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, August 17, 2011

Historical Reflections on the Latter Roman Period

Time to exert my authority here as an amateur historian!! Just recently, I purchased an excellent documentary series on DVD produced by the...

The Need For Change

I have often tried to keep my stuff here sort of light-hearted, saving my weightier issues for my other website postings, but today I wanted...

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Pet Peeves and Personal Protocols

I wanted to write this being that all of us are created by God as individuals, and as such there are certain ways we perceive as acceptable ...

Longing For The Homestead

As Barb and I are on the cusp of a move to a new home in just a few weeks, I have renewed a lifelong interest I have had in homesteading and...

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Big Bands And the Gospel - A Good Pairing!

This little sharing of thought today is going to be a might different as it basically involves a synthesis of my biggest hobby and my person...

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Ponderings from the RidgeRunner

The past few weeks have been a little chaotic - had a couple of financial challenges, work has been crazy, and we have a potential move back...

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Big Bands and Other Thoughts Of Interest

Yesterday in the mail I received Jack Behrens' recent book entitled America's Music Makers: Big Bands and Ballrooms 1912-2011 , and...

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