by Doug Thompson | Dec 4, 2020 | Musings
Sixteen years ago this month, wife Amy and I closed on the purchase of our current home in Floyd County, the third home we’ve lived in during nearly 41 years of marriage and, we hope, our final domicile. It is a New England “saltbox” style...
by Doug Thompson | Dec 3, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, FUBAR, Sports
We hear a lot of excuses — good and bad — from those who say athletics could and should resume at high school, college, and professional levels in our pandemic-ridden society. Are we fooling ourselves to think — even for an instant — that...
by Doug Thompson | Dec 2, 2020 | Musings
As a recovering alcoholic now sober 26 years, six months and four days, I’ve been a member of Alcoholics Anonymous for exactly that length of time because a man I met at my first meeting back in June of 1994 became my sponsor and helped me walk away from booze...
by Doug Thompson | Dec 1, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, Sports
Practice for Floyd County High School’s boys and girls basketball teams is scheduled to begin on Dec. 7 — Monday of next week, with games set to begin before the New Year if conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic improve. That’s a big “if.”...
by Doug Thompson | Nov 30, 2020 | Musings
This week begins with the end of November and the start of the final month of 2020, perhaps the worst year for many. December begins Tuesday in what can best be described as an altered reality for most. The COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic continues to alter our lives...
