Home Invasion

Last night I was talking on the phone with Kevin when Roo, who has a habit of creating havoc when I am giving my attention to someone else, gets being the TV cabinet, you know where all the wires are, and starts going nuts. I am concern because without Miche I there is no [...]

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Have I said this before?

I am really, really going to stop smoking. No more playing around, saying I’m only going to smoke socially. I am tired of my house smelling like smoke. I hate the way I feel the morning after I smoke. And I’d really like to be able to run. Not that [...]

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This week at work

I went to Wilmington for a few days on business.  Saw lots of really ugly, run-down buildings!  But I did find a really cool cemetery in a 150 year old churchyard.  Only a few markers survive.  Many of them tablet markers.  I liked the was the sun was hitting the relief image of the hands [...]

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a little of this, a little of that

I know this couple who are starting their own church. I am so happy for them. There beliefs are different than mine, but I know that they will serve their community and spread love to so many. It’s also this huge risk and leap of faith. I am so very proud [...]

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Sweet new feature!

I added a subscribe button over there on the left side.  See it?  If you want, when I have a new post this service will send you an email saying there are some brilliant or witty words or some great photographs waiting for you.  Yeah, that’s pretty cool.  Now Julia can be jealous (for 10 [...]

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The Chill of Summer

Two summers ago I spent a lot of time with Julia at her home in Tally.  We developed some lovely routines that included coffee in the morning (maybe my delicious cream scones), a publix sandwich for lunch, and at some point in the afternoon I’d put some Bossa Nova on the boom box and we [...]

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Shelby in Shelby

So on Friday i went for the first time ever to Shelby NC.  Many people have mistakenly thought I was named for the town, but no.  And I have never been there.  I had a work project in historic downtown Shelby so after I finished my documentation I drove around town and got tickled by [...]

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Rockabilly in Raleigh

Last Friday night me, Joh, Megan, Jeramiah, Carrie, and Jake went to Hide-a-way BBQ to see the Straight 8s and the Belmont Playboys (pictured here). Joh loves Rockabilly AND dressing up, so we hit the town . . .

Joh said Megan’s 1st choice of dress was too similar to mine so he suggested [...]

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