By David Rose Not hydroelectric or geothermal? Limited, unless you live at the bottom of Niagara Falls or in Iceland. Not oil? Along with grease, tar and other petroleum products, oil does not come out of clothing in a normal wash. I don’t believe it has much of a future for that reason. Not coal? Even dirtier than oil. There’s a reason naughty kids get coal in their stocking. Not
By David Rose I know I make it look easy, but it isn’t. I’m talking, of course, about sloth. One by one my friends are retiring from their life’s work and attempting the transition to retirement. Many find it is not the walk-in-the-park they though it would be. In fact, three out of every five retirements fail in the first two years.* I try to mentor them because I feel
By David Rose As of late, I’ve been watching a lot of movies with my boys – DC, Marvel, Avengers, Guardians. These are all action movies. They start with a bang and then it’s bang, bang, bang, bang, all the way to the end. Suspense is a lost art. I went to the library and got some old movies – Moby Dick, Jaws, Psycho – that were built around suspense.
By David Rose In my youth I pondered my future. I was almost certain that fame and fortune lay ahead for me, but did I have a fallback position on the outside chance that it did not? I did not. And then one day, in 1986, I picked up the paper and found my answer. David Crosby – he of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and sometimes Y – had been caught
By David Rose I once got invited to a pot-luck dinner with a theme – bring a dish from your ethnic heritage. All my friends were whipping up lasagna, quiche, and potato knishes, but I was at a complete loss. My childhood recollections were useless. I fondly remember weekly encounters with Chef Boyardee, but I was quite certain we weren’t Italian. It seemed like every third meal included soup or
By David Rose What’s the story with dolphins? It’s common knowledge that they have as much brain mass as we do, maybe more. They’ve also been around for 15 million years; 75 times as long as us. Humans have only been around for 200,000 years, give or take a century or two. In that short time, we’ve raced to the front of the pack. People invented motor cars, moon shots,
By David Rose It seems counter intuitive. Young people, who have everything to live for, are daring and willing to take risks. Old people, on the other hand, who have gone to the ground game and are just running out the clock, are afraid of their own shadows. I know this because I am old people and I’m terrified. What I am most afraid of is young people. I was
By David Rose Last week my 15-year-old son asked me what the difference was between Beatniks and Hippies. Most of his questions are school related and revolve around algebraic equations, free electrons and dangling participles. Finally, here was a question I could answer. In fact, having spent time in both camps made me uniquely qualified to field this one. Being born and raised in Woodstock, NY, it was natural for
By David Rose I’m walking on a cloud. I just got a call from Rachael at Card Holder Services. She used to call me once or twice a week, and then, for no apparent reason, she stopped. I took it pretty hard. I know she was just a disembodied voice, a robo-caller programmed into a distant computer, but I believe she had feelings for me. I know I had feelings
By David Rose Football season used to end with bowl games on New Year’s Day. They were always played in sunny and warm places like Florida or Southern California. As the baby-boom generation began to show interest in the sport, things escalated. Now the football season extends all the way through January and the games are played on tundra and permafrost. At the current rate, Super Bowl Sunday and Easter
By David Rose I grow weary of the struggle. I’ve done so many tours of duty they can no longer be counted, or distinguished, one from another. We’ve been fighting since the very beginning of this conflict and I see no ending for it. Yes, Virginia, there is a war on Christmas, and we are losing it, losing it badly. There was a time when Christmas and the other holiday
By David Rose Mark Twain came into the world with Haley’s Comet. I arrived with Television. TV and I came into focus at the same time. We have both nearly come full circle now. People under 30 hardly watch television at all. It’s a dying art. Looking back over my decades of faithful service to the tube one program stands out. Winky Dink and You was light-years ahead of its
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“Moku Playland” Photo of Kate Zunick Courtesy of Hot Springs Sister City Kate Zunick relaxes in one of the most beloved features of the Moku Playland exhibit — a giant wooden “hot springs” tub filled with hundreds of smooth wooden balls inspired by the bubbling thermal waters of Hot Springs. Hidden somewhere among the
Moku Playland Pop-Up Opens June 1 with Interactive, Screen-Free Fun for Families Families and visitors to downtown Hot Springs will have the opportunity to experience a unique style of hands-on play this summer as Moku Playland opens June 1 for a special month-long pop-up at 831 Central Avenue. Open Thursday-Tuesday
The Hot Springs Fire Department entry nears the finish line in the 2025 Running of the Tubs. — Courtesy Visit Hot Springs The lineup is complete for the 2026 Stueart Pennington World Championship Running of the Tubs bathtub races through historic downtown Hot Springs. The race starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday,
Where are we?” Missy Conry and Melissa Stevens By Missy Conry & Melissa StevensCan you spot where we took this picture? Take a selfie in front of the same mural and text to 501-651-0545 for a free drop-in class! You can also text us for hints if you need a clue. As we reflect
