Did the CIA write a song to help end the cold war and topple the Soviet Union? The Wind of Change podcast is an fascinating look at how the CIA has used performers in influence culture in other parts of the world and how traces of a storyline may or may not become a conspiracy … Continue reading Podcasts: CIA Song Writers & Sex Appeal
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The Weigh Way Down
May 29, 2021 was a beautiful spring day. I was on a trail ride in the woods when my phone started to ping with text messages. My cousin was wanting to know if I was on Percy Priest Lake in Nashville paddle boarding. She was relived that I wasn’t because a private plane had crashed … Continue reading The Weigh Way Down
Dogs, Rabbit Holes, Mitfords and Amazon Prime
In June 2010, I went to pick up a Jack Russell for my father. His first Jack Russel farm dog had recently passed, but his John Wayne version of masculinity would not let him admit that he loved that damn dog and wanted another. I took matters into my own hands and got him another … Continue reading Dogs, Rabbit Holes, Mitfords and Amazon Prime