Chilly Billy Considers
Reflections, conversations, and observations from the Delta
Ode to The Tank Man – A poem by Chilly Billy Howell
Ode to The Tank Man A poem by Chilly Billy Howell Tank Man is the name ascribed to the unidentified Chinese man who stood blocking the departure of tanks...
Confronting Demons and Dealing with Addiction
A good friend from a former life, whom I have stayed in touch via social media, recently shared the following message with me regarding confronting demons and dealing with addiction....
THE SECRET HISTORY – Delta Bohemian Seminars Book Study Weekend
Delta Bohemian Seminars: Book Study of Donna Tartt's "The Secret History" “A haunting, compelling, and brilliant piece of fiction….Packed with literary allusion and told with a sophistication and texture that...
Mama & Mia Meeting Red & The Delta Blues
By Chilly BillyIncludes Photo Gallery Two tours shy of conducting our 400th Delta Bohemian Tour, I had the unequivocal pleasure of touring some righteous tourists this week. The coup de...
Planting Injustice, Angry People and a Good Reputation
Planting Injustice, Angry People and a Good Reputation A false narrative recently initiated by a disgruntled actor and further propagated by most mainstream media outlets without a scintilla of old-school...
Je Ne Sais Quoi of Ocean Springs and Walter Anderson
INCLUDES PHOTO GALLERY “In order to realize the beauty of man we must realize his relation to nature.” --Walter Inglis Anderson Ocean Springs? Hell, I didn’t even know where it...
Being Southern
Being Southern The first one saidWent to my headI’m inherently lazy (more…)
Crapping on Everything: A Game of Inches
No two people could possibly agree on the perfect halftime show, so too many of us crap all over it, as we do just about everything! Truly, a sad testimony...
Justifiable Resentment Dangers
Justifiable resentment may be one of the most dangerous non-tangibles we can possess; though tangible when nurtured. Psychology Today defines resentment as negative feelings, basically ill will, toward someone or...
Caught in an Eddy by Mark River
Caught in an Eddy by Mark River Introduction by Slim Gravy in italics There are a few folks in the lives of most who are always a welcome sight to...
Precision Farming Keeping Mississippi Delta Alive
Precision Farming or Precision Agriculture had its genesis in the early 1990’s with the technological introduction of GPS guidance for farm tractors. Due to the prohibitive rising cost of inputs...
Delta Business Journal 2018 Best Of The Best
Delta Business Journal, a monthly business magazine based out of Cleveland, Mississippi, posted an online ballot on their Facebook page and on their website for their Delta Business Journal 2018...