A stream-of-conscious reflection on one year since Hurricane Helene.
Author: brothwellp2
The Old Marshall Jail Hotel is Delightful and (Seemingly) Not Haunted
The Old Marshall Jail Hotel is a delightful place to stay in downtown Marshall, NC.
Why Don’t North Carolina Drivers Use Turn Signals? An Unscientific (but kind of scientific in the end?) Study
I’ve been noticing that North Carolina drivers don’t use turn signals, so conducted some research to prove this correct.
I Hate How Much the BJ’s Mural In West Asheville Looks Like Marjorie Taylor Greene
The title says it all: I hate how much the mural on the side of the BJ’s gas station in West Asheville along Haywood Road looks like Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Asheville Is Healing
Two big post-Helene reopenings this past weekend in Asheville: Zillicoah Brewing and the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Sauna-Time Softness
For some reason, being in a sauna really makes the men of Asheville inadvertently showcase how worried they are about their own masculinity.
Sometimes It’s Easy to Forget Asheville Is In the Bible Belt
A “new study” named North Carolina the 6th most religious state in the U.S. for 2025, citing “the most religious establishments per capita” and “the highest share of adults who are ‘very religious.’”
Changing for the Better…
Sometimes, I think it’s best to just think things, and not necessarily post them…
I Woke Up Early to Catch a Smoky Mountain Sunrise, and All I Got Was This Gloomy Photo
I woke up to see a gorgeous Smoky Mountains sunrise, but nature had other plans.
Some Ashevillians Are Taking Up TOO Much Space
According to the Google overlords’ AI Overview, “the phrase ‘taking up space’ doesn’t have a single inventor It’s an idiom … More
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