Tales, Facts and Thoughts by Don Bobbitt
Lynchburg, is it just another Southern university town? Lynchburg Virginia is actually just another small town in the South that is searching for an identity and a path for it's future growth. It's even a little funny, when you think about it, but many of the local residents have kept their head in the sand …
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Some Days, You Just Don’t Give a Damn! One of the first signs to me that I am in a bad mood is when I find myself staring through my TV screen or newspaper, and not at it. You know what I mean, when you have the daily world news playing on the TV and …
Cold means something different to a Floridian. OK, don't get mad ...... yet. You haven't even read my opening sentence! Let me explain. I now live in Florida, south of Tampa and in a normal Winter, we just don't get cold. Not Cold like it was in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in …
I remember my first Baseball game. It was finally Summer, and school had only been out for a week or so. At that time my Mom had gotten a Summer job at the Craddock & Terry Shoe Company to help "make ends meet", and she worked weekdays from 7:30 to 4:00. If you add the …
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Memories of an Autumn Night of Love I love it when you are just going through the motions at some task or chore at home, or really just about anywhere, and something, a sight, a smell, or even just a flash of color will ignite an old memory. I remember when I was inspired to …
A KISS is Just a KISS - thoughts from a Classic Movie during the horrors and inequities of Wartime The Pains inflicted during WWII In those years of the second World War, the world wasn't just involved in a military conflict. Rather, I say it was involved in a war of ideals. These were such …
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These days, as we become more and more dependent on Smart Phones and other communication devices, we see more references to storing our data on that strange thing called "The CLOUD". So, here is an explanation for the common man about just what a "CLOUD" happens to be, as well as some suggestions on how …
Go Back in Time. Go Back in Time to the days when you stopped at a roadhouse restaurant rather than a fast food chain outlet for a meal. Do you remember Your Best Cheeseburger, Ever? OK, that question, by itself, should have brought a smile to your face, and sent your brain scrambling back …
I was in a conversation a few days ago and someone asked me which pepper was hotter than another. There is a definitive comparison chart available called the Scoville Rating which lists hot peppers from around the world in comparative BTU strengths. I remembered that I had written a post a while back about this …
I walked outside my RV earlier and stretched out in my chair. I set my iPhone on the plastic table beside me and set it to run one of my playlists, specifically the one I call MY MUSIC -1. I only have one MY MUSIC playlist so the list number itself is kind of dumb. …
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I have a few hundred articles on HubPages, which is a writer's site designed for my fellow writers and I to exhibit our works. Recently, I started a series of articles focused on my wife and my lifestyle of traveling in our RV. I will also include our opinions and comments on not only the …
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I am a Ponderer! OK, it may not be a real word, and even I know it's will never make it as a popular vocation. But, I'm a ponderer and I do ponder things. OFTEN! Here is what happened to my Ponder List for today; 1- Watch the political news? Decision? No, too phony …
Everyone loves watching a Sunset! And it's hard to find a person who will not stop in their tracks, even if only for a moment, to watch one that is exhibiting a beautiful and unique combination of colors and patterns. So, I often think about just why Sunsets are so popular with people around the …
Dreams are so important To the Soul! They feed it with a Nectar so sweet and true. Reality tries to skew, blemish and belittle these fragile things, our Dreams. So we need to protect them as if they were our most precious children. These Dreams of ours, these inspirations, these hopes? They feed and Nurture …
I was watching a British detective story yesterday when the detective quoted a couple of lines of Rhyme that intrigued me. But, for hours after that, and even into my sleep that night, the words kept running around in my head, and now I wish they would go away (sic)! Anyway, here's a copy of …
