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When Accurate Insight Had To Prevail

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The farmer landowner and I were about to part company after a good visit. I had seen firsthand how he was reclaiming land in eastern Tennessee that had been strip mined for coal.

But before we went our separate ways, I got his okay to stay a while longer to make a few pictures of a couple of houses just down the hill on his property. Simple and nearly identical, they appeared to have been at one time homes for tenant farmers. What struck me most, however, was the curtain that with each occasional puff of wind was blowing outside … Read the rest “When Accurate Insight Had To Prevail”

An Unprecedented Happening

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Yes, what I am about to describe to you has never happened before.

I am writing this at 3 A.M. on Wednesday. My latest column about timing was posted early yesterday and by late afternoon I had already received a note from a reader in Arizona who told me how much she enjoyed reading the column. 

Fast forward to a few minutes ago deep in the middle of the night when my sub-conscience confirmed that yes, it was a good column except I hadn’t gone far enough. That is, as soon as one recognizes that the time is right, it’s … Read the rest “An Unprecedented Happening”

Hanging Loose While Pulling Tight

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No one lived up to that title better than Wade, a guy I met while serving in the U.S. Army. He began the day happy, and insisted on staying that way until the lights went out that night. There was nothing fake about those smiles or him. As a person, he was genuine.

That, however, was only half the story. Although he often laughingly and sometimes with a dash of daring tried to put elastic into a normally hard and fast rule, he never broke one. Fact is, he cast a dim view toward anyone who did.

Looking at Wade … Read the rest “Hanging Loose While Pulling Tight”