Author Archives: billybaba
JULY 20, SATURDAY
TWO WORLDS For a month I’ve been bouncing back and forth between two worlds, both in my mind between the two sides of polarized America and in the car between rural and urban America where these two sides live. Today
JULY 20, SATURDAY
TWO WORLDS For a month I’ve been bouncing back and forth between two worlds, both in my mind between the two sides of polarized America and in the car between rural and urban America where these two sides live. Today
JULY 19, FRIDAY
PHOTOS FROM TOMORROW Photographs of the ride through Madison County that Susie and I made on Saturday.
JULY 19, FRIDAY
PHOTOS FROM TOMORROW Photographs of the ride through Madison County that Susie and I made on Saturday.
JULY 18, THURSDAY
BETTY GORDON Today mixed in with all the disturbing political news was a lengthy New York Times story about Betty Gordon, a big hearted actress, which is a relief from all this political news. She came to New York in
JULY 18, THURSDAY
BETTY GORDON Today mixed in with all the disturbing political news was a lengthy New York Times story about Betty Gordon, a big hearted actress, which is a relief from all this political news. She came to New York in
JULY 17, WEDNESDAY
POLARIZATION I wonder about polarization which is where people who live in the United States have been headed for a long time and which seems to be getting more and more intense. Extreme polarization leads to violence. Polarization caused our
JULY 17, WEDNESDAY
POLARIZATION I wonder about polarization which is where people who live in the United States have been headed for a long time and which seems to be getting more and more intense. Extreme polarization leads to violence. Polarization caused our
JULY 17, TUESDAY
AN IMMENSE WORLD I have just started reading a book suggested by Phil Diehn, An Immense World by Ed Yong. He couldn’t remember the name, but I quickly found it anyway. I already owned it on Kindle. I am not
JULY 17, TUESDAY
AN IMMENSE WORLD I have just started reading a book suggested by Phil Diehn, An Immense World by Ed Yong. He couldn’t remember the name, but I quickly found it anyway. I already owned it on Kindle. I am not
JULY 16, TUESDAY
LITTLE WORLDS In the mail this week I received a book by Rob Amberg, Little Worlds. Rob Amberg is the Madison County photographer whose 75th birthday party I attended in Letojanni, Sicily, in October. The visit to Sicily was memorable
JULY 16, TUESDAY
LITTLE WORLDS In the mail this week I received a book by Rob Amberg, Little Worlds. Rob Amberg is the Madison County photographer whose 75th birthday party I attended in Letojanni, Sicily, in October. The visit to Sicily was memorable
JULY 14, SUNDAY
PEOPLE IN ASHEVILLE At a time when it seems like everything is breaking apart I want to slow down and simply watch the world go by as I open up and respond. One of the ways for me to do
JULY 14, SUNDAY
PEOPLE IN ASHEVILLE At a time when it seems like everything is breaking apart I want to slow down and simply watch the world go by as I open up and respond. One of the ways for me to do
JULY 13, SATURDAY
FINGERNAILS It is time to cut my fingernails again and to trim my beard. Both of them keep growing inexorably. My beard is a nuisance, but my fingernails make me think. Every time I run across a reference to the
JULY 13, SATURDAY
FINGERNAILS It is time to cut my fingernails again and to trim my beard. Both of them keep growing inexorably. My beard is a nuisance, but my fingernails make me think. Every time I run across a reference to the
JULY 12, FRIDAY
Today at our old man’s Friday meeting at McDonalds, Phil Diehn gave an example of the usefulness of artificial intelligence. His new used car motor paused at a stop light, which it was expected to, but wouldn’t start up again
JULY 12, FRIDAY
Today at our old man’s Friday meeting at McDonalds, Phil Diehn gave an example of the usefulness of artificial intelligence. His new used car motor paused at a stop light, which it was expected to, but wouldn’t start up again
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 