By MONTE DUTTON A quiet small town street glows warmly in the early morning light. Click here. I breezed through Laurens County on Thursday. It was an economical trip. I went to the post office, discovering to my surprise that the box wasn’t crammed. A big manila envelope was inside, but it was to an …
Rainy Monday thoughts from a rainy Sunday
By MONTE DUTTON Uh, don't tell me I've nothing to do. Click here. A few things to ponder on a dreary Monday morning: The next generation will never learn to tie its shoes. It’s a useless knack. I never do it anymore. I was up to 2 a.m. watching the stock cars race. It’s a …
Yessiree, I found some barbecue!
By MONTE DUTTON Customers enjoy a lively drive-thru experience. Click here. Everywhere has its unique places. They don’t seem unique to the folks who live there because, well, they are theirs. But I am new to this area, and I am amazed. During the NASCAR years, I took an avid interest in eating places. I …
New thoughts from the hills
By MONTE DUTTON A charming mountain general store and café with people enjoying the porch For the first time in short-term memory, no World Cup game was scheduled for Wednesday. The world will survive. We are back at war with Iran. I think the world will survive. It’s so easy to overreact. It just seems …
For once, Il Duce, let it be
By MONTE DUTTON Exciting World Cup final moment with fans cheering for Argentina versus Brazil. Click here. Slapdash observations from a weekend of watching sports and being American: One of my enduring nitpicks with NASCAR telecasters is their misleading comments on road courses and short tracks. A car slows for a flat turn. The car …
Our little 4th fireworks adventure
By MONTE DUTTON Families enjoy a lively Fourth of July fireworks show. Click here. On Friday night, the fireworks went off Adventure Village. I’d had a frustrating day with a new computer. (Still am.) I stopped by the office to see if The Transylvania Times had arrived. It hadn’t, but back at the shoe box, …
Curvy road to Cullowhee
By MONTE DUTTON Lake Toxaway (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. On Saturday I spent much of the day sightseeing. I took the camera along. My driving skills came in more handy. Trees mostly blocked the vistas I sought, but I accidentally discovered an almost direct way from here to Cullowhee, where I haven’t seen a …
What the World Cup teaches me about the world
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. The World Cup has us running around, trying to think of a reason to say “Turkiye.” The smallest country, by both population and area, ever to play in the World Cup is Curacao. It should be noted that world football has joined virtually every American sporting league in expanding the …
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Getting the hang of a new place
By MONTE DUTTON Friendly animal characters share a meal together Click here. I’m slowly getting used to my mountain home. Brevard is about the same population as Clinton and Laurens but seems a tad larger. Already I’ve seen one of those goofy Tesla “trucks” on a street for the first time. It should be called …
Soccer on the radio
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. I had a new experience on Friday. I listened to soccer on the radio. Serious radio. I mean Sirius. XM may have been involved, too. It was rather stirring, the USA’s 2-0 victory over Australia. I listened to it breathlessly, or maybe I was breathless because I was pulling a …
Nightrider's Lament 