Category: Events

#Wish December 25

This morning a lot of children woke up hoping that the WISH list they had for Santa would be located under the Christmas Tree. I know a few children that are pretty excited today....

#WhiteChristmas December 24

Last week parts of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and all of New England got copious amounts of snow that are still on the ground. Today the forecast for Lumberton NC calls for rain....

#Exquisite December 18

I got to revisit a Tim Ferris Podcast where his guest was Jim Collins. During the course of their 2 hour conversation the word EXQUISITE came up. I really got into their banter about the qualities and...

#CivilWar December 4

2020 has been the year of just some unbelievable events. Back in late May I saw something that I wanted to write about but kept putting off. I became fascinated with CIVIL WAR pension...

#Thanks November 26

Today is Thanksgiving. It will be the most different Thanksgiving Holiday for many including me. Like many of our American Holidays Thanksgiving has evolved to include lots of commercial elements to it. The way...

#Missing November 14

Two days ago I wrote about all the words and concepts that have become prevalent during the pandemic. While standing in line at the Post Office yesterday I became annoyed with a customer acting incondite (30 Day Vocabulary...

#13 November 13

Today is Friday the 13th. I really believe I am going to get lucky today. Many people believe only unlucky events will occur in their life on Friday the 13th. Well depending on your perspective there...

#Prevalent November 12

We have forty-nine days left in 2020. I have been thinking about words and concepts that have become PREVALENT this year especially since March. One thing that is not PREVALENT is seeing a lusk (30 Day...

#WarMovies November 11

Today is Veterans Day and Netflix is going to air a new WAR MOVIE today. Today’s weather forecast may keep me off the golf course along with testing the capacity of my UDOMETER (30 Day Vocabulary Challenge). The...

#Halloween October 28

2020 continues to eliminate or force changes to a lot of events that make up a traditional community calendar. This week HALLOWEEN is the latest event that has to transform itself. North Carolina DHHS...