by Danny Burbage | Sep 17, 2020 | On the Stump
I recently reread Patti Smith’s memoir, Just Kids. In her book, Smith writes about art, bohemia in general and more specifically, the art and bohemia of New York City during the 1960’s and 70’s. The art and bohemia are integral parts of the loving and often...
by Danny Burbage | Jun 12, 2020 | On the Stump
“I’m just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round” -John Lennon I have been triple-tethered the last 3 ½ months. Since retiring in 2018, my life’s pace has slowed just slightly. I went through knee replacement surgery in February and the road to recovery...
by Danny Burbage | Mar 18, 2020 | On the Stump
“Few will have the greatness to bend history itself but each of us can work to change a small portion of events and the total of all those events will be written as the history of a generation.” Robert F. Kennedy The South Carolina Forestry Commission hosted a...
by Danny Burbage | Dec 18, 2019 | On the Stump
Election Day is special and should be one of our most celebrated “national days”. If the Fourth of July is when we celebrate the founding and proclamation of our freedom, then Election Day is when we act as stewards of that freedom and ensure its preservation. No...
by Danny Burbage | Sep 8, 2019 | On the Stump
Friends are special gifts that life bestows. All these gifts are precious, and all are packaged differently. They are unique and individual coming in varying ages, genders ethnicities and personalities. Friendships take different paths. Some friends become like family...
by Danny Burbage | May 30, 2019 | On the Stump
Thirteen years ago, when Woody came to us from the animal shelter, he took the back yard as his own. A fenced half acre became his great wide open and he became a whirling dervish, racing the perimeter, weaving into shrubbery, under lawn chairs and jumping onto, off...
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