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.

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Combatting Corporatism

Although the official book of articles has gone to press, this is being written in December now and will be included in the 2026 book later...

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

The Year Ends

This is my last official blog post of 2025, given that I have written quite prolifically over the past year. I am not really sure why I ha...

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Giving Thanks

Today is Thanksgiving - my 56th one. Given the events of the past two years, it's a lot to process, and the question posed is " w...

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Another Loss

It seems like with every year, we lose another of our pets. This year it was Barbara's cat Mickey. He passed away yesterday at aroun...

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Taking Some Pause

I was not planning to write today - I am at work, and the coverage for absent teachers is rather light as well as my own students being at ...

Monday, November 17, 2025

Decisions and Thoughts

As I write today, I am at home. We were supposed to be at work at the school, but a light pole came down in front of the school so it was ...

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

The Crossroads of Decisions

I have a weird, enigmatic title for this week because a lot is going on in my mind right now. I am starting to second-guess my career choi...

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