Author Archives: billybaba
MARCH 8, TUESDAY
SURREAL This has been a surreal week. But maybe every week on earth is a surreal week if you are 84. It started with the brutal Ukraine war which started almost two weeks ago. The war seemed to turn the
MARCH 8, TUESDAY
SURREAL This has been a surreal week. But maybe every week on earth is a surreal week if you are 84. It started with the brutal Ukraine war which started almost two weeks ago. The war seemed to turn the
MARCH 7, MONDAY
BASKETBALL AS A MYTHIC EVENT I saw the final game of the Southern Conference tournament on television Monday night. It was a hard fought close game that ended with a long distance heave by a Chattanooga player which went in,
MARCH 7, MONDAY
BASKETBALL AS A MYTHIC EVENT I saw the final game of the Southern Conference tournament on television Monday night. It was a hard fought close game that ended with a long distance heave by a Chattanooga player which went in,
MARCH 4, FRIDAY
RIVER ARTS DISTRICT This week, in the middle of winter, the temperature has gotten up to 70 in the middle of the day. When the polar vortex sweeps down from the North Pole the temperature goes below freezing, but when
MARCH 4, FRIDAY
RIVER ARTS DISTRICT This week, in the middle of winter, the temperature has gotten up to 70 in the middle of the day. When the polar vortex sweeps down from the North Pole the temperature goes below freezing, but when
MARCH 3, THURSDAY
MOTHERHOOD 2 And this brings me to the other reason that Motherhood touches me intensely. In the journals of young women the central factor is almost always relationships: relationships with parents, relationships with friends, relationships with lovers, relationships leading to
MARCH 3, THURSDAY
MOTHERHOOD 2 And this brings me to the other reason that Motherhood touches me intensely. In the journals of young women the central factor is almost always relationships: relationships with parents, relationships with friends, relationships with lovers, relationships leading to
MARCH 2, WEDNESDAY
MOTHERHOOD I‘ve read two of three novels by Sheila Heti that I plan to read. I‘m reading them in reverse order. Pure Colour, Motherhood, and How Should a Person Be. She has written other books as well. I got started
MARCH 2, WEDNESDAY
MOTHERHOOD I‘ve read two of three novels by Sheila Heti that I plan to read. I‘m reading them in reverse order. Pure Colour, Motherhood, and How Should a Person Be. She has written other books as well. I got started
MARCH 1, TUESDAY
MARSHALL MARDI GRAS Marshall is the county seat of rural Madison County. As I‘ve mentioned before, Madison County is home to traditional Appalachian mountain people who grew tobacco and lived a close communal life. But into these mountains came city
MARCH 1, TUESDAY
MARSHALL MARDI GRAS Marshall is the county seat of rural Madison County. As I‘ve mentioned before, Madison County is home to traditional Appalachian mountain people who grew tobacco and lived a close communal life. But into these mountains came city
FEBRUARY 27, SUNDAY
ASHEVILLE’S MARDI GRAS AND MALANKA. Malanka is the Ukrainian equivalent of Mardi Gras celebrated in the Eastern Orthodox Christian eastern part of Ukraine. It was celebrated a month ago on January 12-13. Kharkiv hosted the largest Malanka event in eastern
FEBRUARY 27, SUNDAY
ASHEVILLE’S MARDI GRAS AND MALANKA. Malanka is the Ukrainian equivalent of Mardi Gras celebrated in the Eastern Orthodox Christian eastern part of Ukraine. It was celebrated a month ago on January 12-13. Kharkiv hosted the largest Malanka event in eastern
FEBRUARY 26, SATURDAY
BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS Celebrating life in Paris one more time as Kyiv burns. A reminder that as Ukraine is being shelled that Paris survived the Second World War more or less intact and that it took a long time for much
FEBRUARY 26, SATURDAY
BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS Celebrating life in Paris one more time as Kyiv burns. A reminder that as Ukraine is being shelled that Paris survived the Second World War more or less intact and that it took a long time for much
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 