The View from the Balcony: Sweltering, Sizzling September
September 25th, 2019 | by Randy Weeks
Why in the world would we expect September to be more temperate than August? Maybe since Labor Day passes early
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The View from the Balcony: Re-evaluating Beliefs
September 10th, 2019 | by Randy Weeks
A few days ago, someone called me out on something. It upset me so much that when I woke up
The View from the Balcony: Red and Blue Velvet
August 14th, 2019 | by Randy Weeks
Like it or not, they’re coming back. It won’t be long until we hear the tromp-tromp of student feet all
The View from the Balcony: What’s Love Got to Do with It?
July 30th, 2019 | by Randy Weeks
There are some strange things going on in this election of the next President of these semi-united states. Strange indeed.
The View from the Balcony: Advice vs. Badvice, The Therapist Is In
July 24th, 2019 | by Randy Weeks
Sitting on The Balcony as I do, people talk to me. They tell me things, personal things, private things. I
The View from the Balcony: Deep Thoughts by Randy (Not Jack Handy)
July 3rd, 2019 | by Randy Weeks
I grew up as an only child with two older sisters and one older brother. I spent a lot of
The View from the Balcony: Perspective
June 12th, 2019 | by Randy Weeks
Saturday night, June 1, 2019, @ 8:00 p.m. I wasn’t feeling all that spry. Sinus infection. So I went home
The View from the Balcony: From the Pen of the Sundown Cowboy, Self-Proclaimed Poet Lariat of The Balcony…
June 5th, 2019 | by Randy Weeks
Sorry Don’t be sorry for being who you are.Don’t be sorry. We all have our own kinds of scars.Don’t be
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The View from the Balcony: Mother’s Day Miracle
May 22nd, 2019 | by Randy Weeks
About a month ago a robin made her nest in an inside corner of the eve of the portico outside
The View from the Balcony: Double Decker by the Numbers
May 20th, 2019 | by Randy Weeks
by Randy Weeks From where I sat The Double Decker Arts Festival was a smashing success. The weather was darn
The View from the Balcony: Russian Interference
April 10th, 2019 | by Randy Weeks
“In the Spring a US citizen’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of . . . taxes.” (Alfred Lord Taxemsome) The
The View from the Balcony: Mississippi Bubbles
March 27th, 2019 | by Randy Weeks
I’m back in SoCal, and I’ve been reading a few news stories about us (Mississippians). I have to say, if
The View from the Balcony: How Ya Doin’?
March 6th, 2019 | by Randy Weeks
(Warning: This column contains an excessive number of open and closed quotation marks, as well as a plethora of parenthetical
Mississippi’s Prison Writes Initiative: Changing Lives One Word at a Time
February 20th, 2019 | by Randy Weeks
You may chain my hands, you may shackle my feet, you may even throw me into a dark prison; but
The View from the Balcony: Chasing Charles Chaplin
February 13th, 2019 | by Randy Weeks
I’m writing this on February 1, 2019. Just up the road a bit the 34th annual Santa Barbara International Film
View from the Balcony: “On the Verizon: What Really Matters”
January 23rd, 2019 | by Randy Weeks
Professional football has become as much about selling stuff as it’s about the actual game. The sport seems to have
The View from The Balcony: The Sheik Saves Christmas
December 12th, 2018 | by Randy Weeks
It’s cliché to write about New Year’s resolutions this time of year. So I will. I posed the question to
The View from the Balcony: “Ghosts of Christmas’ Past”
November 28th, 2018 | by Randy Weeks
The Rockwellian lights on The Square set the stage for a sentimentalized, romanticized holiday season. Let’s face it, though. Most
View From The Balcony: “The Macabre and Morbid Midterm Elections”
October 31st, 2018 | by Randy Weeks
Midterm elections are looming on the horizon like Dracula hovering over the milky white neck of a helpless maiden. The
The View from the Balcony: “I Like Beer”
October 17th, 2018 | by Randy Weeks
After being confirmed as a Justice on the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh needed a break – a little, anonymous getaway.
The View from the Balcony: Parallel Parking: The Final Word (for now)
September 19th, 2018 | by Randy Weeks
I was going to leave this subject alone for a while. Enough’s enough, right? Evidently not, for on Friday, August
The View from the Balcony: Finding Your Balance
September 5th, 2018 | by Randy Weeks
This is a bit of a follow-up to my last TLV column, “The Ten Commandments for Students.” This might sound
The View from the Balcony: The Ten Commandments for Students
August 28th, 2018 | by Nature Humphries
Cue up Bobby Darin’s “Mack the Knife.” The students are back in town. Whether you’re an incoming freshman or a
The View from the Balcony: The Kindest Cut of All by Randy Weeks
July 25th, 2018 | by Randy Weeks
A couple of weeks ago I injured the index finger on my left hand. That’s a problem for several reasons.
The View from the Balcony: “The Balcony Parking Commission” by Randy Weeks
June 27th, 2018 | by Randy Weeks
A few issues ago I wrote a some disparaging words about the parking impaired. A friend chided me for making
The View from the Balcony: Sanctuary
June 5th, 2018 | by Randy Weeks
Last week I left a minister speechless. It wasn’t intentional. He only asked me a simple question and I answered
The View from the Balcony: The Untold History of the Double-Decker Arts Festival
May 9th, 2018 | by Randy Weeks
With the stellar cooperation of Mother Nature, this year’s Double Decker Arts Festival was a resounding success. Accolades go out
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The View from the Balcony: Double Decker Disasters
April 24th, 2018 | by Brittain Thompson
A few weeks ago, a secret tunnel that runs between the lowest level of what is now City Hall and
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