Category: People

#Elvis August 16

Forty three years ago today I came to UNC Pembroke to begin a career that started out as a Lecturer/Assistant Basketball Coach and would evolve into all sorts of wonderful responsibilities. Yet even though...

#Back-Up August 14

Hit records often involve fantastic BACK-UP singers or vocals. To be honest any group of friends really needs BACK UP voices to have the entire group be in harmony. One of those voices in...

#Actuary August 12

After Hurricane Isaias passed thru North Carolina I got thinking about insurance companies. What can an insurance company ACTUARY teach or guide us in decision making? The short definition of an ACTUARY is this....

#Hats July 21

I came across some video footage of how large cities in the world appeared in 1890’s and the beginning of the 20th century. In just about every city across the globe the men and...

#Soulmate July 17

When someone is ideally suited for you that person can be defined as a SOULMATE. How do you know if someone fits that bill? For what it is worth here are my takes. They...

#Estate July 14

Growing up in Northern NJ I really did not appreciate the number of ESTATES that dotted the landscape when I was a small child in Morris and Somerset Counties. In Madison NJ you had...

#Famous July 13

There are a lot of FAMOUS people who have not had an easy life. If you are from North Carolina, have some connection to textiles, are a historian on unionized labor, or like to...

#56 July 4

Every 4th of July I remind myself of the leaders who signed the Declaration of Independence. Those leaders risked their lives by signing a document that has led to freedoms we have today. Today...

#Compliment July 1

Today begins another 30 Day Challenge. For the month of July I am going to share a COMPLIMENT each day with another person. It might be a family member, a friend, a total stranger,...

#Interdependence June 17

As I mature as a leader I have come to realize that I am balancing the perspectives of Independence and INTERDEPENDENCE. I can not help but chuckle at myself as I think of a...