Archive for September, 2011

More than autumn fell on September 23

Friday, September 30th, 2011

By BILL DUNCAN
The Elder Statesman
You may have missed it with all the media hype over a rogue satellite tumbling from the skies toward the United States, but there was something else in the air last Friday, Sept. 23. In the wee hours while we slept, we changed seasons.
It is now fall, even though the temperatures [...]

More than autumn fell on September 23

Friday, September 30th, 2011

By BILL DUNCAN
The Elder Statesman
You may have missed it with all the media hype over a rogue satellite tumbling from the skies toward the United States, but there was something else in the air last Friday, Sept. 23. In the wee hours while we slept, we changed seasons.
It is now fall, even though the temperatures [...]

Not enough math pixels

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

By BILL DUNCAN
The Elder Statesman
This may sound strange, but I am cursed with a photographic memory. If you wish you had such a gift, be careful what you wish for.
Since electronic technology switched from film for which the principal ingredient is silver nitrate, to digital imaging using pixels mapped onto a grid and stored in [...]

Finding hope in struggling plant lie

Friday, September 16th, 2011

By BILL DUNCAN
The Elder Statesman
Of all the 9/11 stories of a decade since terrorists attacked the United States, one stood out for me as a sign of hope. It was a simple story with a powerful message, written by Phil Gast of CNN about Gee Rittenhouse who was one of those searching in the rubble [...]

For the love of words

Friday, September 9th, 2011

By BILL DUNCAN
The Elder Statesman
I am an English language freak. I have notebooks filled with odd facts about the Mother Tongue. For example did you know that the longest one syllable word in the English language is “screeched.” I particularly like vowels and could probably be a contender for Wheel of Fortune.
Think about this: “Rhythms” [...]

The year of the green tomato

Friday, September 2nd, 2011

By BILL DUNCAN
The Elder Statesman
A column reader, Lorie Hemm of Elkton, wants to know why I haven’t written a column about my tomato harvest this year. The only answer I have to share with her is my Southern family recipe for fried green tomatoes. I sent her a card with the recipe enclosed.
Sadly, that tells [...]