A dark, cold, and damp morning. As I was pulling into the parking area at McMahon’s Mill, I had the strange thought that I should see fishermen, bicyclists, and hikers standing around steel barrels with fires in them on strike and picketing the conditions. I often have strange passing ideas like Read More
A Forest Interview
(Yet Another Appalachian Allegory?) By a strange set of circumstances, that I refrain from going into here, I was contacted by the representative of a “person” to see if I would do an interview. I was given a list of rules, mostly come alone and in no way shape or form was I to bring a camera or Read More
Some Thoughts
Stars So here I sit, thinking too hard as is usual. I have the late Tom Petty playing through my headphones, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers has always been happy music for me. Don’t know why, just is. Always makes me think of hot North Carolina nights. The sun just gone down behind the Read More
Endura Luminite Thermal Bicycling Gloves
I’m hard on gloves no matter what they are for, usually I wear them out relatively quickly. I also have hands that are hard to get a proper fit with many manufacturers patterns either my fingers are to long or my hands are just a bit too wide to be comfortable in a glove. I purchased a pair of Read More
Three Years
The Unfinished Business of the Abby Road Ducks You would think that over time this process of grief and loss would get easier. It really doesn't; it does change though. Now don’t get me wrong here, I still have my bad times. Bouts of depression, anger, and profound sadness are still, and always Read More
Christmas Morning Tea on Arthur’s Rock 2019
For those of you reading this that don’t know, it has become a tradition for me to go to what I call “Arthur’s Rock” early on Christmas morning for a cup of tea. Arthur’s Rock is located close to McMahon's Mill on the C&O Canal and is a spot he and I often stopped at for lunch, a snack, or just Read More