Author Archives: billybaba
FEBRUARY 28, FRIDAY
TANGLED UP All day I sorted through electronics, a mind numbing activity. In the almost thirty years since I first got a computer I have collected all kinds of computer connected electronic gear. I entered the computer era wide eyed
FEBRUARY 28, FRIDAY
TANGLED UP All day I sorted through electronics, a mind numbing activity. In the almost thirty years since I first got a computer I have collected all kinds of computer connected electronic gear. I entered the computer era wide eyed
FEBRUARY 27, THURSDAY
PLANETS I’ve been reading for several days that this week at about sundown seven planets will line up in the sky. Since all the planets are circling the sun at different speeds and at different distances, this is a very
FEBRUARY 27, THURSDAY
PLANETS I’ve been reading for several days that this week at about sundown seven planets will line up in the sky. Since all the planets are circling the sun at different speeds and at different distances, this is a very
FEBRUARY 26,WEDNESDAY
FINANCIAL ADVICE Today I visited my financial advisor to ask advice about selling my house and moving to Capitola. Clueless as I am at every yearly visit, this time I was a bit suspicious because my second financial advisor, Jeff
FEBRUARY 26,WEDNESDAY
FINANCIAL ADVICE Today I visited my financial advisor to ask advice about selling my house and moving to Capitola. Clueless as I am at every yearly visit, this time I was a bit suspicious because my second financial advisor, Jeff
FEBRUARY 25, TUESDAY
BERLINER KINDL After dropping things off at Goodwill in Black Mountain and stopping at the Advance Auto Parts for a new (expensive) battery for the Honda, Susie and I decided to eat dinner in Black Mountain and picked Berliner Kindl.
FEBRUARY 25, TUESDAY
BERLINER KINDL After dropping things off at Goodwill in Black Mountain and stopping at the Advance Auto Parts for a new (expensive) battery for the Honda, Susie and I decided to eat dinner in Black Mountain and picked Berliner Kindl.
FEBRUARY 24, MONDAY
CAPITOLA MILL Today I drove to Marshall to look at the apartment that Susie and I chose on Thursday. It has 13 foot ceilings, wooden posts from the mill days, two very modern bathrooms, an open kitchen area with a
FEBRUARY 24, MONDAY
CAPITOLA MILL Today I drove to Marshall to look at the apartment that Susie and I chose on Thursday. It has 13 foot ceilings, wooden posts from the mill days, two very modern bathrooms, an open kitchen area with a
FEBRUARY 23, SUNDAY
CHURCH I went to the Warren Wilson College Presbyterian Church where I have been a member for 60 years. Sixty years ago church attendance was required for all students and the church was packed, yet with the occasional hymn book
FEBRUARY 23, SUNDAY
CHURCH I went to the Warren Wilson College Presbyterian Church where I have been a member for 60 years. Sixty years ago church attendance was required for all students and the church was packed, yet with the occasional hymn book
FEBRUARY 22, SATURDAY
LISTENING TO MY HEART Two events in one day, as much as I can handle. At noon I was invited to Chrissy, or maybe it is Chris now, forty years later, Ohler’s house in Cheshire Village in Black Mountain. Chrissy
FEBRUARY 22, SATURDAY
LISTENING TO MY HEART Two events in one day, as much as I can handle. At noon I was invited to Chrissy, or maybe it is Chris now, forty years later, Ohler’s house in Cheshire Village in Black Mountain. Chrissy
FEBRUARY 21, FRIDAY
OUTER SPACE In the morning I joined my old man’s coffee club at the Black Mountain, McDonalds. Old men like to get together, I’m not sure why. It must be because old men like companionship and old men are on
FEBRUARY 21, FRIDAY
OUTER SPACE In the morning I joined my old man’s coffee club at the Black Mountain, McDonalds. Old men like to get together, I’m not sure why. It must be because old men like companionship and old men are on
FEBRUARY 20, THURSDAY
MARSHALL I went with Susie to look at the open apartments at Capitola, the old cotton mill in Marshall that had been converted to apartments with the original wooden pillars and 13 foot ceilings with windows reaching up to the
FEBRUARY 20, THURSDAY
MARSHALL I went with Susie to look at the open apartments at Capitola, the old cotton mill in Marshall that had been converted to apartments with the original wooden pillars and 13 foot ceilings with windows reaching up to the
FEBRUARY 19, WEDNESDAY
DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY Today was Martha’s 60th birthday and I was invited, along with Susie, to attend her dance party at the Peri Social House in Black Mountain. Martha has been celebrating her birthday for a month. I thought
FEBRUARY 19, WEDNESDAY
DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY Today was Martha’s 60th birthday and I was invited, along with Susie, to attend her dance party at the Peri Social House in Black Mountain. Martha has been celebrating her birthday for a month. I thought
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