Just maybe all the republicans will hold their breath next week and turn blue.

Yesterday as I drove south from Indianapolis on I 65 towards Louisville, four lanes went from 70 mph to a parking lot. A parking lot 5 miles long. It took almost and hour to get to the end of it all. They had cleared most of the wreckage but what was left may have been…

Thomas Wolfe was born in Asheville, North Carolina; about 60 miles from where I’m headed for awhile. Home. Wolfe’s great American novel, ‘You Can’t Go Home Again’ reflects on change as we grow older. Years ago I returned home to help an aging mother and a sister in need. I wound up building a small…

Since I was a child, I’ve had a strange affinity for reptiles and amphibians. Western North Carolina hosts over 100 different species of amphibians alone. The largest number of salamander species in the world. No wonder I chased small creatures in the creeks and streams My college Zoology professor was one of the most influential…