The Coffee Table
Metamorphosis
I’ve been having the time of my life at a weekly gathering of people who don’t talk about politics at all—or, at least, have...
From the Back Porch
On a warm October Sunday morning we were told that she had fallen and was doing poorly.
On Monday we were told she was in...
Hall Closets
Coach John Calipari and his 14th-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks welcomed Southern University to Bud Walton Arena on Monday night and officially opened their season by...
The Dirt on Nicky
Need a new idea?
You know how some folks know everything already… not me. I learned the minimal basics of a handful of landscape plants...
The Reel News
Pictured is Guhnnar from Missouri, with a very nice 20-in. fall trout, caught with Austin Kennedy of Busch Mountain Fishing Guide Service LLC
Beaver Tailwaters...
This Week’s Independent Thinker
It’s the Beaver moon. It’s a full moon and a supermoon, the second of four in a row.
The fireball swarm of the Southern Taurids...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week November 5 – 11, 2025
Retrogrades – One Short, Two Long – Taking Us Into Spring 2026
We have significant astrological events this week – beginning with Wednesday’s full moon/Scorpio...
From the Back Porch
After the rain comes the sun
I’ve lived in quiet expectation of great changes, of history suddenly answering the needs of “should.” All experience, written...
The Coffee Table
Smoking, drinking, and screen time
There’s a little message box that pops up on my laptop every now and then telling me about my “screen...
Hall Closets
Every August a famous neighbor of ours tells me – “Scot, Razorback football, it’ll be good ‘til it’s not.” And as of Monday October 27,...