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“So Long To All My Friends In Tupelo, Mississippi” – RIP Captain Larry Bell
Dyer County, Tennessee Larry Bell and I shared an office together in the 1980’s when I was still in law enforcement. We both had moved into administrative jobs, more or less, at that point and it became necessary to have … Continue reading
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Tagged Captain Larry Bell, death, dyer county sheriffs department, obit, Tennessee highway patrol
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It’s Not The Same. But It’s Still Great!
Somewhere On The Bay For 13 years we’ve been coming to this spot on the Chesapeake Bay. Summer calls you here after those long, cold and dark winter days. We gave it a test run one year in the October … Continue reading
Posted in family, Life
Tagged Chesapeake Bay, daughter, family, father, growing up, Virginia side
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Just Before Sunrise Summer Quietly Arrived And Unpacked
Without a sound summer arrived this morning at 5:14 eastern time. I think I was still asleep, but I may not have been. I love summer. It’s my favorite time of the year. I really wish it officially started on … Continue reading
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Tagged big sandy, blue ridge mountains, Paris, summer arrives, Tennessee River, virginia
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Doug Viar Taught Me Everything I Ever Learned About Covering News – Sure Wish He Was Still Around
I’ll never, ever forget the day Doug Viar’s daughter, Lori, sent me an instant message over Facebook. “Tommy, daddy is gone.” It sort of confirmed something I had a funny feeling about that day. I’d been trying to reach Doug. … Continue reading
March Begins. I Can Coast Now.
I can remember it. Clear as day. Every year on March 1st, even if it was snowing, my daddy would say, “Tommy, we can coast now. We’ve made it through February, that’s the worst of it.” He’d go on to … Continue reading
Posted in farming, Life
Tagged 2022, blue ridge mountains, childhood, crocus, dyer county, farm, meteorological spring, nelson county, Northwest Tennessee, virginia
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Want To Know Why What’s Happening Is So Bad? I’ll Tell You.
The last two years has done nothing short of destroying what we as Americans valued most. Tradition. Growing up used to be so simple for youngsters all across this country from Montana to Arkansas. Dates on a Friday night, getting … Continue reading
So Long Mr. Luck
I met Mr. Carleton Luck over a decade ago in the Nellysford, Virginia coffee, wine shop & restaurant called Basic Necessities. One of my absolute favorite places on this earth, by the way. I know of no nicer man … Continue reading
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Tagged basic necessities, Carleton luck, death, ford bronco, Nellysford, obit, virginia
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Two Years Later. Here We Are. What Are You Going To Do About It?
So here we are, almost two years into two weeks to flatten the curve. How are you feeling about yourself these days? You still buying into it? Do you actually believe the story you’re being told, that this is about … Continue reading
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Tagged family, fear, friends, handshakes, hugs, live life, masks, stop being afraid
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I Didn’t Vote For Trump. I Didn’t Vote For Biden. Now For Afghanistan
To the dismay of many of my Republican friends. Here’s some news. I didn’t vote Trump. Lord knows I didn’t vote Biden. I’ve never been that intoxicated. I voted for Jo Jorgensen. Spare me the attacks of how I threw … Continue reading
Fly High. We’re Gonna Miss You Big Time Terry Martin
Kind and gentle souls are hard to find these days. I was lucky enough to find one in Terry Martin more than a decade ago. I got to know Terry over the years when I was the emcee for the … Continue reading
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Tagged auto detail, charlottesville music, dies, mixing, passes, soundboard, Terry Martin, virginia
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