Like many of his fans I discovered Utah Phillips late in his life. My daughter, a fan of Ani DiFranco, introduced me to him a few years back…
U. Utah Phillips, 73; Folk Singer Championed the Working Class - washingtonpost.com
U. Utah Phillips, 73, a Grammy-nominated folk singer, rabble-rouser and anarchist whose wild white beard recalled his [...]

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I’ve been reading Leon Hale as long as I’ve been reading anything other than the funny pages in the Houston Newspaper…Occasionally I link to his blog or the weekly column he has almost retired to. This post hooked me and reeled me in…
What would you have done?
Did you happen to hear the sound of glass [...]

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For those who are following the rough weather…
Wunder Blog : Weather Underground
The tornado that devastated Parkersburg, Iowa on Sunday has now been rated an EF-5 by the National Weather Service. An EF-5 is the strongest possible classification a tornado can receive, and is only given to those tornadoes with estimated winds over 200 mph. The [...]

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Tuesday Evening
It was good to get back to work after a long and busy weekend. It seems to have been one of those weekends that requires a work week to recuperate from. I spent two days finishing up a bit of remodeling and furniture construction (good ol’ IKEA). You save a great deal of money [...]

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