by Doug Thompson | Dec 10, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, Musings
Depressed in these pandemic times? Welcome to the club. Those who lose family or friends or both are fighting depression. First responders and health care workers see too many infections and deaths face increasing stress, depression and mental issues. Too often, that...
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 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 | 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...
by Doug Thompson | Nov 28, 2020 | Musings, Opinion
Wife Amy and I are called “baby killers” on Facebook and other social media sites because we are pro-choice. We support a woman’s legal right to seek an abortion within the law. Many of those same angry folks call me an “atheist” because...
by Doug Thompson | Nov 28, 2020 | FUBAR, Musings, Opinion
For Appalachian Power Company, the first rule is “if at first you don’t succeed in ripping off our customers, try again.” The profit-laden utility that holds Southwestern Virginia in a monopoly headlock is appealing the denial of a rate increase by...
