The three R’s. That’s what we Boomers learned in school. We read lots of American history, and in our books, Americans were always the good guys. … Read More...
Local Business
Mail Chimp Can be a Mail Chump
I use a service called Mail Chimp to handle the subscription list to Cville Buzz. The service is responsible for mailing an electronic copy to anyone who subscribes, and unless the subscriber cancels, … Read More
Golfing for Duffers
A $50 Bargain
I played Trump National in Charlotte last week. The course is a little like the Sahara Desert with patches of grass here and … Read More...
Road Trips
Take A Ride on the Cass Railroad
By Sherman Shifflett Most of us have places we would like to visit, but never got around to it. One of mine was the Cass RR in West Virginia. Finally, Ava Pippin and I made it … Read More...
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Reading, ‘Riting and ‘Rithmetic
The three R’s. That’s what we Boomers learned in school. We read lots of American history, and in our books, Americans were always the good guys. … Read More...
Easy Oven Wings
I really enjoy Chicken Wings, though I find them ridiculously overpriced. If a chicken could grow 4 wings instead of two, it would solve the problem. … Read More...
Early Girl Hybrid: Remember That Name
Early this spring, my wife Nancy bought a little seed planting kit from Ferry- Morse. It was a Smart Start kit with 8 tomato seeds in capsule form. … Read More...
Still Unidentified
We have had many bird visitors in our yard, some just passing through, but to date, I’ve been able to identify each one. That is until two weeks … Read More...
Finally: Blooms on Our Water Lilies
Claude Monet was quite taken with water lilies. The French Impressionist of the late 19th and early 20th century, brushed some 250 canvases with his … Read More...
Five Guys: One of Cville’s Best Burgers
I had heard about Five Guys, that they made great burgers, and I stopped by their restaurant at Holllymead Town Center when they first opened. I was … Read More...