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"Why do they [write] for their money? Why do they [work] for short pay? They ain't getting nowhere and they're losing their share. They must have gone crazy back there." — Michael Burton (paraphrased)

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Something old, something new

On May 18, 2026 By wastedpilgrimIn Humor, Life, WritingLeave a comment

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 …

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The best kind of road to ruin

On May 14, 2026 By wastedpilgrimIn Life, Music, SportsLeave a comment

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 …

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Making Light of Myself, Etc.

On October 7, 2019 By wastedpilgrimIn HumorLeave a comment

Clinton, South Carolina, Monday, October 7, 1019, 9:38 a.m. This blog is an intangible. I derive no tangible income from it. I hope it has some promotional value, but mainly I write it to get things off my chest. It’s therapeutic in its way. Sometimes it’s a warm-up, like playing scales, I guess, if I …

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