Author Archives: billybaba
OCTOBER 6, MONDAY
AVOIDING THE COMING APOCALYPSE I read an article on the magazine Wired’s website this morning about how Peter Thiel, a billionaire supporter of Trump came by his beliefs. It is quite a story and it also explains how Vance came
OCTOBER 6, MONDAY
AVOIDING THE COMING APOCALYPSE I read an article on the magazine Wired’s website this morning about how Peter Thiel, a billionaire supporter of Trump came by his beliefs. It is quite a story and it also explains how Vance came
OCTOBER 5, SUNDAY
CHURCH Now that I live in Marshall, every Sunday I reconnect with the Warren Wilson community through going to church. But this Sunday was special. It was Homecoming Sunday and a number of returning alumni were there with a welcome
OCTOBER 5, SUNDAY
CHURCH Now that I live in Marshall, every Sunday I reconnect with the Warren Wilson community through going to church. But this Sunday was special. It was Homecoming Sunday and a number of returning alumni were there with a welcome
OCTOBER 4, SATURDAY
COFFEE HOUR I moved to Marshall partly to be able to walk across the bridge over the French Broad River to the town and to sit in Zuma’s coffee shop where I could drink coffee and write on my iPad
OCTOBER 4, SATURDAY
COFFEE HOUR I moved to Marshall partly to be able to walk across the bridge over the French Broad River to the town and to sit in Zuma’s coffee shop where I could drink coffee and write on my iPad
OCTOBER 3, FRIDAY
WARREN WILSON COLLEGE HOMECOMING Once a year colleges all over the United States host a homecoming weekend, a weekend that brings graduates back to the college to renew the friendships they made in college. It is also a chance for
OCTOBER 3, FRIDAY
WARREN WILSON COLLEGE HOMECOMING Once a year colleges all over the United States host a homecoming weekend, a weekend that brings graduates back to the college to renew the friendships they made in college. It is also a chance for
OCTOBER 2, THURSDAY
HIGH DIVERS THEN LITTLE MAZARN PLAYING THE BANJO AND SAW Tonight I heard two bands in Marshall. The first was the High Divers who played on the patio of Zadie’s, loud and lively and great fun. The second was at
OCTOBER 2, THURSDAY
HIGH DIVERS THEN LITTLE MAZARN PLAYING THE BANJO AND SAW Tonight I heard two bands in Marshall. The first was the High Divers who played on the patio of Zadie’s, loud and lively and great fun. The second was at
OCTOBER 1, WEDNESDAY
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE When I graduated from the College of Wooster in 1959 there was nothing that I felt like doing next. I didn’t want to go to graduate school and I didn’t want to get a job.
OCTOBER 1, WEDNESDAY
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE When I graduated from the College of Wooster in 1959 there was nothing that I felt like doing next. I didn’t want to go to graduate school and I didn’t want to get a job.
SEPTEMBER 30, TUESDAY
ACRYLIC RED CHAIR In the afternoon I went into a new store on Main Street called the Honey Hole. In it are about ten separate spaces, each full of antiques and brightly colored objects with the whole store a dazzling
SEPTEMBER 30, TUESDAY
ACRYLIC RED CHAIR In the afternoon I went into a new store on Main Street called the Honey Hole. In it are about ten separate spaces, each full of antiques and brightly colored objects with the whole store a dazzling
SEPTEMBER 29, MONDAY
HELENE ANNIVERSARY CONTINUED PENLANDS GENERAL STORE FLOW ARTISTS COOPERATIVE
SEPTEMBER 29, MONDAY
HELENE ANNIVERSARY CONTINUED PENLANDS GENERAL STORE FLOW ARTISTS COOPERATIVE
SEPTEMBER 28, SUNDAY
HELENE ANNIVERSARY CONTINUED The day started with speeches by Jeremy and others on the Courthouse steps. The theme was togetherness in spite of political differences, neighbor helping neighbor. This continued into the evening with ballad singing in Zadie’s and the
SEPTEMBER 28, SUNDAY
HELENE ANNIVERSARY CONTINUED The day started with speeches by Jeremy and others on the Courthouse steps. The theme was togetherness in spite of political differences, neighbor helping neighbor. This continued into the evening with ballad singing in Zadie’s and the
SEPTEMBER 27, SATURDAY
HELENE ANNIVERSARY A year ago Helene swept through the mountain valleys of Western North Carolina and flooded the center of Swannanoa, put the River Arts District of Asheville under water and washed away the upper part of Marshall and flooded
SEPTEMBER 27, SATURDAY
HELENE ANNIVERSARY A year ago Helene swept through the mountain valleys of Western North Carolina and flooded the center of Swannanoa, put the River Arts District of Asheville under water and washed away the upper part of Marshall and flooded
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 