Cedar Posts and Barbed Wire Fences

"He had a different way of looking at the land, the trouble at hand or any circumstance that might just come along .... and he measured his life in cedar posts and miles of barbed wire fence”.

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 ...
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