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The View from Mudsock Heights: From Cold, Snow, and Ice to Rain, Mud and Our Specialty, Floods
By Dennis E. Powell | Mar 2, 2011 at 22:8:50
The mud across the road told me how lucky I’d been. It was last Tuesday and I needed to get to Columbus. It had rained a lot the day before, but somehow I had forgotten: it floods here when it rains a lot. Fortunately, the water had receded before I headed out. 267×400
The View from Mudsock Heights: Re-Learning the Art and Science of Tomato Growing, Just in Time
By Dennis E. Powell | Feb 20, 2011 at 21:58:6
When the weather has been so cold and so awful for so long that (groundhog predictions notwithstanding) it seems the spring will never arrive, there’s only one thing to do: Think about tomatoes.
The View from Mudsock Heights: To Fight Hatred, Let’s Stop Accusing Each Other of It
By Dennis E. Powell | Feb 10, 2011 at 1:3:43
We’ve been hearing a lot about hatred lately. Actually, that’s not accurate. We’ve been hearing a lot of accusations of hatred lately. So let’s stop a minute and think about hate.
Three Questions, One Answer: the Steelers Will Win
By Jason Kettinger | Feb 5, 2011 at 23:28:56
As the big game approaches, the question is, of course, who will hold the coveted title of Super Bowl champion for the coming year. In a match as history filled as they come in the NFL, each team has its proponents. However, if you think about a few questions, the winner is quite clear.
The View from Mudsock Heights: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson Suggest that the Internet Won’t Ruin the English Language
By Dennis E. Powell | Jan 20, 2011 at 1:11:30
Will the Internet be the death of spelling and maybe the English language? Sometimes it seems so. A quick look at much that is sent or published online leaves the impression that the most powerful communications tool the world has ever seen is populated by people who did not complete fifth grade.
The View from Mudsock Heights: Here’s Something Wonderful to Do With that Christmas-Stocking Orange
By Dennis E. Powell | Dec 31, 2010 at 20:22:56
There was an episode of Doctor Who a few years ago in which the Doctor found in the pocket of his bathrobe a tangerine. He called it a “satsuma,” which is the word for tangerine in England and outer space. He then launched into a short speech about how there was always one in the toe of the Christmas stocking.
Gifts of Christmas 2010: Procrastinator’s Edition
By Timothy R. Butler | Dec 23, 2010 at 18:6:33
So, here we are two days before Christmas. For the most part, it is growing too late to get gifts shipped to you (or to whomever you are shopping for) before Christmas. Never fear – thoughtful gift ideas are still within reach. Thanks to the wonders of the Internet, there are many nice gifts you can give that show more thought than the ever-present gift card, yet, like the gift card, can be delivered electronically.
Gifts of Christmas 2010: A Medley of Gift Ideas
Dec 20, 2010 at 21:51:11
Looking for some last minute gift ideas? OFB’s editors reveal some of their favorite, eclectic gift ideas, most of which can be purchased locally or are still possible to obtain online in time for Christmas.
The View from Mudsock Heights: Just in Time for Winter, Everything is Put Away, or So I Think
By Dennis E. Powell | Dec 16, 2010 at 12:30:53
It happens, at least to me, every spring: I’m all fired up to get and stay ahead of the lawn and the garden, always mindful of my grandfather’s advice that keeping a place looking good is a lot easier than getting it there in the first place.
The View from Mudsock Heights: A Stunning News Story that Began a Year of Stunning News Stories, All of Them Tragic
By Dennis E. Powell | Dec 8, 2010 at 14:0:30
It was an unusual Monday in many ways. Thirty years ago today, I started work at the supermarket celebrity tabloid called Star Magazine. I was supposed to have gone to work at WOR Radio, at the time the number one radio station in the country, but that had gotten postponed a month. I’d already left Gannett newspapers. So Star was something to do until the WOR job began.
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