Author Archives: billybaba

MAY 14, TUESDAY

SCAMMING This is the second time someone has approached me about publishing Kathe‘s story, To Think That The Same Sun Shines Over All Of Us. It is her life story and a beautiful, well written and moving story. I knew

MAY 14, TUESDAY

SCAMMING This is the second time someone has approached me about publishing Kathe‘s story, To Think That The Same Sun Shines Over All Of Us. It is her life story and a beautiful, well written and moving story. I knew

MAY 13, MONDAY

COMMUNITY I went to church on Sunday and the sermon was about believing in Jesus and accepting Jesus and loving like Jesus. Love will make you fully alive and love will transform the world. In the announcements were a number

MAY 13, MONDAY

COMMUNITY I went to church on Sunday and the sermon was about believing in Jesus and accepting Jesus and loving like Jesus. Love will make you fully alive and love will transform the world. In the announcements were a number

MAY 12, SUNDAY

MAGA NUTTINESS: AN ALTERNATE VIEW I’ve been wondering, as have all my friends, how anyone can blindly believe what Donald Trump says about the last election, or anything else, when he so obviously lies about most anything and seems to

MAY 12, SUNDAY

MAGA NUTTINESS: AN ALTERNATE VIEW I’ve been wondering, as have all my friends, how anyone can blindly believe what Donald Trump says about the last election, or anything else, when he so obviously lies about most anything and seems to

MAY 11, SATURDAY

PASS THROUGH VIDEO The Apple Vision Pro Goggles, like the Meta Quest goggles cover your eyes completely and shut out the everyday world. Within the goggles there is a large flat screen suspended four feet in front of you that

MAY 11, SATURDAY

PASS THROUGH VIDEO The Apple Vision Pro Goggles, like the Meta Quest goggles cover your eyes completely and shut out the everyday world. Within the goggles there is a large flat screen suspended four feet in front of you that

MAY 10, FRIDAY

ARORA BOREALIS I know that Susie and Todd, years ago had seen the flashing of the aurora borealis from their dark hollow in Madison County. But I didn‘t see it. This time we were warned that huge storms on the

MAY 10, FRIDAY

ARORA BOREALIS I know that Susie and Todd, years ago had seen the flashing of the aurora borealis from their dark hollow in Madison County. But I didn‘t see it. This time we were warned that huge storms on the

MAY 9, THURSDAY

FAMILY For three days in a row I have been with family. My son Tom‘s wife, Kathy, grew up about two hours away in Maryville, Tennessee, the home of Maryville College where both Tom and Kathy spent their college years.

MAY 9, THURSDAY

FAMILY For three days in a row I have been with family. My son Tom‘s wife, Kathy, grew up about two hours away in Maryville, Tennessee, the home of Maryville College where both Tom and Kathy spent their college years.

MAY 8, WEDNESDAY

SUBWAY This morning I read an article that stated that a very large scientific study clearly shows that processed foods increase the likelihood of all kinds of maladies and that 60% of the food consumed in the United States is

MAY 8, WEDNESDAY

SUBWAY This morning I read an article that stated that a very large scientific study clearly shows that processed foods increase the likelihood of all kinds of maladies and that 60% of the food consumed in the United States is

MAY 7, TUESDAY

HEAVEN OR HELL, YOU CHOOSE Driving down Route 26 after we left Interstate 81 at Johnson City on Sunday evening I saw this sign. It was almost a welcome home sign to Western North Carolina after six months of wandering,

MAY 7, TUESDAY

HEAVEN OR HELL, YOU CHOOSE Driving down Route 26 after we left Interstate 81 at Johnson City on Sunday evening I saw this sign. It was almost a welcome home sign to Western North Carolina after six months of wandering,

MAY 6, MONDAY

THREE YEARS SINCE KATHE DIED Kathe, my wife, died 3 years ago, today, and turned my life upside down. For almost 60 years we had been entwined, always aware of what the other person wanted or needed, always thinking of

MAY 6, MONDAY

THREE YEARS SINCE KATHE DIED Kathe, my wife, died 3 years ago, today, and turned my life upside down. For almost 60 years we had been entwined, always aware of what the other person wanted or needed, always thinking of

MAY 5, SUNDAY

ROUTE 81 AGAIN It rained most of the way to Asheville down Route 81 and I slept for most of the time. We did stop for a good Mexican meal at the half way point and got here at dark.

MAY 5, SUNDAY

ROUTE 81 AGAIN It rained most of the way to Asheville down Route 81 and I slept for most of the time. We did stop for a good Mexican meal at the half way point and got here at dark.