Uncle Mott

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott I Love a Rainy Night Some folks never tire of complaining about the rain. They complain when there’s not enough, and they complain again when we finally get some and they want it to stop. I call them “Complainers.” Me, I just love a...

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott Strange Rivers Now that Christmas has finally come and gone, unlike Boxing Day… no it’s not a day set aside to honor Muhammad Ali… it’s a day to get rid of all of the leftover gift boxes from Christmas. In my case, it’s these unsightly...

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott Scotch & Soda About 50 years ago, when I was starting out in the record retailing business, I kept my first record store in the OC open until 9 p.m. on Christmas Eve for the convenience of those last-minute shoppers who, like...

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott Old Days Here we are in the midst of the holiday season and it reminds me of growing up in the OC as a pimple-faced teen in the late 50s and early 60s. Before the advent of computers and mass shooting incidents, life was a lot simpler...

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott Last Christmas This week marks the anniversary of the arrival of three beautiful orange and white kittens that me and the Missus adopted from a neighbor last Christmas. We only wanted one fluffy orange and white kitty, but the neighbor...

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas It’s that most wonderful time of the year once again, time to drag the Christmas decorations out of the closet and festoon the tree with colorful lights and ornaments, which reminds me that I...