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 …
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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 …
Iceman Thawed
Clinton, South Carolina, Thursday, August 6, 2020, 1:34 p.m. I have “encountered” Kimi Raikkonen before. I was about 10 feet away for a media conference at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2011, when, away from Formula One, he tested the waters in a couple NASCAR races, one for trucks and the for what is now the …
What in the Name of the Constitution Is Going On?
Clinton, South Carolina, Thursday, July 30, 2020, 3:28 p.m. If there’s no sports this fall, it’s devastating. It’s devastating to me because I am running a sports website without the benefit of sports, but it’s devastating for millions because sports is a vital part of their lives. It’s mild in comparison to losing basic social …
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Life at a Safe Distance
Clinton, South Carolina, Friday, July 3, 2020, 11:19 a.m. This morning brought a bit of a break from the desolation of the Self-Quarantine Age. I had breakfast at the cafe on the square, and it didn’t seem like I was risking life and limb. I try to keep my trusty bandana handy, along with a …
You Just Can’t Beat Technology
Clinton, South Carolina, Thursday, June 25, 2020, 1:14 p.m. Technology. Can’t live with it. Can’t live without it. It is supposed to be our friend. In many cases, it isn’t. In the newspaper business, nearly 30 years ago I worked for a large metropolitan newspaper. When I was there, toiling on the desk, that paper …
Forever Lulled
Clinton, South Carolina, Saturday, June 13, 2020, 9:53 a.m. What have I learned from the great vacant year of 2020? I’ve got plenty of time to ponder this absence of normality. It’s only half over as the calendar flies. The pandemic is a house fire that continues to flare up every time it looks like …
Nightrider's Lament 