Two Writers, 50 States, Endless Stories
Posted in Discuss, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas on May 10th, 2010
On my way home from the grocery store, I pass a portrait studio with “Vote for Tim Urban–American Idol” on its sign.
Tim was voted off the show a few weeks ago, but he’s still the patron saint celebrity of Duncanville, Texas. (Or Dunanville, Texas, as it’s spelled on the Idol website. Bummer.)
Casey James, who’s still [...]
Posted in Discuss, Louisiana, Maine, Watch on Mar 10th, 2010
Last night, because there was nothing particular on TV and because I was knitting something requiring 77 percent of my attention (I wanted background noise, not anything genuinely compelling), I “watched” a movie called Welcome to Mooseport, which has a likable cast, including Ray Romano, Gene Hackman, Marcia Gay Harden, Christine Baranski, and Maura Tierney. [...]
Feeling mad love for Small Town Misfit and BeeNews.com. They’re two of the best stand-ins around for those times you can’t indulge in the ultimate on-the-road entertainment: a gander at a community newspaper’s police blotter while drinking a cup of coffee at the local diner.
