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, …
Category: Life
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 …
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 …
This is the end of the innocence
By MONTE DUTTON People endlessly walk in a voting loop symbolizing repetitive election promises. Click here. As is my habit, I voted. I like to do it the old-fashioned way, perhaps because I can’t remember ever standing in line. I like the poll workers. There’s time to chat. I heard a guy say this on …
Where AI comes in handy
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. I use Artificial Intelligence. Often I illustrate these blogs with images created by WordPress as part of the deal for providing this site. Also, it’s easier to ask AI the derivation of “lead-pipe cinch.” The standard Internet search now offers lead pipes I can purchase in the first 20 items. …
Don’t tell me I’ve nothin’ to do
By MONTE DUTTON People gather in a busy laundromat folding clothes and waiting for laundry cycles. Click here. What is the scribe to do when it’s Saturday and the Red Devils are rained out? Oh, it’s not so bad. I enjoyed a total of four quality conversations at the Waffle House and the laundromat. Let’s …
One never knows
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. News like this is unsettling. I was well out of college when Kyle Busch was born. I’m at the age where life seems a bit more frail. And if I die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take. The older I get, the more scary that …
Something old, something new
By MONTE DUTTON A vintage car drives past a rustic BBQ joint on Route 66 at sunset. Click here. It’s Sunday, and I’ve wrapped up the photos and story on Clinton High School’s latest baseball triumph and am presently surfing back and forth between the NASCAR all-star race and the PGA golf tournament. I’m going …
The best kind of road to ruin
By MONTE DUTTON Mike Hembree (left) and Larry Woody at the Franklin battlefield (Monte Dutton photos). I hope I’m going to get a bit more profound when I take stock of my three-day trip to Nashville, Tenn., which I cheerfully refer to as Music City USA, but not Nashvegas, because I like Nashville better. I …
How I’m changing to how I’m changing
By MONTE DUTTON A man reacts in shock to soaring inflation and rising prices of everyday items. Click here. On Sunday morning, I got up, drove to a drive-through and bought the same thing as the week before. I can’t remember the restaurant. I just remember it had golden arches. Usually, I get something that …
