Mobsters, the story is absolutely true in that Matt and I have become friends after stints as Hemingways that mention our beloved and my erstwhile hometown. We hoist a few in Cincy and Muncie a few times per year. We don’t always see the world the same way, but are friends nonetheless.
So, gratitude for TML 1.0 and 2.0 and for new relationships spawned.
RE: Mellencamp. Love his music, don’t love his politics, and sitting front row for his opening tour show in Bloomington.
Again, gratitude and respect for differing opinions.
Well said, friend (and I should have dropped on you that I was going to work that tidbit in here today, but I thought it made for such a good story I just ran with it) Have a great holiday!
Well done. Thank you for pinch hitting for Doc. I don't think he realizes that this is his retirement blog and no one is holding him to a firm schedule. I do enjoy the Hemingways, just pointing out the obvious.
Winter solstice on its way. Pensive is good. All the bright cheery lights may try to chase it off, but the natural order prevails.
Glad that blown off college assignment haunts you a little. We come to the things that matter in their own time. It just embedded itself for the long haul.
Well done, Matthew. (Try saying that name without sounding like Festus Haggen in your head).
Scarecrow was and remains a fantastic album. It came out during a time in which the government was (and had been for a couple of decades) screwing the American farmer over pretty good. Good art remains relevant, and this album still is relevant.
I was 5 years old when my sister went to Ball State to spend a couple of years, and the biggest memory I have of the city was a recurring dream I still have where my Winnie The Pooh fell out of the car and into the river and I watched it float away. Don't analyze that, folks. Sometimes a Pooh is just a Pooh.
Well done today, Matt!!
Mobsters, the story is absolutely true in that Matt and I have become friends after stints as Hemingways that mention our beloved and my erstwhile hometown. We hoist a few in Cincy and Muncie a few times per year. We don’t always see the world the same way, but are friends nonetheless.
So, gratitude for TML 1.0 and 2.0 and for new relationships spawned.
RE: Mellencamp. Love his music, don’t love his politics, and sitting front row for his opening tour show in Bloomington.
Again, gratitude and respect for differing opinions.
Cheers to everyone. Have a great weekend.
Well said, friend (and I should have dropped on you that I was going to work that tidbit in here today, but I thought it made for such a good story I just ran with it) Have a great holiday!
Well done. Thank you for pinch hitting for Doc. I don't think he realizes that this is his retirement blog and no one is holding him to a firm schedule. I do enjoy the Hemingways, just pointing out the obvious.
Winter solstice on its way. Pensive is good. All the bright cheery lights may try to chase it off, but the natural order prevails.
Glad that blown off college assignment haunts you a little. We come to the things that matter in their own time. It just embedded itself for the long haul.
Well done, Matthew. (Try saying that name without sounding like Festus Haggen in your head).
Scarecrow was and remains a fantastic album. It came out during a time in which the government was (and had been for a couple of decades) screwing the American farmer over pretty good. Good art remains relevant, and this album still is relevant.
I was 5 years old when my sister went to Ball State to spend a couple of years, and the biggest memory I have of the city was a recurring dream I still have where my Winnie The Pooh fell out of the car and into the river and I watched it float away. Don't analyze that, folks. Sometimes a Pooh is just a Pooh.
OMG Greg! I walk or bike regularly along that river and that story is gonna haunt me. Thanks for reading.
Great Festus line! I might have to stream a few Gunsmoke episodes to see if I remember them.
I may have seen your bear the last time I was in Cleveland for a Bengals game. There are armies of poohs floating in the Cuyahoga river.
And the greatest gratitude of all for those who believe and celebrate “the reason for the season!”
Pretty good, sounds similar to PD. I liked the song , but couldn’t understand all of the words, but I’m older than some and younger than others!
Thanks John… reading Doc’s work through the years, I think we’d agree on a lot.. except maybe the Keystone!