From the Back Porch
A morning at Hart’s looking at prices and buying groceries. Everything costs more, a pound no longer has 16 ounces, but there’s no shortage...
The Dirt on Nicky
To mustard or not to mustard?
Americans consume about 2.8 pounds of mustard (half a gallon!) annually which amounts to $2.5 billion for mustard makers....
This Week’s Independent Thinker
Dolly Parton, Gloria Steinem and Annie Dillard are three women who up and died before we could make a big deal over their fertile...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week September 23 – 29, 2026
A Dwelling in Nature – Autumn, Libra & Choice, Krishna & Arjuna (a story).
Autumn and the Soul half of the year begins. The Earth...
The Coffee Table
The Man in the Mirror
I generally don’t spend a lot of time thinking about JD Vance, but lately his presence in the news makes...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week Sept. 16-22, 2026
Autumn Begins – G-d Writes Our Names in the Book of Life.
You are forgiven, we say to each other.
This is our last week of...
American Insights
Never Forget
The smoke continued to suffocate, the fires still smoldered, and bodies continued to be located and counted as President George W. Bush, seated...
The Coffee Table
Head Lice and Hearing Aids
I was recently summoned for jury duty. I’m allowed to request an exemption because of my age, but I’m of sound...
Dinner for Six
Ethan Avanzino moved to Eureka Springs in 2020. He is co-owner with his husband, David, of the Wanderoo Lodge & Gravel Bar. He is...
From the Back Porch
I watched the stars last night, a universe into which has been launched the biggest telescope ever. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, built...