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First Snows

November 22, 2024November 22, 2024 B. John 82 Views 0 Comments Appalachian State, Boone, Snow

The Western North Carolina Mountains had their first snow day today. Watching the webcams from time to time during the day brought back many great memories. There’s a magic to the first snow that roots itself deep in memory, stretching across years and places. In Kings Mountain, NC, where the winters were mild and snow was a gift rather than a certainty, the first flakes meant the world was about to change. As a kid, waking up to a white-coated street was like waking up on Christmas morning. School would call it a day, and we’d pile out of the house, sleds in hand, to the steep street just beyond our driveway.

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Resuming Rants

September 26, 2023 B. John 132 Views 0 Comments Cafe Con Tampa, Idalia, Kings Mountain, Tampa

There was a brief restaurant review posted earlier this year. The last post before that was a movie review (The Whale). A lot has transpired in my world over the past few months, and I think I am ready to get back to trying to post more or less regularly. The highlight reel looks a bit like this:

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A Pretty Good Week

May 19, 2019 B. John 424 Views 0 Comments Asheville, Brevard, Canton, Marco Trattoria, OCG, Orlando, Orlando Gay Chorus, Wells Funeral Home

I’m coming off a pretty good week, and I thought I’d say something about it. I visited Mom, old friends, beautiful places, had a beautiful day of travel to the mountains, had great meals, and attended a fantastic show. I could do this every week.

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Remembering Mr. Deal

April 19, 2019September 13, 2022 B. John 1368 Views 7 Comments Donald J. Deal, High School Band, Mentor, Mr. Deal

I know that today, somewhere on a football field in heaven, a band of angels is trying to keep up eight to five, and a bald-headed guy is getting right in front of them and yelling through a megaphone to pick up their knees. I also know at the end of the day they’ll not only be a better band but better angels. Thank you, Mr. Deal, for calling all of us to be our better angels. Godspeed and “horns up.”

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Honor a Veteran – Wreaths Across America

October 29, 2018 B. John 435 Views 0 Comments DAR, Mountain Rest Cemetery, Veterans, Wreaths Across America

There are 1200 Veterans who are buried at Mountain Rest Cemetery in Kings Mountain, NC, and countless others in both National and local cemeteries across the nation. They are the Veterans who we hope to honor when we participate in Wreaths Across America Day on December 15, 2018. Find out how you can help.

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The 3 Musketeers of the NCGA – Douche-bag of the Day Award

June 29, 2016September 29, 2018 B. John 384 Views 0 Comments Closet Case, General Assembly, HB2, NCGA, North Carolina, Pat McCrory, Phil Berger, republican, Restrooms, Tim Moore, Transgender

It seems that something was finally found to put the fear of God into the members of the North Carolina General Assembly about HB2…the NBA. Never mind jobs, reputation, economic growth…no, the threat of losing the All-star game brought them around…sort of.

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Big Talk About Terrorists

December 6, 2015September 29, 2018 B. John 334 Views 0 Comments Ammosexuals, Facebook, Guns, Jihad, Kings Mountain, Terrorists

Suddenly, everyone’s a warrior in the war against terror. That is of course only the terrorists attacks that 1. Don’t involve white male American terrorists, and/or 2. Aren’t likely to actually happen in the first place. Take inspiration for the protection of the homeland from some Facebook posts from early this morning. Here you’ll see the batshittery we’ve devolved into in this country. It started with this fairly incoherent post, which I mostly just ignored after assuming the person who wrote it was either high, drunk, or both.

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Consider Me A Native of El Bethel

April 25, 2012April 25, 2012 B. John 147 Views 0 Comments 238 Cherokee Street Tavern, Newt Gingrish

Since the Mayor gave Newt (serial adulterer, family values, thrice married, marriage is between one man and three women) Gingrich a key to the City today, consider me a native of El Bethel. Bad enough my Old Home State is trying to write discrimination into the State’s Constitution, now they are turning over the key to one of the sleeziest people to ever come out of Washington, D.C. And all this on the day he was ending his campaign anyways.

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Barbershops

October 13, 2011September 29, 2018 B. John 254 Views 0 Comments Central Barbershop, Gandy Barbershop, Steve Otto

I went to get a haircut Wednesday morning at the Gandy Barbershop. It’s owned by Steve, but Tony, a British guy, is the barber I use. When I was paying and getting ready to leave he showed me a framed article by a local Tampa Tribune columnist, Steve Otto, which talked about Tony and the barbershop. I got me thinking about my earliest memories of going to the barbershop. Of course I know I went before we moved to Kings Mountain, but the first memory I have of going was to Central Barbershop right downtown on Mountain Street, beside Griffin’s Drug Store.

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Christmas 2010-A Good One

January 3, 2011September 29, 2018 B. John 221 Views 0 Comments Christmas, Food, Gifts, Peace, pictures, Video

Well, Christmas 2010 has come and gone. Nothing left to do but pack up the decorations. I’d have to rate it as a pretty good Christmas. I think I managed to stick to a fairly tight budget, and despite a few arguments with Lay, we wound up with everyone getting something they really enjoyed. I got my shopping and gift wrapping done well ahead of time this year. The decorations were up right after Thanksgiving, and the Christmas Cards went out just after that, so I never felt rushed or hectic.

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Favorite Season

September 30, 2009September 29, 2018 228 Views 0 Comments Appalachian Mountains, Autumn, Blowing Rock, Boone, fall, seasons

OK, I know that about this time every year I write something about Autumn being my favorite time of year. I know, Tampa, FL is not the place to be thinking about Autumn. I think we get our Autumn here in January, the time of year when these nasty live oaks dump a big portion of their leaves. Still, there is a rhythm that comes with the seasons no matter where one lives, and I love this time of year for the sense of “settling-in.”

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