A poison ivy covered slope like the one I rolled down.
This all started in May 2025, when I volunteered to help clear a long stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway of downed trees and limbs from a major ice storm earlier that winter. The BRP was a mess for months; cleaning crews with chainsaws and chippers started from both ends of the parkway, with the crew I was on somewhere in the middle.
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This is an unusual blog post for me. Just “read and listen” along, and you will find out why.
Music means a lot to me and speaks to my soul. It has for years.
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This post was prompted by our meeting with a couple of hikers on the New River Trail. They were very curious about the e-bikes Diane and I were riding. I was more than happy to tell them about them. I am more than happy to tell you about them here also. This is a review of the GoTrax Dolphin e-bikes.
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As a blogger/writer/storyteller, which I am to some regard, I sometimes use the phrase that a lot of writers use: “This is hard for me to write”.
I lost my mother this past July.
Read MoreI love movies, I love going to the movies. I adored both when I was younger.
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There are story lines, that are used over and over again for a reason. Like a music tune you can’t forget, can’t get out of your mind, an ear worm, as Diane calls it. A qoute from a book or a movie line can become a mind worm.
Read MoreVillains, many great movies have them. They provide conflict, the battle of good versus evil. They drawn us into the story, whether in a book or up on the screen.
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Wonder, Amazement. Remember the look on Marty’s face as he walks thru the future Hill Valley in Back To The Future II? Or the utterly astonished look when he discovers he is sitting beside a teenage boy who is and will become his father in Back To The Future?
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Lives, Loves and Kingdoms have now been restored but one question remains, and what a question it is,
Do they Live Happily Ever After?
Wow, just think about that. Can it be possible? To live happily ever after? It is an amazing thought.
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Life can blow us off course, and we find ourselves sometimes in a strange world,
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I watched every minute of the Charlie Kirk Memorial, including the praise and worship before the memorial officially started. I was deeply moved and could see God's hand at work in all of it. It has sparked a significant global movement.
The title starts this post out. I think that people have the idea that God will not tolerate, and doesn’t want to hear our complaints, or our frustrations, some of which can be wrapped in anger, about our problems in life.
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Today is Diane’s birthday. I felt the need to post an updated tribute composed of words and pictures to her. She is the love of my life.
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Sometimes something can happen that I can’t write down until enough time has passed that my fingers don’t shake or tears don’t fall on my keyboard. One of those somethings happened at the end of last month.
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I have heard that many people believe the true meaning of Noel, Christmas has gotten lost in the the hubbub that surround this holiday.
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Proverbs 29:18 is one of the Bible's most misunderstood and misused verses. I have experienced it used by some church and ministry leaders to lead people astray, down a path they should not go on and no one should follow.
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The church that Diane and I attend in Galax believes that the people in the church should be as one person. This sounds simplistic, but it should be.
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I am the only volunteer Community Help Forum Moderator for Squarespace. We have been inundated with spam, hundreds of posts every day, posted by tens of bot spammers.
Read MoreI decided it might be good for folks to know what to do now that Microsoft has officially announced the date they will kill off Windows 10. When that date comes you have two, make those three choices.
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The Mabry Mill stands as a monument to the enduring spirit of the mountain people.
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Our Wonderful Seth Thomas Clock circa 1920 or so, sittting on our hallway table.
Diane and I recently bought a house in Galax and are making it our own.
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