Monthly Archives: July 2025

JULY 29, TUESDAY

WANDERING LETTER This afternoon, July 29, I got a letter that was sent to me from Asheville, twenty miles away. The letter was sent on July 9. It went first to Greenville, South Carolina, which is 60 miles from Asheville

JULY 29, TUESDAY

WANDERING LETTER This afternoon, July 29, I got a letter that was sent to me from Asheville, twenty miles away. The letter was sent on July 9. It went first to Greenville, South Carolina, which is 60 miles from Asheville

JULY 28, MONDAY

SUBURBIA I read an article today on Apple News about suburbia and urban sprawl. And what I recognize is that some of the things that make the United States less attractive than the other countries I have visited lately is

JULY 28, MONDAY

SUBURBIA I read an article today on Apple News about suburbia and urban sprawl. And what I recognize is that some of the things that make the United States less attractive than the other countries I have visited lately is

JULY 27, SUNDAY

MARSHALL MCLUHAN, THE MEDIUM IS THE MASSAGE This afternoon I read an article that made me wonder. It was an article about Marshall McLuhan and his interpretation of media technology. He argued 60 years ago that technology had changed the

JULY 27, SUNDAY

MARSHALL MCLUHAN, THE MEDIUM IS THE MASSAGE This afternoon I read an article that made me wonder. It was an article about Marshall McLuhan and his interpretation of media technology. He argued 60 years ago that technology had changed the

JULY 26, SATURDAY

BEETHOVEN OR WOMEN ARM WRESTLERS Yesterday I made a choice between Beethoven’s Serenade in D major, Opus 25 for Flute, Violin and Viola and the outrageous women arm wrestlers at Mal’s Bar in Marshall. The arm wrestlers were at 6

JULY 26, SATURDAY

BEETHOVEN OR WOMEN ARM WRESTLERS Yesterday I made a choice between Beethoven’s Serenade in D major, Opus 25 for Flute, Violin and Viola and the outrageous women arm wrestlers at Mal’s Bar in Marshall. The arm wrestlers were at 6

JULY 25, FRIDAY

I almost forgot my old man’s group at McDonalds in Black Mountain, the high point of my week. At 9 I was working on something else and was typing in the word Friday when I realized I had five minutes

JULY 25, FRIDAY

I almost forgot my old man’s group at McDonalds in Black Mountain, the high point of my week. At 9 I was working on something else and was typing in the word Friday when I realized I had five minutes

JULY 24, THURSDAY

PRIMROSE’S TEA HOUSE OPEN AT ZADIE: DAVID MATTERS, LIFE LIKE WATER https://share.icloud.com/photos/054NZaTWUrud3nqHEzFdisv8w

JULY 24, THURSDAY

PRIMROSE’S TEA HOUSE OPEN AT ZADIE: DAVID MATTERS, LIFE LIKE WATER https://share.icloud.com/photos/054NZaTWUrud3nqHEzFdisv8w

JULY 23, WEDNESDAY

CASEY DRIESSEN FIDDLES AT ZADIES Casey Dreissen plays the fiddle, the Appalachian name for the violin. Fiddle tunes are very different from classical violin music so the instrument, which looks the same, needs another name. Old time fiddle players didn’t

JULY 23, WEDNESDAY

CASEY DRIESSEN FIDDLES AT ZADIES Casey Dreissen plays the fiddle, the Appalachian name for the violin. Fiddle tunes are very different from classical violin music so the instrument, which looks the same, needs another name. Old time fiddle players didn’t

JULY 22, TUESDAY

BLUEGRASS, POLITICS AND ARM WRESTLING Tonight I went to Mal’s bar to have a hot dog and free bean soup and a root beer while I listened to a circle of musicians gathered to play bluegrass music. Two weeks ago

JULY 22, TUESDAY

BLUEGRASS, POLITICS AND ARM WRESTLING Tonight I went to Mal’s bar to have a hot dog and free bean soup and a root beer while I listened to a circle of musicians gathered to play bluegrass music. Two weeks ago

JULY 21, MONDAY

OWNERSHIP Today I drove to South Asheville to the law office of Phillip C. Price and signed a number of legal papers. Immediately, my house was no longer mine. I turned over the key to the house to Danielle and

JULY 21, MONDAY

OWNERSHIP Today I drove to South Asheville to the law office of Phillip C. Price and signed a number of legal papers. Immediately, my house was no longer mine. I turned over the key to the house to Danielle and