By MONTE DUTTON Click here. As the curtain falls on “Blue, Green, Purple & Red,” I wanted to express my appreciation to everyone who has supported the site. It’s hard to keep up with technology. I thought I was ahead of the curve when I was behind it. What I hoped to do was fill …
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California murder in three installments
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. I’m sure this review won’t be a big hit on the site analytics, but I’ve spent a lot time reading lately and resolved to write about each book after I completed it. As I have stockpiled many books over the years that I haven’t gotten around to reading, this means …
All I have to do is dream
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. It’s been a while since I’ve let you know what I’m doing. That’s because it’s been a long time since I’ve known what I was doing. I’m getting closer. The biggest reason for my professional slowdown is the sale of my property, which remains in a government and regulatory holdup. …
Weird doings on the diamond
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. I spent a lot of time Friday watching NCAA baseball playoff games, mainly because I’m presently too broke to do much else.. I had the usual South Carolinian’s interest in Clemson, and some underdog’s affection for USC Upstate, which won the Big South Tournament out of which Presbyterian quickly retired. …
The best account of the best
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. The hereafter is where old race fans debate the merits of Curtis Turner, Junior Johnson and Fireball Roberts. Some young NASCAR fans weren’t born when Dale Earnhardt met his maker. Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Rusty Wallace have their adherents, not to mention those of my age who also recognize …
Paladins charge the net as SoCon’s top seed
(Furman photos) Click here. And then there was one. Furman claimed the Southern Conference regular-season title in women’s tennis with a 5-2 victory over East Tennessee State, previously the only other undefeated team in league play. The Paladins (18-3, 7-0 SoCon) earned the No. 1 seed in next weekend’s league tournament. Furman, which won its …
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Four Hundred Hogs
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. On the night of January 2, something unprecedented happened. My stomach blew up. It perforated. I couldn’t get out of bed till morning. I went to the hospital without shoes, laptop and keys, from home to Laurens to Greenville. Surgery was late that night.I had posted 40 stories in 40 …
A Christmas morning collection of inspiration
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. Merry Christmas. After the sleepless childress have experienced the wonder of the glittering tree and the presents scattered around it, let us find time to contemplate the soul of our being, where we are and where we are going."We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though …
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Furmanology: Just call the latest Paladin Smitty
By MONTE DUTTON (File photo) Click here. I went through college in a period of little unrest. I read about the 1960s and watched it all on TV as a boy, but the biggest threat to the Furman campus in the late 1970s and early 1980s was the invasion of Citadel cadets the night before …
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Furmanology: Morgan struggles at Augusta
Anna Morgan (Furman photo) Click here. Isn’t it amazing how big women’s basketball has become? Isn’t it amazing how important women have become in areas where they were not always so influential? In a way, basketball is just hand in hand with everything else … which is great. For instance, I have grown familiar by …
Nightrider's Lament 