Today I shall be delving into the world of homophony. No, it’s not what you think, homophones are merely words that sound like others but have different meanings. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I hear a song and, all of a sudden, I have to stop and think…wait...
Uncle Mott
Uncle Mott
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott — A Foggy Day in London Town
All of this pea soup fog we’ve been getting of late has really got me down. Don’t know whether I’m up or down, especially when I’m trying to drive safely out on the Rim and can’t see a blasted thing, except fog lights coming at me and taillights in front of me....
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott — Drive My Car
I have some serious reservations about these so-called “self-driving cars” that are already being operated on our highways and byways and the so-called “driverless trucks” that will soon be unleashed upon our nation’s highways. You won’t see me motoring around in a...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott — Germs
The availability of hand sanitizers in public places is one of the coolest things since the discovery of penicillin. The ones at the supermarket are meant for cleaning all the yuck off the handle of your shopping cart. There’s no telling what kinds of disease-bearing...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott — The Bright Side of Life
Anybody who knows me knows that I’m a real news junkie. I spend half my life watching CNN and the other half writing these silly articles. But, seriously, there’s not much to laugh about lately, what with airplanes crashing upside-down, wildfires and floods and death...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott — Here Comes the Sun
Last month’s series of atmospheric river rain and snowstorms was a real humdinger or, as I like to call it, a real “dumbhinger.” Now, what’s that supposed to mean? Oh, I don’t know, it’s just something that popped into my head. Anyway, luckily, the stately Motley...





