Author Archives: billybaba
JULY 31, THURSDAY
ZUMA’S AND ZADIES Today my granddaughter, Caroline, came over to Marshall to have lunch with Susie and me at Zuma’s in downtown Marshall. She leaves for her second year at Tufts Medical School on Sunday. We had a good time
JULY 31, THURSDAY
ZUMA’S AND ZADIES Today my granddaughter, Caroline, came over to Marshall to have lunch with Susie and me at Zuma’s in downtown Marshall. She leaves for her second year at Tufts Medical School on Sunday. We had a good time
JULY 30, WEDNESDAY
FINANCIAL ADVISOR Today I went to my financial advisor to discuss what I should do with the money sitting in my bank savings account from selling my house. I had two issues. One was whether Mercer, the company through which
JULY 30, WEDNESDAY
FINANCIAL ADVISOR Today I went to my financial advisor to discuss what I should do with the money sitting in my bank savings account from selling my house. I had two issues. One was whether Mercer, the company through which
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
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 