Day: August 6, 2003
A farewell to artichokes
The way I tell it, Eleanor and I had a prenuptial agreement that we would never leave the area of southern New England where I had a reasonably thriving general-contracting business. But she came to me one frigid New England day and said she wanted to move south. She couldn’t get warm in the winter … Read more
The sacred and the deadly
In the King James Version of The Holy Bible, Jonah finds himself scorching as the sun beats down upon his head. Jonah 4:6 reads: “And the Lord God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So … Read more
Talking in code
The housing code “may be too strict in some things and too lax in others.” — Asheville Mayor Charles Worley Revamping the city’s minimum housing code — a massive document covering everything from enforcement techniques to window screens — is a complex and tedious task that has kept a citizen task force, city staff and … Read more
Journey of a lifetime
“We don’t need any more war.” — retired X-ray technician, social worker and missionary June Lamb “It’s a small world after all,” observes globetrotter June Lamb, adding, “Good people find each other.” Those words could be the septuagenarian’s motto. As a radiological researcher, social worker and missionary, she’s traveled through most of Asia and Europe … Read more
Notepad
“Plop!” goes the art Plop Art: Term used to describe public art that has been placed in a public space with little consideration for its relationship to the surrounding uses, or its context in the city, or its impact on the public also using the space. — city of Asheville Public Art Master Plan, p. … Read more
Letters to the editor
Thanky, Hanke! I have been meaning to write a letter of great praise about your movie reviewer, Ken Hanke. I want him to know what an excellent job he does (this is more than one [person’s] opinion). I have only ever read negative criticism of his movie reviews. Even when I disagree with him, I … Read more
