Clinton, South Carolina, December 4, 2020, 11:17 a.m. Java Cafe, Mt. Holly, NC, 2009. One never knows how an audience will respond. When I played music and told jokes at last night’s Christmas gathering of the Laurens County Cattlemen’s Association, I worried that I was overrehearsed. I spent so much time considering songs to play, …
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Too Tired to Tussle
Clinton, South Carolina, Sunday, November 22, 2020, 11:20 a.m. I haven’t been writing much lately. Let’s revise that. I haven’t been writing much outside the confines of my principal job, which is my website, LaurensCountySports.com. Why? The short answer is I haven’t had much to say. The election is over. Here in Laurens County, high …
‘Is That All There Is?’
Pixabay Clinton, South Carolina, Wednesday, November 11, 2020, 8:16 a.m. I’ve been a bit remiss. And less than truthful. I’ve repeatedly extolled the virtues of reading without practicing extensively what I’ve preached. I hardly ever listen to podcasts because I point out that I can read faster than I can listen and find podcasts something …
Contrary to Ordinary
Jerry Jeff Walker (Monte Dutton photo) Clinton, South Carolina, Sunday, October 25, 2020, 12:30 p.m. Monte Dutton I’m sort of rested again. When I heard the news of Jerry Jeff Walker’s death, I had been up all night and slept 90 minutes before I filled a commitment to go stand around outside’s Whiteford’s Giant Burger …
Accentuate … the Positive
Clinton, South Carolina, Thursday, October 22, 2020, 9:32 a.m. In these desperate times, I thought it beneficial to build a list of stuff I like. Monte Dutton Stuff that has gotten better. This requires deep thought, but here goes. Whiteford’s slaw dogs are as great as when I was sneaking out at lunchtime in high …
Counting Flowers on the Wall
Clinton, South Carolina, Sunday, October 18, 2020, 8:16 a.m. Monte Dutton I’m just stereotyping here when I say that everybody is going to die. It’s true, of course, but not right away. Not necessarily right way. Everybody’s got to be careful. But everybody’s mad. There I go stereotyping again. Anger may be worse than the …
No 20/20 Vision in 2020
Monte Dutton Clinton, South Carolina, Sunday, October 4, 2020, 10:53 a.m. President Twitter is sick, roughly as much as the country. The TV stations are gobbling up the money of all the political candidates and brazenly running their ads back to back. The other fellow is a disgrace. You think I’m a disgrace, but that …
Hope the Young People Learn from This
Clinton, South Carolina, Thursday, September 10, 2020, 8:45 a.m. Here’s what I think about the wide, wide (and wild, wild) world of COVID-19 around us. Forgive the bias on account of my world is centered in sports. Thus do I want there to be sports. As much as I enjoy a rib-eye steak, I enjoy …
Are the Good Times Really Over for Good?
Clinton, South Carolina, Tuesday, September 1, 2002, 8:36 a.m. Wow. It’s September. When will wonders cease? For the first time in my life, something has happened that is as bad as it could be. I’m grading on a curve. In absolute terms, the novel coronavirus COVID-19 – epidemic regionally, pandemic worldwide – could theoretically dwell …
A Strange Significance
Clinton, South Carolina, Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 1:05 p.m. The coronavirus blurs the lines between major and minor accomplishments. On Monday night, I finished the 22nd chapter of a novel. I’m closing in on the completion of the rough draft, but it’s not quite as rough because I’ve done a lot of retracing my steps …
Nightrider's Lament 