Yesterday, I went to Raleigh for a North Carolina Association of Realtors Board of Directors meeting. The trip over was uneventful except that I noticed what seemed to be more Highway Patrol cars stopping people on the side of the road than I usually see. I’ve been making this trip for many years, particularly since [...]
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Blue Light Special
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged highway patrol, motorcycle, motorcyclist, motorcyclists on June 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
How Big is Giant?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged how big, rocketry, rockets, space travel on October 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the cool things about history is that it gives us some perspective. This week, NASA launched a new experimental rocket to test the design. It was 327 feet tall. The tallest rocket ever launched was over 360 feet tall. That’s big, right? The launch reminded me of an article in one of the old [...]
Fat Photos
Posted in Uncategorized on February 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
My blog title includes “Stuff” that catches my eye. This certainly did. In the interest of helping everyone become more fit, here is a link to a site that shows such gross fat producing food that you’ll immediately crave a salad with just a touch of light dressing. Check this out: http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/ Be sure to click [...]
So Far, So Good
Posted in Uncategorized on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I hope you got a chance to see President Obama take the oath of office and make his first speech as President. Say what you will about him, but the man can sure enough deliver a speech. Leadership is largely the ability to clearly define a goal, understand what needs to be done to achieve [...]
Yes, Dear!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My wife, Susan, asked me why I keep referring to her as “my bride” in these posts. I told her that if I refer to her as just Susan, some folks won’t know who I was writing about. I also said that many years ago there was a columnist for The Charlotte Observer named Kayes [...]
Bloggift
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Christmas, gift on December 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Since it is the Christmas season, the time of giving, I thought I’d like to give you something. Blogs are about words, so here is my word gift to you- a couple of bits of wisdom from the pages of the 2009 Farmers’ Almanac. “The chicken doesn’t stop scratching just because worms are scarce.” (Appropriate for [...]
Unintended Consequences
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged experts, predictions, pundits on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I love to watch the pundits who write in the newspaper or speak on TV talk about things that are going on in the country and the world. They talk about what various leaders are doing about the things they think are problems, then predict the outcome. These folks get paid big bucks to tell us [...]
Think You’re Pretty Advanced?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged communication, progress, radio on December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Do you think that calling your kids from home with electronic gadgets is a new idea? Check this out from the December, 1935 Popular Science Magazine.
You Meet the Nicest People at the Dump
Posted in Catawba County, Iredell County, Lincoln County, Mecklenburg County, Rowan County, Uncategorized, tagged Iredell County, recycling on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A new recycling program seems to be receiving good support from Mooresville residents. This is a pilot project that covers only a small portion of the city and will run for a year before they decide whether or not to continue it. However, you don’t have to wait until then to participate in the worthy [...]
November is Peanut Butter Lover’s Month
Posted in Entertainment, Uncategorized, tagged food, November, peanut, peanut butter on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We usually think of November foods as being such things as the Thanksgiving turkey, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie. However, some of us also celebrate the fact that November is Peanut Butter Lover’s Month. No doubt, there are plenty of Thanksgiving recipes that can incorporate good old peanut butter. Just so you are fully informed [...]





