It’s one of my favorite times of the year.
We went up to camp this weekend.  When the remnants of Hurricane Ike came through here, it was still packing quite a wallop in the wind category, and  for almost two weeks, the entire area was without power.  We knew there were several trees down and such, [...]

I hate it when I’m like this.
Today has been one of those “I’m hungry for something, but I can’t figure out what it is” days.  You know the type.  I’ve had chips, coffee cake, corned beef, chicken salad, pistachios, noodle soup, and scrambled eggs.  I thought the homemade chocolate milkshake would do the job, but [...]

So Britney’s mom has written yet another book.  Surprise, surprise.
Lynne Spears’ third tell-all, Through The Storm: A Real Tale of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World, dives into Britney’s issues with addiction and drug treatment, Jamie Lynn’s pregnancy at age 16, her older daughter’s relationships with Kevin Federline (”a caring daddy”), Justin Timberlake, and [...]

I must be getting really old.
It seems every single student is hard wired to some electronic device constantly.  From cell phones to ipods, all of the kids are tuned in to their own little worlds, mildly annoyed that they have to share band width with the other electrophiles.
Oh, sure, I would much rather see ear [...]

Who says God doesn’t have a sense of humor?
When Mom died, BJ and I got her dining room furniture, not so much because it fit into our house (it didn’t), but because of a longstanding tease.  And, well, it didn’t fit very well into our lifestyle, either.  So once a few years passed and I [...]

I really hope my cousin doesn’t need any North Carolina health insurance.
Terri and her husband Earl are out somewhere in the alphabet soup that is the Atlantic Ocean on a cruise ship this week.   I understand the need for a vacation, but that seems a little stressful to me.
I know the captain would never take [...]

The new job is awesome.
It’s weird.  I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop, but so far, things couldn’t be better.
One of the big things I have to do is restore some respect for our student-run campus newspaper.  Over the past three years, there have been some serious issues,  and more than a few folks [...]