Thursday, October 24, 2013

The Old Spinster Teacher

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Irma R. Schumacher (1916-2001) Over the years, I have come across a number of fascinating people.  As I was digging through and organ...
Thursday, September 19, 2013

Favoritism and the New Discrimination - Why We Need to Return to Qualifications-Based Employment and Chuck Political Correctness and Affirmative Action

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There is much talk about the economy these days, and honestly the economy in the past few years has been a real roller-coaster ride.   Howev...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Sax-Squatch - the Appeal of the Giant Saxophone

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By now, many reading this know I am a record collector with close to 2000 recordings on both vinyl and CD.   However, I also play saxophone,...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Debunking Appalachian Stereotypes

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Within the past year, certain high-profile "neocons" have seen fit to pick on mountain people for some reason.   About a year ago,...
Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Good TV May Be Making a Comeback!

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For those of you who get the Sunday paper and that little insert inside called the Parade, you may have noticed this past week on the cover ...
Monday, April 1, 2013

Polka 101 - A Lesson!

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You will notice that I do a specific subject followed by a more general entry, but do not ask me why!  At this point I am killing some time ...
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Those Fiddlin' Kids!

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Talent, as is well documented, starts young.  It is born in the person God gifts with it, but it also takes a lot of work to refine and deve...