Monthly Archives: April 2023
APRIL 30, SUNDAY
UNCOMMON MARKET Today it was supposed to rain all day, but it didn‘t. It was a cool grey day. I spent the early afternoon walking around the outdoor, once a month, Uncommon Market, mainly because is it a great place
APRIL 30, SUNDAY
UNCOMMON MARKET Today it was supposed to rain all day, but it didn‘t. It was a cool grey day. I spent the early afternoon walking around the outdoor, once a month, Uncommon Market, mainly because is it a great place
APRIL 29, SATURDAY
JOAN MOSER’S MEMORIAL Years ago I got a government grant to take a group of faculty to India to get the materials to create an Indian village in the Williams building, a log assembly hall at Warren Wilson College. Joan
APRIL 29, SATURDAY
JOAN MOSER’S MEMORIAL Years ago I got a government grant to take a group of faculty to India to get the materials to create an Indian village in the Williams building, a log assembly hall at Warren Wilson College. Joan
APRIL 28, FRIDAY
CONSERVATIVE AND LIBERAL I don’t think I’ve ever really wondered about the terms conservative and liberal. Thinking about them briefly might not be very enlightening to others but I at least I can puzzle about them for myself. For years
APRIL 28, FRIDAY
CONSERVATIVE AND LIBERAL I don’t think I’ve ever really wondered about the terms conservative and liberal. Thinking about them briefly might not be very enlightening to others but I at least I can puzzle about them for myself. For years
APRIL 27, THURSDAY
TINY GALLERY, NORTH ASHEVILLE Susie has been working on preparing the an apartment to be rented at their house in town. So she stayed overnight at my house. On a rainy morning we went out to breakfast at Home Grown
APRIL 27, THURSDAY
TINY GALLERY, NORTH ASHEVILLE Susie has been working on preparing the an apartment to be rented at their house in town. So she stayed overnight at my house. On a rainy morning we went out to breakfast at Home Grown
APRIL 26, WEDNESDAY
STUCK—MY BARBER AND ME So here we are, my barber and me, living in the same town, which we see in opposite ways. I think to a large degree we represent the tension between MAGA Americans and liberal Americans. We
APRIL 26, WEDNESDAY
STUCK—MY BARBER AND ME So here we are, my barber and me, living in the same town, which we see in opposite ways. I think to a large degree we represent the tension between MAGA Americans and liberal Americans. We
APRIL 25, TUESDAY
MY BARBER My barber, whose barber shop in Swannanoa features Fox News on the TV all day and who is a Trump supporter, isn‘t stimulated by Asheville the way I am. In fact, much of what turns me on about
APRIL 25, TUESDAY
MY BARBER My barber, whose barber shop in Swannanoa features Fox News on the TV all day and who is a Trump supporter, isn‘t stimulated by Asheville the way I am. In fact, much of what turns me on about
APRIL 24, MONDAY
MYTHIC JOURNEY But as I have thought about why I have trouble fitting back in, I realize that I am making, at least in my case, fitting back into my home town too simple. Because in my case, having grown
APRIL 24, MONDAY
MYTHIC JOURNEY But as I have thought about why I have trouble fitting back in, I realize that I am making, at least in my case, fitting back into my home town too simple. Because in my case, having grown
APRIL 23, SUNDAY
FOREIGN ASHEVILLE It is spring in Asheville which after the bitter cold of Helsinki and Tallin and even the bundling up cold winds of Winsen and Haarlem is a relief. The dogwoods are blossoming, the front yard has become a
APRIL 23, SUNDAY
FOREIGN ASHEVILLE It is spring in Asheville which after the bitter cold of Helsinki and Tallin and even the bundling up cold winds of Winsen and Haarlem is a relief. The dogwoods are blossoming, the front yard has become a
APRIL 22, SATURDAY
CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AND PERSONAL IDENTITY I have tried a couple of times in the last couple of weeks to understand why the two and a half month trip I just returned from was so stimulating for me and why, on
APRIL 22, SATURDAY
CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AND PERSONAL IDENTITY I have tried a couple of times in the last couple of weeks to understand why the two and a half month trip I just returned from was so stimulating for me and why, on
APRIL 21, FRIDAY
WHO AM I? I have always felt that I was me. I felt that I was me when I was seven years old and I feel like I am me now. The way I have felt about myself hasn’t changed.
APRIL 21, FRIDAY
WHO AM I? I have always felt that I was me. I felt that I was me when I was seven years old and I feel like I am me now. The way I have felt about myself hasn’t changed.
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 