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,...
This Week’s Independent Thinker
Have you ever had sleep poverty at 2:45 a.m.? Counting sheep is ridiculous, as is counting how many times you’ve pluffed your pillow or...
The Reel News
Pictured is Ronnie from Alabama, with a fall walleye, caught with Austin Kennedy of Busch Mountain Fishing Guide Service LLC
Beaver Tailwaters Fishing Report:
Fall weather...
The Dirt on Nicky
Took a trip and saw the flowers
One of the ways Claude Monet and I are similar is our appreciation for gobs of colorful flowers...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week October 29 – November 4, 2025
Halloween, Scorpio Festival of Death & Rebirth –Preparation Time
Sun and Mars in Scorpio (illuminating the processes of life and death). Mercury in Sagittarius (preparing...
The Coffee Table
Whitewashing OCD
I just finished painting the smaller of two tiny bedrooms room in my new old house. I had intended to paint everything white, as...
From the Back Porch
We seem to be committed to change. If it’s new, it’s good. If it’s electronic, it’s better. If it’s on an iPhone, that is...
American Insights
Be an American and Resist
Ten days into the new year—a year of promise and protest—Thomas Paine set America ablaze. Released on Wednesday, January 10,...