John R. Williams

A special holiday breakfast leads to talk both silly and serious

The Old Men of the Mountain met at Mrs. Ks Restaurant in Middleburgh on Tuesday, Dec. 23, with Christmas just around the corner. This has become an annual event.

With clouds and short days, OFs grow moss on their backs

by John R. Williams

Many of the Old Men of the Mountain left the hills of snow on Tuesday, Dec. 16, and made it to the Home Front Café in Altamont.

Sharing a dilemma: What to get the wife for Christmas

by John R. Williams

Tuesday, Dec. 9, was not a nice day.

Views vary on what the future holds

by John R. Williams

On Dec. 2, the first Tuesday of the month, the Old Men of the Mountain met at the Duanesburg Diner.

Money: It motivates the media, barbers should offer bargains for the bald, and driving a bargain

by John R. Williams

On Nov. 25, the Old Men of the Mountain met at the Scho/Co Diner in Schoharie, and as usual discussed many things.

The bylaws are strict but the conversation is free-wheeling

by John R. Williams

Tuesday, Nov. 18, this scribe traveled to the Country Café in Schoharie all alone (boo-hoo) since one of the riders was scheduled for surgery on his elbow.

A fine fall leads to talk of stream repairs, Veterans Day, hunting and real racing

by John R. Williams

This scribe jumped out of bed at 5 a.m. on Nov. 11 and found it was Tuesday, and time to round up whoever was going with him to the breakfast.

Multi-million-dollar stream-repair project draws conjecture and a visit

Tuesday, Nov. 4, was a busy day for this scribe. The Old Men of the Mountain met at the Middleburgh Diner in Middleburgh, and the OFs had a guest who interviewed some of them as part of her college assignment. Who knows what stories were related and the guest, for the most part, was like the proverbial fly on the wall.