Archive - JIM TALK!

May 2025

Your guess is as good as mine

Maybe better! Here's my flash prediction of NC State football wins and losses in the 2025 season. Just a guess!

May 25 •

Baseball in Bristol and Southland Poetry

A racetrack for a baseball diamond and a poem from Susie Brooks Overton that fits right in(field) the southern Appalachian mountains

May 17 •

When I was a hog...

Grandma Susie Brooks Overton was a prolific poet, but as far as we know, she wasn't published other than her photocopied collection. As a 2nd grader, I…

May 10 •

Susie's Poetry and Playing Golf at Pinehurst Sandmines!

What do the two have in common? More than you may think. Example: The lyrics to "Poetry in Motion," Johnny Tillotson’s biggest hit song

May 3 •

April 2025

March 2025

Five months is way too long

The election of a North Carolina Supreme Court Justice is in limbo, after the voters decided last November. The challenger needs to move on and quit…

Mar 30 •

Indifference? Indifferent? Not Sure!

How do you feel about Wolfpack athletics, specifically men's basketball and football?

Mar 22 •

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