LARGETONY Blog

It is often said that the internet, with its e-mail, chat rooms, and online shopping, is destroying personal interaction among humans. People are disconnecting from actual contact by contacting each other through cyber connections. There is proabably some truth to this. But what I have found that’s interesting (and a little unsettling) is that as [...]

Ma,
It’s Mother’s Day. And your birthday is next week. It’s that time of the year when you stay on my mind a lot. Your ears must be burning. It’s been fifteen years since you moved on. I have no idea what goes on in the afterlife. If there is a heaven, then I’ll bet you’re [...]

You have heard me mention my buddy RJ. If you haven’t, he is the one responsible for giving me “exposure” on the internet. It started out as me being a subject for some photography he wanted to do, and has morphed into the website, and now this blog. He takes care of the website and [...]

I know that the story of the woman who alleged that she found a human finger in a bowl of Wendy’s chili is not news. But I want to talk about it. Besides, this is not a news blog and I am not a news reporter. Have you even heard me mention Jeff Gannon? Okay, [...]

The weather in East Tennessee was gorgeous today. The temperature was only in the mid 60’s. But the sun was so bright and so strong it felt much warmer. It was one of those days that makes me love that I get to work outdoors a lot.
I am a bit of an insomniac and since [...]

I think I can relate a little to how professional athletes felt when female reporters were first allowed into men’s locker rooms. Do you just behave the way you always did before someone of the opposite sex was present? Walk around bare-assed, talking about vulgar things, and scratch your nuts? Or do you alter your [...]

“M” is for May. And for Mother. And for the many things she gave you.
I tend to think about my mother a lot more than usual during the month of May. Mother’s Day is always the second Sunday in May. May just happens to be the month of my mother’s birth. It’s also [...]