[Not] Cutting the Mustard in Virginia April 2010 Took a trip to Indiana, and in SW Virginia this field suddenly appeared along I-77 & I-81. Had to swing around, find the access road, and get some shots. Wish I was a better photographer.
[First posted in April 2010] OMG! OMG! Hysteria Alert — Why Am I always the last to know??? Was listening to the Cardinals game on the way home tonight, and heard that on June 24th in Busch Stadium the greatest thing since the last World Series there (maybe even greater) will happen: It’s . . … Continue reading The Dixie Chicks Are Back!
This single lonesome Daffodil is blooming in our backyard, amid the rain and facing a freezing night. It moves me to verse – With apologies to His Eminence, Leonard Cohen: They’re comin’ from a hole in the ground We’ve waited months for them to be around I know that you may feel That this ain’t … Continue reading A Single Lonesome Daffodil
Okay, this is not on my usual beat, and has only a very indirect connection with Quakerism. But here’s the deal: Because of my work at Quaker House, involving GI counseling and jousting with the Demon of War, I subscribe to Army Times, a weekly dealing with — well, you can guess. And in the … Continue reading Good Grief! Punk Rock Sez, YES to Troops-NO to Wars
Update by Chuck Fager Wichita, KS — On this Friday the 13th, U.S. Judge Monti Belot accepted Priscilla Deters’ plan for remaining free on bail until her sentencing, but imposed tough restrictions on the now convicted felon, and spoke darkly of her likely jail sentence. Belot also predicted that there might be additional prosecutions in … Continue reading March 13, 1998: Tough Deters Bail Conditions Set;Possible Future Indictments Seen