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AUGUST 26, FRIDAY
MARS HILL 3 STILL SEARCHING SCIENCE From an objective observable perspective, in an age we in which we have overwhelming factual evidence, we know that in the enormous universe looking all the way back to the Big Bang there is
AUGUST 26, FRIDAY
MARS HILL 3 STILL SEARCHING SCIENCE From an objective observable perspective, in an age we in which we have overwhelming factual evidence, we know that in the enormous universe looking all the way back to the Big Bang there is
AUGUST 25, THURSDAY
MARS HILL 2 SEARCHING I can‘t let go of the problem that struck me yesterday. How can faith in Q Anon conspiracy theories and faith in the power of Jesus be so alike, both scientifically unprovable but both with the
AUGUST 25, THURSDAY
MARS HILL 2 SEARCHING I can‘t let go of the problem that struck me yesterday. How can faith in Q Anon conspiracy theories and faith in the power of Jesus be so alike, both scientifically unprovable but both with the
AUGUST 24, WEDNESDAY
MARS HILL Susie wanted to meet in Mars Hill, which is about a half hour north of Asheville. We met there and had lunch in a very authentic Mexican restaurant with Mexican diners and Mexican staff and were given enough
AUGUST 24, WEDNESDAY
MARS HILL Susie wanted to meet in Mars Hill, which is about a half hour north of Asheville. We met there and had lunch in a very authentic Mexican restaurant with Mexican diners and Mexican staff and were given enough
AUGUST 23, TUESDAY
FREDERICK BUECHNER Frederick Buechner died this week at the age of 96. Beverly Ohler wrote about his death. Fred Ohler who was the minister at the Warren Wilson Church for forty years often mentioned Frederick Buechner in his sermons. Fred
AUGUST 23, TUESDAY
FREDERICK BUECHNER Frederick Buechner died this week at the age of 96. Beverly Ohler wrote about his death. Fred Ohler who was the minister at the Warren Wilson Church for forty years often mentioned Frederick Buechner in his sermons. Fred
AUGUST 22, MONDAY
TATTOOS Sometimes I ask, often I don’t, as I zap them with my iPhone, but I am fascinated by tattoos and the people who adorn themselves, sometimes all over. Tattoos are there for life, until the girl is a wizened
AUGUST 22, MONDAY
TATTOOS Sometimes I ask, often I don’t, as I zap them with my iPhone, but I am fascinated by tattoos and the people who adorn themselves, sometimes all over. Tattoos are there for life, until the girl is a wizened
AUGUST 21, SUNDAY
LEXINGTON GLASSWORKS The south slope of Asheville twenty years ago was motor parts stores, propane outlets, transmission repair shops—all practical, no nonsense businesses with pickup trucks in the parking lots. No longer. Now South Slope is dotted with breweries with
AUGUST 21, SUNDAY
LEXINGTON GLASSWORKS The south slope of Asheville twenty years ago was motor parts stores, propane outlets, transmission repair shops—all practical, no nonsense businesses with pickup trucks in the parking lots. No longer. Now South Slope is dotted with breweries with
AUGUST 20, SATURDAY
DIRTY HOES When Susie and I drove up the Blue Ridge Parkway on Thursday our destination was Burnsville, which we eventually got to after stopping at the Penland School of Craft. We were on our way to see a art
AUGUST 20, SATURDAY
DIRTY HOES When Susie and I drove up the Blue Ridge Parkway on Thursday our destination was Burnsville, which we eventually got to after stopping at the Penland School of Craft. We were on our way to see a art
AUGUST 19, FRIDAY
PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFTS We drove along the Blue Ridge Parkway for an hour past Craggy Gardens and Mount Mitchell to Little Switzerland where we turned off and were suddenly back in the clutter of fake tourist castles and gem
AUGUST 19, FRIDAY
PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFTS We drove along the Blue Ridge Parkway for an hour past Craggy Gardens and Mount Mitchell to Little Switzerland where we turned off and were suddenly back in the clutter of fake tourist castles and gem
AUGUST 18, THURSDAY
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Park that runs along the spine of the Appalachian Mountains 469 miles from near Washington, DC, to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. It was built during the depression as
AUGUST 18, THURSDAY
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Park that runs along the spine of the Appalachian Mountains 469 miles from near Washington, DC, to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. It was built during the depression as
AUGUST 17, WEDNESDAY
RESPECT Today Liz Cheney was defeated in the Wyoming Republican primary election. There is almost nothing that Liz Cheney believes in and has voted for that I agree with any more than I agreed with her father, Dick Cheney. However,
AUGUST 17, WEDNESDAY
RESPECT Today Liz Cheney was defeated in the Wyoming Republican primary election. There is almost nothing that Liz Cheney believes in and has voted for that I agree with any more than I agreed with her father, Dick Cheney. However,
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 