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Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott: California Bloodlines

California Bloodlines is the second album by folk singer John Stewart, a former member of The Kingston Trio. That record, which was considered by many to be Stewart’s signature album, was recorded in Nashville, using some of the same musicians who performed on Bob...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott — Misheard Song Lyrics

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott — Misheard Song Lyrics

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...

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott — Drive My Car

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

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

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

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...

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