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Tails to Go    by Bill LaRocque All that’s left of the old forests of Asheville’s Montford neighborhood are occasional stands of eighty foot oaks whose long, leafy branches furnish welcome shade and homes for a few native wildlife.  Just … Continue reading →

Bitten by a Malaysian Flying Fox Bat by Bill LaRocque  “Bats are all wings and never walk on the ground: the opposite of flightless birds.”  N. Audubon, 1803. The Dodos are believed to have only inhabited the Island of Mauritius … Continue reading →

This summer, and over the past few years in fact. I’m reminded with a louder voice of our finite span as one of the living. Lots to consider. Always has been. One thing many of us leave befind is sadness … Continue reading →

In 2004 working at the World Resources Institute, loving my job, I’d accumulated a lot of leave time.  Traditionally in August most of the senior execs in Washington were in Martha’s Vineyard which was a kind of a jr. vacation … Continue reading →

My Spring 2019 course: Every Picture Tells a Story: Writing Memoirs From Family Photographs is a renewing and enjoyable exercise.  Turns out you actually have to write the story that each photo holds and good writing is challenging.  Photos, smells … Continue reading →

Please indulge my personal summary of the past year, yet again.   More, Better. I think technology (creative inventiveness) and humor (the olive oil and garlic of life) enable our survival. Two heroes, Bill Gates and Dave Barry both recap … Continue reading →

One of the best parts of retirement and my slow mental and physical decline is the men’s group I joined after moving to Asheville.  Men don’t group together and talk very much (school sports teams don’t count.)   We’re too busy … Continue reading →

A full life always has beginnings and endings.   In 2001 I joined an organization of largely theme park and party caricaturists in hopes of sharpening my skills in cartoony portraits for editorial cartoons.  At their annual week-long event the members … Continue reading →

This is a recently recovered post.  One of my most memorable life events.  Happy I was able to recover from my trashed Journal, a great celebration and touched with history of the disastrous hurricane Katrina that hit New Orleans and … Continue reading →

River Cruise, Summary It was a very good trip through central Europe to be reacquainted with where a lot of our culture originated.  Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Hungary (and most of other parts of Europe) have a much longer and … Continue reading →