Monthly Archives: April 2007

What Happens…

Posted on April 29, 2007 by MrBill

when you Google NASCAR, HUBRIS, POETRY, KITCHENS and MIDSHIPMEN? You get my weekend. It began with the new action-thriller “Fracture.” Anthony Hopkins and Brian Gosling in a clever movie about hubris and double jeopardy (I’m not a lawyer, but there’s … Continue reading →

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Asheville, and beyond

Posted on April 22, 2007 by MrBill

Happy Earth Day. OK, lets take a ride. Some may recall those grand scenes near the end of the recent film version of “Last of the Mohicans” where Chingachgook and Magua battled on high cliff passages somewhere in the Adirondacks. … Continue reading →

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Something to Talk About

Posted on April 19, 2007 by MrBill

It happened. American Idol jumped their shark. If you take that show seriously, surf on. Sanjaya, despite all my efforts, was voted off. Then, within 45 minutes, representatives of our government booked Sanjaya for a concert at the Guantanamo Bay … Continue reading →

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April, 2007 What’s Goin’ On?

Posted on April 10, 2007 by MrBill

I have friends who listen to or watch Don Imus. I don’t get him. He’s a nasty, snarley person. This flap is not about comedy, it’s just plain bigotry. The world of what’s funny is rich. We don’t need to … Continue reading →

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Beyond Better Stuff

Posted on April 4, 2007 by MrBill

I was at a friend’s house and she showed me some small books she had just made at a class by Daniel Essig (www.danielessig.com) of Asheville. Things made by hand seem to be disappearing, like spare time, full sentences, home … Continue reading →

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