Hundred Mountain

Encountering former porn star Annie Sprinkle in an Indian restaurant in downtown Charleston, W.Va., she and her West Virginia native wife reveal their upcoming Purple Wedding to the Mountains. And your intrepid narrator bags an opening gig to the event.| READ ON …

“800 MILES: Rounding Third” Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | PART 6 NOTE: Getting here late? Read the whole piece in a single blogpost here. —– There comes a point driving 800 miles in one day hauling a dead Honda homeward when your consciousness begins to [...]

“800 MILES (or Parenthood is not for Wusses)” Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | PART 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 There are many reasons to ♥ an iPhone. For instance, being able to update your Facebook status with a photo of the devilish Pentecostal church sign you just saw while [...]

“800 MILES (or Parenthood is not for Wusses)” Part 1 | Part 2 | PART 3 | Part  4 | Part 5 | Part 6 There is no proper way to prepare for 800 straight miles of driving in one day except to get good rest the night before and to wake the next morning [...]

“800 MILES: An Epic Journey in Several Parts” Part 1 | PART 2 | Part 3 | Part  4 | Part 5 | Part 6 Should your offspring’s car ever break down nearly 400 miles from home, I have a bit of advice. When you go to rent a U-Haul truck to haul his sorry-ass [...]

800 MILES: An Epic Journey in Several Parts Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 My cell phone rings in my pocket. It’s Monday morning. Why is my cellphone ringing in my pocket on Monday morning? I’ve taken the day off from work for today [...]

A Note to My 17 Most Faithful Readers (MFR): Dear MFRs, Hi! I know I have been MIA, blogging-wise. I can explain. I have been: ~ Teaching myself video editing with Final Cut Express. ~ Hanging out with Buddhist monks in orange mou-mous. ~ Trying to create Final Cut Express videos with monks in orange [...]