by Doug Thompson | Jul 9, 2021 | Afflicting
I have been a fortunate man to have enjoyed the company of beautiful, accomplished women during most of my adult life. My wife of 40+ years is a retired actress who worked with Al Pacino on a tribute to Lee Strasberg in New York, directed plays in various parts of the...
by Doug Thompson | Jul 4, 2021 | Musings
Back in my single days — more than 40 years ago — a young lady I dated had an American-flag motif bikini swimsuit that she wore on the 4th of July. It got a lot of compliments, both for the design and the body that it sort of covered. When I used the photo...
by Doug Thompson | Feb 12, 2021 | Musings
In a period of my adult, professional, life, I spent many days (and nights) on planes flying around the world. For many of those years, I kept time with a Rolex GMT-Master II watch that kept track of two or three time zones at once. The secondary, 24-hour dial,...
by Doug Thompson | Feb 8, 2021 | Musings, Sports
Floyd County High School’s Buffaloes varsity basketball guys open regional tournament play at home Monday against Appomattox at 6:30 p.m. The Lady Buffs travel to Glenvar, which hosts them for their opening match at 6 p.m. That’s the schedule. Floyd County...
by Doug Thompson | Feb 1, 2021 | Musings, Weather
The only way to get around Washington on some snow days Looks like Washington, DC, received more snow than us this weekend. Some, of course, would say the Nation’s Capitol deserves whatever it gets in terms of weather, storms, hurricanes or tornadoes. We saw a...
