Tuesday, April 7, 2026

The Observer 10 Years Later

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Observer Staff (including Editor Rick Thames (my neighbor for 10 years seated front) pose for a symbolic photo and wave so long to their off...
Saturday, March 28, 2026

So God Made a Husband

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Because she said I wouldn't dare. As you know, God created the world in 6 days and on the 7th day he rested.  And then according to Paul...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

A Cinderella Basketball Team and Radio

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There's something nostalgic about listening to a ball game on the radio. Over the year's I've somehow managed to memorize most o...
Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

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I’m married at an Irish Lass whose parents are of the surnames Henry and O’Dell. She prefers an Irish Stout over an IPA any day. A Catholic ...
Sunday, February 22, 2026

Sunday Breakfast (Redux)

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The unmistakable sound of bacon frying in a heavy black iron skillet. Not the fast pop pop and sizzle sounds of bacon a blaze while cooking ...
Friday, February 6, 2026

Grandpa Someone Stole Your Truck!

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Growing up a city boy, county life was a foreign world to me.  Yet I was fortunate enough to have grandparents who lived in rural America an...
Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Daytona (Redux)

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Living in the South you don't need to go too far to find racing's roots. If you headed south from Charlotte back in the day (pre I-7...
Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Old Joe

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I get a lot of grief about my Southern ways and view of the world. My life has been driven by the world as I see it and how I was raised. Be...
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Monday, January 5, 2026

Roadway (A Dog’s Story)

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A steady rain has turned the Pilot Truck Stop in Bowman, South Carolina into a concrete slab of humidity and dampness. As the rain soaks the...
Thursday, December 25, 2025

Remembering Al Rousso at Christmas (Redux)

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This story was written a few years back but the "tradition" of shopping at the last minute continues....  My parents have been mar...
Monday, December 22, 2025

Christmas Eve with Percy Craven (Redux)

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  If your family is like mine, Christmas begins a week before Thanksgiving and runs well past New Year’s Day.  The weeks roar by, in a calli...
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Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Hunting With Percy Craven

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It is more than a mile off the blacktop and down a winding gravel road to Percy's cabin at the lake. The road is bumpy yet soft thanks t...
Saturday, November 29, 2025

Christmas in the South. Ugh!

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A few years back I wrote a letter (below) to the Editors at the Charlotte Observer. Who does that any more?  I was annoyed and perplexed b...
Thursday, November 20, 2025

Billy Graham Traffic Stop

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The Reverend Billy Graham had arrived back home in Charlotte at the Charlotte Douglas International airport. There, curbside, a long white l...
Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Veterans Day 2025

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Today is Veterans Day. One of our lesser holidays that we note each year, but always seem to forget the real purpose behind as it is often ...