THE BEGINNING – Big Stone Gap, VA This is stage one of my journey through the time on this earth! It began when I was 18 months old in a small Southwest Virginia town – – –
GERMANY – I spent over two years in Germany while serving in the U.S. Army in the late ’50s. During that time I visited a number of European countries and cities.
TWENTY YEARS IN ERWIN, TN – Right before my marriage, I moved to Erwin, TN, about 70 miles from my VA hometown. I was employed as Chief Engineer of a radio station there.
THE MIGRATION TO FLORIDA – I left Erwin, TN to accept a “temporary” job in television in Cocoa, FL. That was over 30 years ago!
November 6th, 2010 
danny 
Having pretty much settled into my new dwelling place in North Carolina, I quickly learned that heating a house (versus cooling, as was my primary utility expense in Florida) is NOT an inexpensive thing! The major choices include heat pump (by far the most efficient), coal, oil, LP or natural gas, kerosene and of course, electric heaters.
Some people have wood-burning stoves and fireplaces but those do require a lot of maintenance and attention. I love the aroma of a wood-burning fire!
November 3rd, 2010 danny 
I know many of you who visit this site regularly are wondering what I will say in regard to the results of Tuesday’s (11-2-2010) election in the USA. Here are my reflections:
October 8th, 2010 danny
Well, not exactly. I have moved TO the mountains of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, northeast of Asheville, near East Tennessee, where I spent twenty years. The initial move to Florida in the early ‘80s was to be a temporary one, however that stretched out to be 28 years. But, now this boy is back in the mountains!
I will send some other pictures as soon as I become “stable” here, unpacking and trying to find everything. But, this initial one shows a nice view of one of the mountains here – welcoming visitors and tourists.
