BMS to celebrate Dale JR’s Final Stand at the Last Great Colosseum
For more than 20 years, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been a fixture at Bristol Motor Speedway, both as a kid in Victory Lane with his dad and as a driver taming the all-concrete high banks. As he prepares for his final week behind the wheel at The Last Great Colosseum, both the Speedway and guests […]
The Loafer
Skies This Week
Celestial events in the skies for the week of August 15-21, 2017 as compiled for The Loafer by Mark D. Marquette. A New Moon total eclipse of the Sun on Monday leaves the evenings with moonless nights and a great time to learn the dot-to-dot patterns of the constellations. Use a planisphere that dials in the […]
Kellys Place
The Internet Declares Love is Dead (And Other Pop Culture Excursions)
Ever since politics became a form of pop culture entertainment, I have nearly lost sight of what used to be pop culture–you know, the world of vacuous entertainers and movie stars. So, this week, let’s take a look at something other than tweetstorms and fake news. Let’s examine some really serious stuff, like the breakup […]
Batteries Not Included
Requiem for a VCR
There was an awful storm about a week ago. It knocked the power out for a few minutes at the house. When the power returned, some things were not back–the internet was out for hours. After going back and forth with my internet provider about this, they insisting there were no outages in my area, […]
Pop Life
10 Groundbreaking Summer Blockbusters
As the summer movie season is winding down, and with “Wonder Woman” declared the 2017 summer box office winner, I decided to turn back time and list what I feel are the 10 most groundbreaking summer blockbuster films of all time. The films on my list may have been eclipsed at the box office by […]
The Casual Word
Welcome Back
Counting down Hours Seconds Days Minutes Poised in preparation Waiting for the bell to toll the doors to swing open Halls and ears Filled with joyous Raucous Jubilation Salutations exchanged Inquiries made of missed time Smiles all around Anticipation culminated A multitude of emotions Move across milliseconds In linear fashion This first degree In one […]
Appalachian Wanderers
The Biltmore House
It stands over 5 stories tall. It has a footprint of over 178,926 square feet of floor space that includes 135,280 square feet of living area. It is the largest privately owned house in the United States. It has been owned by the same family since the first day it opened on Christmas Eve, 1895. […]
Stargazer
Marq’s Top 10 Eclipse Tips
The day is almost here that will turn to night for more than two minutes in the afternoon, and millions of Americans can’t wait to blackout! The media hype is fever pitched, and you undoubtedly know more about a total solar eclipse than you ever imagined. It will be the Great American Eclipse, so take […]
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