The $3,800 SUV
By LEON YOUNGBLOOD A few months ago, a 78-year-old gentleman made a left-turn in front of me that resulted in a traffic accident. In short, he had minor injuries, I…
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On to Thanksgiving
By LEON YOUNGBLOOD Halloween 2023 will soon be behind us, and I guess there are persons who will miss it. Maybe I was not paying attention, but it did not…
Spookathon
By LEON YOUNGBLOOD “In the ‘Close Encounters of the Weird Kind’ department, the traditional Halloween spooks don’t have much of a chance, this year,” old man Red said. “I mean,…
Assorted fears
By LEON YOUNGBLOOD “Recreational fear” is marketed year-round, and I can only define the term with examples: Do you like scary movies? Horror, thrillers, suspense movies and the like are…
Muscadines
By LEON YOUNGBLOOD Having had only negative experiences with wild grapes in my youth, I guess it’s understandable I’d not realize the merits of native muscadines—Vitis rotundifolia—all the years…
Moonstruck
By LEON YOUNGBLOOD If you did not get to see the “supermoon” rising this past week, you missed a blessing. I was en route to the wilderness shack at Briar…