Abby The Spoon Lady
Abby Roach is affectionately known as “The Spoon Lady” as she tells the stories of her adventures and struggles of “hoboing” across America for eight years, busking from city to city to make ends meet. She finally landed in Asheville, NC. (by mistake) and has become a permanent fixture in the downtown street music scene […]
Stargazer
Jupiter is One Crazy Planet
Now that she’s back in the atmosphere With drops of Jupiter in her hair, hey, hey, hey.” -Train “Drops of Jupiter” No way would any girl want drops of Jupiter in her hair! The super-cold hydrogen clouds would freeze her, or the super-hot liquid metallic hydrogen surrounding its core mantle would melt her. But it’s […]
The Loafer
Skies This Week
Celestial events in the skies for the week of June 19 – June 25, as compiled for The Loafer by Mark D. Marquette. With daylight lasting nearly 16 hours and the Summer Solstice June 21st, there’s not much time for stargazing, but there are four planets to see, and this week the Moon waxes to […]
Pop Life
Ocean’s 8
Sandra Bullock has always been a popular draw at the box office, so it makes sense Hollywood would release a film starring the popular star in the summer movie season. Bullock stars as Debbie Ocean in the new heist comedy film “Ocean’s 8”, and has brought along some famous friends as her co-stars. Cate Blanchett […]
The Nerd's Corner
Days of the Dead
“One, two, Freddy’s coming for you… three, four, better lock the door… five, six, grab a crucifix… seven, eight, better stay up late… nine, ten, never sleep again…” Now that we are half way into 2018, you may have already taken a trip or two, or are getting that summer trip planned. For some of […]
Batteries Not Included
When Buying Stovetop Becomes A Lynchian Nightmare
Every Thanksgiving I make this really wonderful dressing from scratch using day-old cornbread and sausage. But in the reality of life, I don’t have time to make it every time I sometimes think a little bit of dressing would be nice for dinner. “Stuffing instead of potatoes!? Gee, dad, you’re the best!” is what my […]
Kelly's Place
Fifteen Hundred (or Fourteen Hundred and Eighty Four)
I was planning to devote this column to something called “The Container Concept,” which has to do with using shipping containers and boxes to think about the way we organize (or should organize) our lives. The popular guru of the container concept is Sue DeRoos, who uses the example of our refrigerators to prove her […]
The Casual Word
Library
On the sea of Avalon I set sail Place my rudder Cast off Into a vastness Of possibilities Adventure awaits The likes of which I have never experienced In this new tale This new story A book never before Removed from any shelf To be enjoyed For the very first time Jun 19, 2018The Casual […]
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