The Dirt on Nicky
Can’t see the 4est for the 3s
My birth sign suggests I am easily distractible, but that’s hardly an excuse. I know there’s a point...
This Week’s Independent Thinker
Has anyone else experienced the high-pitched squall of a leaf blower? It’s a hand-held 2-cycle machine that pollutes more than a Ford F-150. Seriously....
Esoteric astrology as news for week November Nov. 26 – Dec. 2, 2025
Wearing Gratitude Like a Cloak – Rumi
The week of Thanksgiving and the season of gratitude begins. The Sun is now in Sagittarius. We...
American Insights
American Insights: Wilson’s Stand for Suffrage, Part II of III
Even before he took the oath of office, Woodrow Wilson had been confronted with the...
The Coffee Table
Passively teaching tolerance
Sometime back, I wrote about a man who frightened me at the Carroll County recycling center, which is rural enough that it’s unlikely...
From the Back Porch
“Seems to me… you’d stop to see… just how beautiful we are”**
Once upon a time, just a few years ago, a gentle man and...
Hall Closets
Two-woe-and-eight!
Dear devotees – Welcome to the imploringly depressed state of affairs that is Arkansas Razorback Football Week 11. Check any and all brains, egos,...
The Reel News
Pictured are Juan Granados and Xieng Chanthavong with Hooked on Fishing LLC, scouting for their next trip.
Beaver Tailwaters Fishing Update:
Rain and cooler air are...
The Dirt on Nicky
How propitious
Three years ago, I was gifted a neglected, starving aloe vera snippet. I welcomed it home by replanting it in decent soil and...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week November 19 – 25, 2025
Scorpio – Contemplating finances & resources: Asking What Sustains & Stabilizes Us?
In our last week of Scorpio – Sagittarius Sun begins Friday, November 21...