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WWDVD?
Whenever there’s a tornado outbreak, I think about Doug Viar. Whenever I hear something stupid in the news, I think about Doug Viar. Whenever I see something dumb in politics (there a lot these days!) I think abut Doug … Continue reading
Posted in Life, TV News, weather
Tagged 12 year anniversary, death, doug viar, newsman, reporter, tornado
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This Is What Potential Presidential Looks Like
I’ve not been a Piers Morgan fan. Especially years ago. He was just so irrational and so opposed to fundamental American foundations. For example 2A. He’s softened on many of those things he once held firm opinions of. That said, … Continue reading
Posted in Life, politics
Tagged florida, governor, interview, Piers Morgan, president, Ron DeSantis
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Eating Out
Having been in the TV News business for about 20 years before my move to Virginia, I ate out more than a lot of folks. When you’re darting all over the place to cover a story, or hoping into a … Continue reading
Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying
Nelson County, Virginia In our former lives we were TV News reporters. Primarly in Memphis, yes, that Memphis you have been hearing so much about lately. Yvette was a metro reporter in the thick of it inside the city. Convenience … Continue reading
Posted in broadcasting, family, Life
Tagged broadcast TV, family, leave your job, live life, no boss, retiring early, TV News
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And Here We Are Almost Three Years Later.
Nelson County, Virginia Back in April of 2020 I wrote a post here right here called, Keep The Fire Burning : Why A Hug, A Handshake & Friends Matter Now More Than Ever My opening paragraph in that post was … Continue reading
How I Became Friends With The Late Earl Hamner, Jr – Creator Of The Waltons
Nelson County, Virginia Back in 2005 when we started a printed magazine here in the Blue Ridge of Virginia, Earl Hamner was in his early 80s and very much alive. A local director, Peter Coy, was in the process of … Continue reading
Posted in family, Life
Tagged earl hamner, friends, John boy, jr., my memory, Schuyler, the Waltons, va, Waltons mountain
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Downing Of The Lights
Bryant, Virginia It’s always a bittersweet time of the year. After weeks of holiday feels, starting back with Thanksgiving, it finally ends in early to mid January. This year we decided to keep the outdoor lights up until just after … Continue reading
Posted in family, Life
Tagged blue ridge mountains, Christmas lights, farmlife, holidays, over, taking down lights, virginia
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6 Years & 50 Pounds
Six years ago on this very day I’d had enough. November 6, 2016. My pants were tight, my shirts were tight, I was fat. My blood pressure was bumping into pre-hypertensive territory and even lying down in bed my heart … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Life
Tagged Fitness, lifting, losing weight, resistance training, running, trail running, weight loss, workout
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A Chicken Funeral
Nelson County, Virginia Once laying hens get old, usually about 3-4 years, they stop laying. On a farm they’ve served their purpose and lived a pretty good life, especially if they are able to get to pasture like ours … Continue reading
Posted in family, farming, Life
Tagged a boy and his pet chicken, blue ridge mountains, chickens, death, farm animals, farmlife, Life, poultry, virginia
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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
Posted in Life, Uncategorized
Tagged Captain Larry Bell, death, dyer county sheriffs department, obit, Tennessee highway patrol
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