My funny black and white comic strip of Bryan losing a dime that he found at Walmart. Drawn by artist Bryan Skinnell.

I gotta say Walmart is a great little company. I do the bulk of my shopping there as most Americans do. I’m guessing that you’ve probably heard of them and maybe even shop there yourself. Those legendary supercenters are hard to miss and not just because they’ve been promising us for ages now that we would all save money AND live better any time we patronize their stores. And I suppose you do. I’ve personally saved a small fortune just on gas by shopping at Walmart because they had the foresight to build a supercenter only a few miles from my house. How sweet! I have to hand it to them that that was a wonderful business decision on their part. Having a Walmart so close by to suck me dry has made my life tons better now that I don’t have to make the half hour trek out to Lynchburg for them to suck me dry while dodging those killer potholes. Or those psycho drivers hogging the roads. Or even the suicidal wildlife that love playing in the traffic while I’m trying to get there without getting killed by psycho drivers or killer potholes! Hitting the highways just to spend my hard earned money is so danged hazardous these days that I’m truly grateful that I have a Walmart so close by where I can do it with convenience and a touch of class and without unduly risking my car and health in the process. So, take it from me dear readers, my life truly is better….loads better… and far richer than it ever could have been without the aid and assistance of Walmart. And I’d wager a guess that it has done the same for you too. Assuming you don’t wreck and die while getting there which would be a bummer if you did. I think in Walmart lingo that would be referred to as a “lost sale”.

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Why hello there! My name is Bryan Skinnell and I am a middle-aged (50-ish) artist and neighborhood kook who is living the artistic and creative life out in the boonies of Bedford, Virginia. Bedford is one of the largest counties in the commonwealth of Virginia and, for the most part, it’s still a mostly rural one that bridges the gap between Roanoke and Lynchburg. You could say, in more ways than one, that Bedford is the heart of Virginia. I can’t argue with that although I usually think of Bedford more as Virginia’s belly button myself.

I grew up right here in Bedford and have lived and toiled most of my life on our infamous red clay. The sort of clay that makes the stickiest mud known to man after a rain and which clings like super glue from God to anything and everything it touches. If you are so foolish as to get it on yourself you’ll wind up tracking and leaving a trail of red goop everywhere you go for days afterwards to the delight of your family and friends. But I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else and Lord knows I tried as I’ve wandered from one end of the country to the other. But Bedford has my heart and that’s where I’ve chosen to live my life today. In my free time when I’m not stuck in my studio making art I do love being outside gardening or hiking or just pestering the neighbors.

Every day I try to write something that’s original, entertaining, and half-way thoughtful here on my blog while sharing my happy-go-lucky attitude and zest for life. Quite often I don’t have the foggiest notion of what I’ll end up saying in a post. But, whatever I end up writing about, I do hope you enjoy it!

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Thanks for stopping by!
Bryan Skinnell

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