Friday, November 24, 2017

I Am the Pretty Thing That Ate the House

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Beth, Terry, Old Dude, Ms. B. Well, maybe not the whole house, but damn near. There was no shortage of Thanksgiving Day feasting at the ...
Tuesday, November 21, 2017

So F'ing Suave!

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C'mon, you gonna tell me you wouldn't fall immediately in love with this guy? I have a confession to make. Back in my college...
Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Damned Rodan's Beast Bolognese

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It's recipe time again! This one is not killer spicy like most of my concoctions; it's a bit more true to its Italian heritage, wi...
Sunday, November 12, 2017

Trailing and Quarrying

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View of the old Salem Quarry, facing north from the overlook After a months-long dry spell on the geocaching front, the past three weeke...
Monday, October 30, 2017

Sojourn at Gettysburg

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Somber. Whimsical. Intriguing. Hysterical. Profound. That was our trip to Gettysburg, PA, this past weekend. Generally around Halloween...
Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Oblivious

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It's how some of the best (and worst) horror stories begin: you're in the sticks, driving a series of windy mountain roads, somet...
Sunday, October 22, 2017

Heavens, What a Noise! and Others

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Photo by Sarah Smith An unexpectedly long weekend, the company of a nice lady, first-to-finds on a couple of geocaches, lots of wine, a...
Friday, October 20, 2017

Songwriters Showcase Tonight!

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Lately, I've been about as busy playing music — or something akin to it — as writing fiction. Of course, the composing of prose is my ...
Sunday, October 15, 2017

How to Conquer Quicksand

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Damned Rodan with a couple of old men ( Diefenbaker & Robgso ) in the background After almost ending up in a watery grave by takin...
Saturday, October 14, 2017

Far Above the Clouds

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The view from Lover's Leap on the Blue Ridge Parkway, about 7:00 AM Almost exactly five years ago, Ms. B. and I made our annual pilg...
Wednesday, October 11, 2017

"When I Was a Kid...

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Yeah, I found it. No, not the cache... the quicksand. ...I thought quicksand would be a much bigger problem." You see memes wit...
Wednesday, October 4, 2017

It, Watching — It, Scary

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While it's relatively rare for my stomach to start growling in hunger while reading about cannibalism, several of the stories in Eliz...