Independence Day

My wife, Lynn, believes that since I began writing this daily column, I’ve become a more psychologically balanced person. Happier, less crazy and neurotic. Her theory is that I unconsciously use the little stories that I write as a sort of web-based confessional....

Indistinguishable From Magic

Arthur C. Clarke’s Third Law states “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” We have witnessed this in this history both ancient and recent as societies at disparate levels of technology collide. The Native Americans surely thought the...

Infamous Stringdusters: Silver Sky

Dear friends, Last month Marty Varner stepped in to help with my monthly welcome column, delivering his unique perspective on the challenging new album by the Punch Brothers. Since then the young man has got his grubby mitts on the latest release from one of the other...

INFERNAL ALARM CLOCKS, AND OTHER RANDOM THOUGHTS

Fer SOME infernal reason, I have ALWAYS had this built in sub consious ALARM clock! When I go to bed, NO matter what time of the evening or early morning,I can tell meself to wake up at a certain time, and durned if’n I dont wake up about 2 to 3 minues BEFORE I...