Author Archives: billybaba
MAY 19, FRIDAY
MAGA ATTITUDES TO LIBERALS Yesterday I tried to empathize with the MAGA perspective while at the same time not being charitable to them. And of course the MAGA attitudes toward liberals weren’t and aren’t too charitable either. The embrace of
MAY 19, FRIDAY
MAGA ATTITUDES TO LIBERALS Yesterday I tried to empathize with the MAGA perspective while at the same time not being charitable to them. And of course the MAGA attitudes toward liberals weren’t and aren’t too charitable either. The embrace of
MAY 18, THURSDAY
DISTANCE THROUGH EMPATHY The second step for me, once I step back, as I was suggesting yesterday, and try to depersonalize the tension and try to put some objective distant between me and the polarization between MAGA Republicans and liberal
MAY 18, THURSDAY
DISTANCE THROUGH EMPATHY The second step for me, once I step back, as I was suggesting yesterday, and try to depersonalize the tension and try to put some objective distant between me and the polarization between MAGA Republicans and liberal
MAY 17, WEDNESDAY
DISTANCE I didn‘t stop writing a week ago, I just got stuck with trying to figure out for myself how to deal with the polarization in the United States between MAGA conservatives and Democratic liberals. The next five days will
MAY 17, WEDNESDAY
DISTANCE I didn‘t stop writing a week ago, I just got stuck with trying to figure out for myself how to deal with the polarization in the United States between MAGA conservatives and Democratic liberals. The next five days will
MAY 16, TUESDAY
TORN PAGE Tony and LeeAnn Torn invited us to stay at their house, Torn Page, where Tony grew up with his parents the actor Rip Torn and his wife the stage and academy award winning actress Geraldine Page. Their house
MAY 16, TUESDAY
TORN PAGE Tony and LeeAnn Torn invited us to stay at their house, Torn Page, where Tony grew up with his parents the actor Rip Torn and his wife the stage and academy award winning actress Geraldine Page. Their house
MAY 16, TUESDAY
TORN PAGE Tony and LeeAnn Torn invited us to stay at their house, Torn Page, where Tony grew up with his parents the actor Rip Torn and his wife the stage and academy award winning actress Geraldine Page. Their house
MAY 16, TUESDAY
TORN PAGE Tony and LeeAnn Torn invited us to stay at their house, Torn Page, where Tony grew up with his parents the actor Rip Torn and his wife the stage and academy award winning actress Geraldine Page. Their house
MAY 15, MONDAY
CHILDREN’S ART AT THE GUGGENHEIM One exhibit at the Guggenheim in New York City that I didn’t mention was an exhibit of children’s drawings. The Guggenheim has major locations in New York City and Bilbao, Spain. An interesting exhibit was
MAY 15, MONDAY
CHILDREN’S ART AT THE GUGGENHEIM One exhibit at the Guggenheim in New York City that I didn’t mention was an exhibit of children’s drawings. The Guggenheim has major locations in New York City and Bilbao, Spain. An interesting exhibit was
MAY 14, SATURDAY
SICILY/TUSCANY/NAOUSSA Finally GOING.COM came through again. Flying to Italy today was again briefly inexpensive. This time I booked the ticket immediately before it could slip away. This time instead of Charlotte to Rome for $606, it was Asheville to Milan
MAY 14, SATURDAY
SICILY/TUSCANY/NAOUSSA Finally GOING.COM came through again. Flying to Italy today was again briefly inexpensive. This time I booked the ticket immediately before it could slip away. This time instead of Charlotte to Rome for $606, it was Asheville to Milan
MAY 13, SATURDAY
MEMORIES OF CENTRAL PARK Saturday was a Central Park kind of day in Asheville. The sun was shining and the air was cool. On Tueday Leeann took us for a walk through to Central Park after our visit to the
MAY 13, SATURDAY
MEMORIES OF CENTRAL PARK Saturday was a Central Park kind of day in Asheville. The sun was shining and the air was cool. On Tueday Leeann took us for a walk through to Central Park after our visit to the
MAY 12, FRIDAY
DEATH AND LUCK On Friday morning Tom Showalter‘s older brother, John (both retired from teaching at Warren Wilson), joined us at McDonalds for the senior coffee or WWC old man‘s club. We old guys have been meeting for 12 years.
MAY 12, FRIDAY
DEATH AND LUCK On Friday morning Tom Showalter‘s older brother, John (both retired from teaching at Warren Wilson), joined us at McDonalds for the senior coffee or WWC old man‘s club. We old guys have been meeting for 12 years.
MAY 11, THURSDAY
MONTEVIDEO The morning after we got back from our ten hour Amtrak train ride to Raleigh followed by a 4 hour car ride home it felt so good to sit here in my own house on a beautiful sunny day
MAY 11, THURSDAY
MONTEVIDEO The morning after we got back from our ten hour Amtrak train ride to Raleigh followed by a 4 hour car ride home it felt so good to sit here in my own house on a beautiful sunny day
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