by Doug Thompson | Mar 12, 2011 | Featured, Musings
Climbed back on a motorcycle for the first time in five months — the first time since my left leg collapsed when I stopped at the intersection of Oxford and Locust Street and left the bike on its side and me lying in the street. After five months of back...
by Doug Thompson | Feb 5, 2011 | Musings
Anyone who knows me is well aware I that I am not what one calls a “people person.” A former girlfriend once told me that I could “be alone in a crowded room.” So I’m more than overwhelmed by the response by people who have offered help,...
by Doug Thompson | Dec 27, 2010 | Featured, News
Yep. That’s wind you hear howling outside the door this morning. High wind warnings from the National Weather Service include: The wind warning covers Alleghany; Bath; Bland; Botetourt; Carroll; City of Buena Vista; City of Covington; City of Galax; City of...
by Doug Thompson | Oct 4, 2010 | Featured, Musings
Tried to change the filter in our whole-house water system Sunday evening. The filter container stuck and it took considerable effort to break it free. When screwed the container back into place and turned the water back on, water spewed all over the place. Freeing...
by Doug Thompson | Aug 24, 2010 | Featured, Musings
Fries bills itself as the town at the start of the New River Trail but the Commonwealth of Virginia’s web site for Virginia State Parks considers 5.5 mile stretch that runs from Fries a “branch” of the main trail that it says runs 51.5 miles from...
