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Proust inspires the author to contemplate Knoxville's architecture. Of all things.
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robertfarago1
- 7 days ago
- 4 min
Pet Peeves Revealed!
Pet peeves are pervasive, pernicious and predictable. Time to share.
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robertfarago1
- Sep 20
- 5 min
Free the Nipple!
London Fashion week freed the nipple. Again. Still. Why?
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robertfarago1
- Sep 18
- 4 min
Interlopers Are Us (Knoxville, Tennessee)
The Wandering Jew is a Marble City persona non grata already? Go figure.
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robertfarago1
- Sep 16
- 5 min
Art for Art’s Sake (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Daphne Farago (not shown) was a "serious" art collector. My mother spent much of her adult life – and the lion’s share of the family...
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robertfarago1
- Sep 6
- 5 min
Knock Knock Knockin’ on Knoxville’s Door
The Wandering Jew wonders about wandering. The open road's calling and he must go.
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robertfarago1
- Aug 29
- 4 min
LGBTQ Plus QIAAPODSA
LGTB stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual. The sexual preferences associated with each letter seem pretty straightforward...
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robertfarago1
- Aug 27
- 4 min
No Escape from Reality (Austin, Texas)
The Wandering Jew finds a home in Knoxville, Tennessee
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robertfarago1
- Aug 24
- 5 min
Jeep Trick (Townsend, Tennessee)
The 2024 Smokey Mountain Jeep get-together was huge, and duck-intensive.
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robertfarago1
- Aug 23
- 6 min
Hurray for (Dollywood, Tennessee)
Dollywood is 15 miles and a world away from Townsend, Tennessee. Guiding Fritz on the twisting mountain pass separating Townsend...
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robertfarago1
- Aug 19
- 4 min
Not for Sail (Townsend, Tennessee)
Back in the day, my friend Josh set me straight about hotel check-in procedure. “The room they give you? It’s only their first offer....
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robertfarago1
- Aug 12
- 4 min
The Flu Fighters (Ferguson, Kentucky)
Making the 250-mile run from Louisville to Knoxville was like huffing nitrous in a dentist's chair. In other words, it was...
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robertfarago1
- Aug 9
- 5 min
Inn Disposed (Indianapolis, OH)
I thought I had a hangover. A logical enough assumption. After all... I’d had a few tequilas the night before. More than the Helium...
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robertfarago1
- Aug 6
- 4 min
The Truth About Baruth (Mid-Ohio)
The Ridiculously Random Motorcycle Tour has one rule. No capes! I mean, no highways! A rule I broke blasting from Cincinnati to mid-Ohio...
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robertfarago1
- Aug 1
- 3 min
Almost Heaven? (Charleston, West Virginia)
I woke up to a rainbow over Charleston. After exploring the city's western side, I can assure you there’s no pot of gold at its end....
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robertfarago1
- Jul 31
- 5 min
More Words About Buildings and Food (Fayetteville, West Virginia)
Proteins are the building blocks of life. They catalyze biochemical reactions and facilitate the body's overall functioning. A lemon? Not...
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robertfarago1
- Jul 28
- 6 min
Life Is A Box of Chocolates (Lexington, Virginia)
"Do you believe in God? Do you believe in fate? Do you surrender yourself to fate? Do you surrender yourself to God?" “You don’t talk...
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robertfarago1
- Jul 25
- 4 min
One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor (Fredericksburg, VA)
Staring up at the Kenmore House’s masterful plaster ceiling, it’s hard to reconcile its astounding beauty and craftsmanship with the 160...
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robertfarago1
- Jul 20
- 4 min
Let’s Make Farago Great Again (Sturbridge Massachusetts)
I remember the moment as if it was 40 years ago (because it was). My five-year-old nephew squinted, peered into my eyes and said “you’re...
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robertfarago1
- Jul 18
- 5 min
American Food Sucks (Franklin, Massachusetts)
An Italian restaurant called Chateau? Maybe it’s intentional irony. Chosen by kind of person who calls a French bulldog Luigi – just to...
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robertfarago1
- Jul 15
- 4 min
The Trump Assassination Attempt Was a Conspiracy
I'm growing a beard, but I still use Hanlon's Razor: "never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." I...
124 views9 comments
robertfarago1
- Jul 14
- 3 min
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Motorcyclist
I’m a month-and-a-half into my Ridiculously Random Motorcycle Tour, facing a momentous milestone: closing on my condo. If all goes...
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robertfarago1
- Jul 13
- 3 min
The Mount Washington Auto Road is Not For Pussies
The first few miles of the Mount Washington Auto Road were easy like Sunday morning. Guiding Fritz through the verdant forest at the base...
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robertfarago1
- Jul 11
- 3 min
Small Town, Big History (Gorham, New Hampshire)
Rocking and rolling on the ferry out of Vinalhaven, Fritz and I decided it was time to get high. So I set his six-cylinder sails for...
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robertfarago1
- Jul 9
- 4 min
Stone Cold Sober (Vinalhaven, Maine)
My eldest brother's house in Vinalhaven is no vinyl haven. There are no LP's in attendance. In fact, there's no music system in his...
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robertfarago1
- Jul 6
- 4 min
Ambushed! (Boston, Massachusetts)
I met an old lover on the street today (not shown). By old, I mean the same age as me. By lover, I mean a woman with whom I got jiggy a...
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robertfarago1
- Jul 4
- 3 min
Happy Independence Day! (Monticello, New York)
Our country's coastal elites see middle America as "the great flyover." Barack Obama spoke for millions when he declared that small town...
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robertfarago1
- Jul 3
- 4 min
Aaron Burr Schemed Here (Parkersburg, West Virginia)
If Parkersberg is known for anything, it's the jumping off point for tourists visiting Blennerhassett Island. The Ohio River site of a...
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robertfarago1
- Jul 2
- 4 min
The Ghosts of Slavery (Lexington, Kentucky)
It takes some skill to spend four days in Lexington, Kentucky without visiting anything horse-related. Turns out I have that skill. In my...
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robertfarago1
- Jun 29
- 4 min
Daniel Boone Was A Man (Lexington, Kentucky)
TTAE reader Scott grew up in Lexington, Kentucky. When he found out I was headed for the Bluegrass State, he hooked me up with his Henry...
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robertfarago1
- Jun 27
- 3 min
Tessa and Lee
"Sorry to hear about your father passing," the caller announced, in a goulash-thick Hungarian accent. "Did you grow up with him?" I...
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robertfarago1
- Jun 26
- 3 min
Any Volunteers? (Knoxville, Tennessee)
Why would anyone nickname a sports team "the Voles"? Voles are voracious little bastards. The bane of many a gardener's life. Oh wait....
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robertfarago1
- Jun 25
- 3 min
The Bikeriders - Movie Review
I recently watched a documentary asserting that Neanderthals were smarter than we thought. I just watched a movie that convinced me...
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robertfarago1
- Jun 24
- 4 min
Are We Having Fun Yet?
People compare motorcycling down a twisting road to riding a roller coaster. Nope. While the combination of G-forces is vaguely similar,...
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robertfarago1
- Jun 23
- 3 min
America is Not a Democracy
You heard the old joke? A democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what’s for dinner. Which is why America is not a democracy. The...
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