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October 2024

October 31, 2024

Hot Chocolate and Hospitality on All Hallow’s Eve

My aunt-- not one of the mean ones-- said she looked forward to Halloween...

October 30, 2024

The Mandrake

I was ripping out the last of the tomato cages, when the shrieks began....

October 30, 2024

My Election Day Predictions

All right, everybody, gather round. It's less than a week before election day. Time for...

October 28, 2024

A Good Autumn

Jimmy's boy came by again. He's been coming every day now-- sometimes with the...

October 27, 2024

Dante’s Inferno at Madison Square Garden

Today, we had Donald Trump's great big pre-election rally in Madison Square Garden. I don't...

October 26, 2024

Maybe We Should Call them ‘Pro-ban’

I just want you to watch something. This video contains the portion of a speech...

October 24, 2024

A Man Who Admires Hitler Must Never Be President Again

I remember going to the Holocaust Memorial and seeing the pile of shoes. I...

October 24, 2024

Blogkeeping Notes for Late Fall

Hi folks, this isn't a real post. This is just my every-couple-months boilerplate where...

October 23, 2024

A Cat Named Disaster

Someone left the lid off the sandbox again. The Artful Dodger has at least...

October 21, 2024

An Interview, A Deep Fryer, and Arnold Palmer

We've got two weeks left. As I write this it's Monday night. As you read...

October 19, 2024

For He Did Not Come to be Served

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark: James and John, the sons of...

October 18, 2024

Confession at Shafer’s Rock

I went to the Wildflower Reserve, to see how the world was going...

October 17, 2024

That We Might See

I wanted to see the comet. I heard about the once-in-a-lifetime appearance of Comet...

October 15, 2024

In the Autumn of the Year

The cold chill of Autumn blew in just as my thirties ended. On Friday,...

October 14, 2024

We Have A Choice Between Democracy And Fascism

It's time for another politics update! In case you're just joining me, I've been...

October 13, 2024

As Jesus was Setting Out

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark: As Jesus was setting out...

October 10, 2024

The Other Half Gold

On the last day of my thirties, I woke early. I got into respectable clothes...

October 09, 2024

All is Dying, All is Returning to Life

There was a shirt lodged in the chimney. It wasn't one of our shirts....

October 06, 2024

Let the Children Come

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark: The Pharisees approached Jesus and...

October 05, 2024

Honey and Brown Sugar

Autumn has a smell before it has a look. When the trees are still...

October 02, 2024

Who is the Real Head of the Republican Ticket?

Donald Trump is completely insane. In case you haven't guessed, this is my weekly election...

September 2024

September 30, 2024

A Little More Serendipity

How do you get rid of Serendipity? I'm not asking some kind of philosophical...

September 29, 2024

A Word on the Catastrophic Flooding in Appalachia

Thank you to the readers who asked if we were okay in the rainfall after...

September 27, 2024

An Adventure in Appalachian Cooking

September wasn't an easy month, but we ate well. We almost didn't because things have...

September 25, 2024

Asters and Goldenrod

The first gasp of Autumn is not color, but drying up. September is the...

September 25, 2024

We Need to Admit that Pregnancy is Hard

I want to talk about a couple of important articles I read recently, and the...

September 25, 2024

On the Death of Marcellus Williams, a Poet

The State of Missouri killed an innocent man today. There is a host of...

September 22, 2024

A New Podcast Explores the People of Hope Community

I'd like to draw your attention to a very important piece of reporting I've...

September 22, 2024

On a Difficult Anniversary

It's been a hard day. It happens to be the day before Adrienne's birthday, the...

September 21, 2024

On the Last Day of Summer

It's the very last day of summer. It's just after midnight as I'm...