Campbell Avenue in Roanoke, Virginia shortly after sunrise today. New Order would approve.
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Birds on a wire.
Candy cigarettes!
As if my shameless self-promotion wasn’t enough …
… check out this hat I got for Christmas from a fellow Roanoker!!
Now no one can say they weren’t warned.
(It’s a dorkmanteau.)
I aspire to be a ne’erd-do-well.
That’s a ne’er-do-well who is also a nerd.
Going native.
No … this blog has not been hijacked. That is me that you see in the picture. I can now blend seamlessly into my adopted Southern City with this official Roanoke trucker’s cap — a fine Christmas present from one of my Mary Washington College alums.
The next time you see me on the street, you probably won’t even realize it’s your favorite Yankee. It’s like I’m an undercover reporter again!!!
[Update 12/26/22: Yes, the (inevitable, as I see now) Jim Varney comparisons have begun in response to this photo. Sigh. Do what you have to, Vern.]
A day to reflect.
I just love this one shot from yesterday’s video of Jefferson Street in the rain. (I just figured out how to export frames from a video.)
Jefferson Street tonight.
Roanoke, Virginia.
Campbell Avenue and Market Square, Roanoke, VA, December 2022
Town always looks pretty around Christmastime.
Sunglasses Guy at the end of the video looks like he thought I was surveilling him. That was totally not my intention, Sir.
“We Are Called to Tolerate”
There is a thoughtful and well composed opinion piece at The Roanoke Star News today that was written by my good friend and alumnus, Russell M. Painter.
You can find it right here:
https://theroanokestar.com/2022/12/12/we-are-called-to-tolerate/
Eric Robert Nolan, Author 