David's Mountain Memories

I am David Thrower, and this is a collection of snippets of my life. On this page you will find articles about Appalachian heritage, family history, music, and other good stuff. It is a lighthearted page, so hope you will visit often as this is like my virtual homestead, front porch and all.

Thursday, October 30, 2025

My Visit to the Dentist

I am normally not in the best condition to write today, as I am not feeling the greatest. After some very extensive dental work yesterday...

Monday, October 27, 2025

When the Grind Invades Your Dreams

I have talked before about the importance and significance of our dreams, as we are often too quick to dismiss them. Dreams serve two pur...

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Dealing WIth a Few Pet Peeves

The complexities of being an individual do amaze me, especially when I look at myself. I have a lot of these little things called pet peev...

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Crazy Week and Changing Life

This week as I am writing, today I had to proctor an SAT test for about 16 of the juniors I teach. The role was completely off-the-cuff, ...

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Some Thoughts This Week

I was not planning on another post this week, but I wanted to just reflect a bit on a few things, as there is much to think about. This bl...

Monday, October 13, 2025

Beacon of Truth

Today we had a sort of mini-retreat day at school for our faculty, and there is nothing at all wrong with that concept - sometimes we have ...

Friday, October 10, 2025

Return Reflections

As I mentioned last time, earlier this week I was at a school-sponsored retreat for teachers at Jesuit schools, and it was in Madison, CT, ...

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