Hearing that a new Beatles' documentary had been released was like waking up and realizing it was Christmas morning. Ever since that...

Marcee and I are blessed to have a good friend who is also a talented author, editor, and statewide conference co-ordinator and advocate...

When my youngest son was in middle school, he loved speaking in accents. One of my favorite questions to ask him was, "What are the top...

Men by their very nature are problem solvers. They think in a line, or linearly. They start at the beginning of the problem and work...

2021 was a difficult year. Understatement? Maybe the king of all understatements! We lost both of our dogs; we lost friends; we lost...

Now that the holiday season is winding down, and our New Year's resolutions have been made, it is time to get back to one of my first...

Several years ago, I interviewed for a part time job to keep me out of mischief in our new home here in Banner Elk. I went to the...

Some of my earliest memories of Christmas involve going outside on Christmas Eve to see if I could see the Christmas Star. It became a...

Last Monday, on my third trip to the Post Office, I stood in line wondering how many more trips I would be making to our local USPS...

I thought it might be fun to do a music trivia crossword puzzle (hence the name for the post) to do during the holidays. You could do it...

I have loved music since the beginning of time - or at least of my time. Some of my first memories were of waking up and watching The...

My blog is not a political blog now nor will it ever be. This blog has nothing to do with which side of the aisle you sit on. But...

Last year, our sleepy mountain town of Banner Elk faced one of its worst nightmares ever as the one traffic light in town was rendered...

On my first date (with my now wife), I boldly decreed that when I grew up I was going to live in the mountains, own a log cabin, and...

Have you ever had one of those dreams where you find yourself in a large crowd with no clothes on? No? I haven't either! But in writing,...