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You’ve wandered into the residence of one old country boy’s musings and takes on random topics. Wordsmithing aside, I can’t be much more precise than that. With retirement looming, my best friend and wife of 40 years asked — perhaps uneasily — what I would do when I crossed that finish line?
A Dough-lightful Tale
Once upon a thyme in the bustling town of Punville, there was a baker named Brad Renner who whisked he…Read more
Western North Carolina Strong
You know the news. Charging wind, water and mud from Tropical Storm Helene devastated western North Carolina and left communities…Read more
There is no wisdom save in truth. Truth is everlasting, but our ideas about truth are changeable. The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it, but that is often not the path followed.
One of the most contentious topics in MLB today is the strict use of pitch counts. I’m a passionate student of the game, and I don’t accept the over-the-top embracing of pitch counts. Here’s my logic …