“Wisdom gives a man patience…”Proverbs 19:11 I was watching the Carolina Panthers play the Buffalo Bills yesterday and it was not pretty for us Charlotte folk. The football game turned into an old-fashioned whooping, 40-9. The Carolina Panthers quarterback, Andy Dalton, had a bad game. He was
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10/28/2025
I was in the Harris Teeter grocery store the other day and was waiting in line at the register. As I perused some magazine covers (Prince Henry is doing what??), my eyes wandered over to the candy bars ($3.99 for a king-size Hershey bar??). That price point stuck in my mind. Weren’t these thin
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09/25/2025
Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.”(Cato the Elder (Roman statesman)) “Wisdom gives a man patience…”(Proverbs 19:11) The Bachelor became an instant TV hit in 2002 when it first came on the air. What an interesting premise: a single man searching fo
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08/27/2025
Blackjack is a classic gambling game pitting card players versus a dealer. The goal is to have the card players’ hands total 21 or as close to 21 as possible, while not going over 21. As the game unfolds, if the card holders’ hands stay under 22, they will be compared to the dealer’s hand (if h
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07/31/2025
Savannah Bananas Event Schedule: Early Merchandise Sales: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Pre-Game Party & Player Appearances: 2:00 PM "Before the Peel" Show: 3:00 PM Gates Open: 4:30 PM Show Starts: 6:30 PM First Pitch: 7:00 PM (ET) As I had written a few months ago, my family had the “privilege” of buying
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06/26/2025
“It depends upon what the meaning of ‘is’ is. If the- if he- if ‘is’ means is and never has been, that is not- that is one thing.”President Bill Clinton pleading his case during the Monica Lewinski grand jury trial Growing up, I remember having some of Pete Rose’s baseball cards in my collection
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05/30/2025
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.”(Matthew 13:44) I was completely caught off-guard by the Savannah Bananas. More accurately, I didn’t understand the frenzy around t
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04/23/2025
My 11-year old son has become very interested in football cards. He used to just like finding players on his favorite team (The Tampa Bay Buccaneers- ugh! If it wasn’t going to be the Carolina Panthers, could he not pick a team in another division???), but now he has expanded his interest in wh
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03/26/2025
“You don’t know what you don’t know.”SocratesIt has been a life-long learning process for appreciating professionals in my adult life. Most of the time, this teaching did not come easily to me.From fixing cars and watching them break down at inopportune times. Feeling physically poorly for mont
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02/25/2025
Answer: Yes! We live in the United State of America. If you’re the owner, you are always welcome to visit your properties. This right is usually written into the lease as well. This is a very short answer (and makes for a very short blog)… For a longer discussion… the question could be whethe
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01/28/2025
