Author Archives: Bob

Lessons learned the hard way #3:

Ella Fitzgerald said, “The only thing better than singing is more singing.” I need to make up for lost time.

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Lessons I’ve learned the hard way #2

Character matters vastly more than politics.

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Lessons I’ve learned the hard way #1

It’s a really good idea to clean off the workbench before starting a new project.

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Another pretty thing

Here are a couple pictures I took in the front yard last March when we were having a warm spell and the dogwoods decided to bloom. The morning sun lit the dogwood blooms as though they were emitting their own … Continue reading

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Columbia’s three rivers

Here’s a really pretty video about one of the things that makes living in Columbia SC a pleasure! I’m really grateful to our local Riverkeeper for his efforts!

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The Nedtones

My brother-in-law, Ned Tennis, has been hard at work creating a new CD of his original music, The Nedtones Vol 1. I like this CD very well and think you should give it a listen, too! Head over to http://www.nedtennis.com … Continue reading

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Hillbilly Elegy, Ruby Bridges, and the SC State Fair

Three things recently came together that got me thinking. I just finished reading Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance, a memoir of his growing up in a decaying Rust Belt community in Ohio, and his family of transplanted folk from Eastern … Continue reading

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So, what is this nonsense?

You’ve stumbled upon my website, liminalearth.net.  I was finally encouraged to set this up when Google decided they would use everything that’s posted on their sites to target their marketing at us.  So, thanks to Google, I’ve started to migrate … Continue reading

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