Author Archives: billybaba
DECEMBER 5, THURSDAY
VETERAN’S ADMINISTRATION PART 2 Yesterday I told the story of how I escaped the Army, never to return. And then on Wednesday I did. I did because I had learned, I thought, that the State Veteran’s Home in nearby Black
DECEMBER 5, THURSDAY
VETERAN’S ADMINISTRATION PART 2 Yesterday I told the story of how I escaped the Army, never to return. And then on Wednesday I did. I did because I had learned, I thought, that the State Veteran’s Home in nearby Black
DECEMBER 4, WEDNESDAY
VETERAN’S ADMINISTRATION On Wednesday I went to the Veteran’s Administration Hospital just down the road from Swannanoa in the Oteen section of Asheville. It is a huge hospital which serves veterans of the United States armed forces in all of
DECEMBER 4, WEDNESDAY
VETERAN’S ADMINISTRATION On Wednesday I went to the Veteran’s Administration Hospital just down the road from Swannanoa in the Oteen section of Asheville. It is a huge hospital which serves veterans of the United States armed forces in all of
DECEMBER 3, SUNDAY
SUMMARY OF TRYING KLEIN’S MINDFULNESS Briefly examining each of my tribes, each community that has been important to me, has been good for me. I recommend the exercise to anyone else. It makes me realize that the national polarized tribes
DECEMBER 3, SUNDAY
SUMMARY OF TRYING KLEIN’S MINDFULNESS Briefly examining each of my tribes, each community that has been important to me, has been good for me. I recommend the exercise to anyone else. It makes me realize that the national polarized tribes
DECEMBER 2, SATURDAY
MARSHALL : IDENTITY 6 Over the last couple of years I have begun to know people in Marshall and begun to feel more at home in Marshall. Marshall is twenty miles down the French Broad River from Asheville. While Asheville
DECEMBER 2, SATURDAY
MARSHALL : IDENTITY 6 Over the last couple of years I have begun to know people in Marshall and begun to feel more at home in Marshall. Marshall is twenty miles down the French Broad River from Asheville. While Asheville
DECEMBER 1, SUNDAY
DECEMBER 1, SUNDAY WARREN WILSON COLLEGE: IDENTITY 4 I taught at Warren Wilson College for 45 years and am grateful that the college, for most of that time, allowed me to experiment with projects that I liked doing and for,
DECEMBER 1, SUNDAY
DECEMBER 1, SUNDAY WARREN WILSON COLLEGE: IDENTITY 4 I taught at Warren Wilson College for 45 years and am grateful that the college, for most of that time, allowed me to experiment with projects that I liked doing and for,
NOVEMBER 30, SATURDAY
WOOSTER COLLEGE STUDENT: IDENTITY 3 My parents both went to college. My father had a PhD in Agricultural Economics. Everyone at Woostock went to college in the United States or India or Britain or Germany. Everyone I knew went to
NOVEMBER 30, SATURDAY
WOOSTER COLLEGE STUDENT: IDENTITY 3 My parents both went to college. My father had a PhD in Agricultural Economics. Everyone at Woostock went to college in the United States or India or Britain or Germany. Everyone I knew went to
NOVEMBER 29, FRIDAY
US ARMY AND VETERAN’S ADMINISTRATION, IDENTITY 2 Actually, the US Army formed my identity in a negative way. When I turned 18 I was given a selective service number and an identity card. I was new to the USA but
NOVEMBER 29, FRIDAY
US ARMY AND VETERAN’S ADMINISTRATION, IDENTITY 2 Actually, the US Army formed my identity in a negative way. When I turned 18 I was given a selective service number and an identity card. I was new to the USA but
NOVEMBER 28, THURSDAY
MISSIONARY CHILD IN INDIA, IDENTITY 1 One of the first things I realize when I try to sort out my tribal identity is that I didn’t become a liberal by conviction. I may be convinced that I am absolutely right
NOVEMBER 28, THURSDAY
MISSIONARY CHILD IN INDIA, IDENTITY 1 One of the first things I realize when I try to sort out my tribal identity is that I didn’t become a liberal by conviction. I may be convinced that I am absolutely right
NOVEMBER 27, WEDNESDAY
EZRA KLEIN AND MINDFULNESS Over the last week I have read Ezra Klein’s Why Are We So Polarized? It is his attempt to understand why in the last three elections, in spite of all the momentous events that have happened
NOVEMBER 27, WEDNESDAY
EZRA KLEIN AND MINDFULNESS Over the last week I have read Ezra Klein’s Why Are We So Polarized? It is his attempt to understand why in the last three elections, in spite of all the momentous events that have happened
NOVEMBER 26, TUESDAY
THANKSGIVING On the last Thursday in November, November 28, we celebrated Thanksgiving, a national holiday. Thanksgiving is a harvest festival that apparently is celebrated in a number of countries and has several roots, according to Wikipedia, in the United States
NOVEMBER 26, TUESDAY
THANKSGIVING On the last Thursday in November, November 28, we celebrated Thanksgiving, a national holiday. Thanksgiving is a harvest festival that apparently is celebrated in a number of countries and has several roots, according to Wikipedia, in the United States
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 