Author Archives: billybaba
JUNE 10, FRIDAY
OLD AGE AND DON QUIXOTE I may have lived partially in imagination all along but now the fantasies and the Don Quixote drive become much more intense. Partly it is because I have moved from the householder stage where I
JUNE 10, FRIDAY
OLD AGE AND DON QUIXOTE I may have lived partially in imagination all along but now the fantasies and the Don Quixote drive become much more intense. Partly it is because I have moved from the householder stage where I
JUNE 9, THURSDAY
SACRED AND PROFANE, MYTH AND FACT (From one Don Quixote to another, remember when reading this that Don Quixote was nuts and so accept my own nuttiness.) Don Quixote Des La Manchas is Spain’s greatest novel. I think iit has
JUNE 9, THURSDAY
SACRED AND PROFANE, MYTH AND FACT (From one Don Quixote to another, remember when reading this that Don Quixote was nuts and so accept my own nuttiness.) Don Quixote Des La Manchas is Spain’s greatest novel. I think iit has
JUNE 8, WEDNESDAY
DON QUIXOTE AND SANCHO PANZA I sit in the early morning while it is still dark full of visions and ready to take on the world, a 14 year old amazed to be alive and filled with delight as the
JUNE 8, WEDNESDAY
DON QUIXOTE AND SANCHO PANZA I sit in the early morning while it is still dark full of visions and ready to take on the world, a 14 year old amazed to be alive and filled with delight as the
JUNE 7, TUESDAY
FLOATING AROUND AMERICA It seemed so simple three months ago. Amtrak offered a discount on their 30 day, 10 segment, ticket, down from $500 to $400. So I bought the ticket before going to Paris. The ticket was only good
JUNE 7, TUESDAY
FLOATING AROUND AMERICA It seemed so simple three months ago. Amtrak offered a discount on their 30 day, 10 segment, ticket, down from $500 to $400. So I bought the ticket before going to Paris. The ticket was only good
JUNE 6, MONDAY
INDIAN HOLI AND MARSHALL MERMAIDS Half way around the world in India on a spring full moon day, in this case at Varanasi at Assi Ghat, March 12, 2012, people are having the same wild time celebrating Holi that the
JUNE 6, MONDAY
INDIAN HOLI AND MARSHALL MERMAIDS Half way around the world in India on a spring full moon day, in this case at Varanasi at Assi Ghat, March 12, 2012, people are having the same wild time celebrating Holi that the
JUNE 3, FRIDAY (REALLY SUNDAY)
MARSHALL MERMAID PARADE The annual Mermaids and Pirates celebration in Marshall, NC, just up the French Broad River from Asheville, is a chance for the whole town to let go and celebrate. And this year, it was simply named the
JUNE 3, FRIDAY (REALLY SUNDAY)
MARSHALL MERMAID PARADE The annual Mermaids and Pirates celebration in Marshall, NC, just up the French Broad River from Asheville, is a chance for the whole town to let go and celebrate. And this year, it was simply named the
JUNE 2, THURSDAY
MY ELECTRIC THROW Last week I ordered an electric throw for my Amtrak trip circling the country. I‘ve read that there is an electrical outlet for every seat but that they are placed next to the window seat and that
JUNE 2, THURSDAY
MY ELECTRIC THROW Last week I ordered an electric throw for my Amtrak trip circling the country. I‘ve read that there is an electrical outlet for every seat but that they are placed next to the window seat and that
JUNE 1, WEDNESDAY
MY AGING BODY Yesterday I visited my family doctor, Alan Baumgarten. I like visiting with him and talking with him although we can’t talk much in the short time allotted to a wellness visit. He has been watching over Kathe
JUNE 1, WEDNESDAY
MY AGING BODY Yesterday I visited my family doctor, Alan Baumgarten. I like visiting with him and talking with him although we can’t talk much in the short time allotted to a wellness visit. He has been watching over Kathe
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 