Too Simple

simple

I had to laugh a little as I walked away from a nice visit with someone who happens to be a very successful and prominent business leader in the Triangle Region of North Carolina. This guy is a brilliant businessman, and he knows his stuff when it comes to his line of work. He also […]

Turn Off Your Blinker

blinker

There I was, on Interstate 85 travelling to Durham from our home in Hillsborough, NC, and as I eased into the “comfort” of interstate driving (yes, I am kidding about that being comfortable) I found myself behind a car with the left turn blinker doing its thing …  blinking. As I traveled mile after mile, […]

Declare Your Independence

I go where I take me

We just celebrated Independence Day here in the USA and I find it so easy to be in awe of our founding fathers. They stood up and said “ENOUGH!” when they felt that the rights of people were being trampled upon. To me, that is truly awesome and inspiring. Their actions took courage and there […]

What Is The Worst That Could Happen?

upside down!

My nephew gave new meaning to the question, “what is the worst that could happen?” when he was a student at my alma mater, NC State University. You see, although he was a great student and graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering and even had a strong grade point average, he also excelled at […]

Time To Worry

Not time to worry

Last week, as I was talking with a friend, I heard myself say something really strange. And upon reflection I am now also calling what I said silly. That makes what I said to my friend both silly AND strange. Yes, it takes a lot of patience to be my friend. Here’s what happened… My friend […]