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Mike Wilson: My grandmother, scourge of the reptile kingdom

My grandmother Ella was a very hardy sportsperson. She once bagged a limit of squirrels when cruelly sidelined by Hodgkin’s disease from the porch of ... Read more

by Mike Wilson, Friday, February 3, 2023 12:00 pm

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Mike Wilson: Attack of the Identified Flying Objects

Thinking back across the decades as we go through another January, I am struck by the thought that Identified Flying Objects actually inspire more fear ... Read more

by Mike Wilson, Thursday, January 26, 2023 12:00 pm

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Mike Wilson: It was a case of death by salami

I fear that, when conversations turn toward my historic inclusion on the Hap’s Grill Wall of Fame, I may sometimes seem braggadocious. (Okay, I confess ... Read more

by Mike Wilson, Thursday, January 12, 2023 12:23 pm

HIS THOUGHTS

His Thoughts — Vaya con Dios, Jorge

It’s been a year now since my dear friend Jorge (aka Dr. Jorge Antonio Silveira y Montes de Oca) passed away at 93 in home ... Read more

by Mike Wilson, Thursday, January 5, 2023 12:30 pm

HIS THOUGHTS

His thoughts — Hammy New Year!

“Desert Island Discs” is a very popular and long-running (since 1942) program on BBC Radio. Each week the guest “castaways,” usually celebrities, are asked to ... Read more

by Mike Wilson, Thursday, December 29, 2022 12:00 pm

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His Thoughts — An unexpected guest

Back when our girls were small, my teaching schedule at Hampden-Sydney College allowed us to make a grand sweep of the eastern U.S. during summer ... Read more

by Mike Wilson, Thursday, December 22, 2022 12:00 pm

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His thoughts — That red clay Christmas

What I remember most about the Christmas of 1961 was seeing natural ice for the first time (at least, the first time I can remember) ... Read more

by Mike Wilson, Friday, December 16, 2022 12:00 pm

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His thoughts — The high art of the low crawl

I killed my first duck, a hen mallard, while lying on my belly in soupy mud under buckbushes lining a creek that fed the Tennessee ... Read more

by Mike Wilson, Thursday, December 8, 2022 12:00 pm

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