Monthly Archives: August 2025

As I’ve traveled around seeing how nearly everyone has turned their body into a scratch pad, I’ve conjured a fantasy in which I hit it off with a woman who says to me “I’m so glad that you don’t have … Continue reading →

I KNEW that I’d eventually find my concert ear plugs! Unfortunately, this happened months after I bought a new pair. Apparently Past Paulie thought putting them into a little-used drawer in my armoire. I finally found them when I was … Continue reading →

I probably watch more Major League Soccer games on tv than most people. What I have noticed often this year are the sparse crowds, and it’s not just at Atlanta United games. I predict that in five years there will … Continue reading →

The festival I attended over the weekend could be described as “fair to middling” due to lack of communication, and the unexplained cancellation of a couple of presentations that I wanted to hear. I actually left early Sunday morning, not … Continue reading →

I moved from Huntsville, Alabama almost 31 years ago. I returned Thursday*. Why was I in Huntsville? Well, the long story is that it’s because I was attending a weekend festival in Scottsboro, and I discovered that the band Bully’s … Continue reading →

If this were a different weekend, one which isn’t already planned, I’d be headed to Hiawassee (again?) today for the Georgia Mountain Fair. Why? Because it’s one of the earliest concerts by Molly Tuttle supporting her new album “So Long … Continue reading →

As we hurtle toward the end of August and look back to my growing season, I have to consider it to be a failure. I didn’t grow enough cucumbers or jalapeños to do the fermentation experiments I envisioned. I didn’t … Continue reading →

AT&T keeps sending me offers so that I will return to them. Yeah, no. Being an AT&T stockholder is punishment enough for me these days. Critters sure make it hard to enjoy gardening/farming. Last night during a break in the … Continue reading →

I’ve booked travel to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada! While I certainly don’t condone, nor enjoy, paying for seat selection, I have done just that. I paid $57 per flight for the “privilege” of seat selection, extra legroom, and a “complimentary” … Continue reading →

Here are some constants for the summer of 2025: – rainstorms break up before reaching East Atlanta, therefore not providing enough water for Wee Little Farm – the Atlanta United can’t win a soccer match – Werder Bremen will once … Continue reading →