Mall, beside River Road,
DECEMBER 16, THURSDAY
FOR OCTOGENARIANS (and quite a few others) ONLY I have a number of rules of thumb for dealing with the rapidly changing world of technology and just experienced again how uncomfortable my rules make me feel. I recently decided that
DECEMBER 16, THURSDAY
FOR OCTOGENARIANS (and quite a few others) ONLY I have a number of rules of thumb for dealing with the rapidly changing world of technology and just experienced again how uncomfortable my rules make me feel. I recently decided that
DECEMBER 15, WEDNESDAY
THE MALL Yesterday I saw the big and little box strip store on Hendersonville Road for the first time. Earlier I visited the Asheville Mall for the first time in years. I take that back, once a year Kathe would
DECEMBER 15, WEDNESDAY
THE MALL Yesterday I saw the big and little box strip store on Hendersonville Road for the first time. Earlier I visited the Asheville Mall for the first time in years. I take that back, once a year Kathe would
DECEMBER 14, TUESDAY
BIG BOXES Yesterday evening I went to South Ashville to get some carry out crispy chicken from a place called Typhoon, because crispy chicken reminds me of a Chinese restaurant, run by Chinese, in the South Extension market of New
DECEMBER 14, TUESDAY
BIG BOXES Yesterday evening I went to South Ashville to get some carry out crispy chicken from a place called Typhoon, because crispy chicken reminds me of a Chinese restaurant, run by Chinese, in the South Extension market of New
DECEMBER 13, MONDAY
RISK Yesterday I read read in the New York Times that the United States is nearing 800,000 recorded deaths from Covid 19. 600,000 of them are people over 65. Especially vulnerable are people with underlying conditions like diabetes, being overweight
DECEMBER 13, MONDAY
RISK Yesterday I read read in the New York Times that the United States is nearing 800,000 recorded deaths from Covid 19. 600,000 of them are people over 65. Especially vulnerable are people with underlying conditions like diabetes, being overweight
DECEMBER 12, SUNDAY
VIRGIN MARY AND ME As part of returning from travel to a place that I now see for a while as a foreign place, I went to the Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church Sunday morning. I like going to church to
DECEMBER 12, SUNDAY
VIRGIN MARY AND ME As part of returning from travel to a place that I now see for a while as a foreign place, I went to the Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church Sunday morning. I like going to church to
DECEMBER 11, SATURDAY
ASHEVILLE CHRISTMAS MARKET Today I went to one of Asheville’s Christmas markets. There actually isn’t a Christmas market in Asheville anything like the Celle Weihnachtsmarkt. All of Asheville is decorated and gearing up for Christmas. There is a Festival of
DECEMBER 11, SATURDAY
ASHEVILLE CHRISTMAS MARKET Today I went to one of Asheville’s Christmas markets. There actually isn’t a Christmas market in Asheville anything like the Celle Weihnachtsmarkt. All of Asheville is decorated and gearing up for Christmas. There is a Festival of
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