Major change to previous post, John Cougar Mellencamp’s Jack and Diane

Well, I was wrong.  I totally forgot about one major song that should be in the top 5 of 80’s pop songs.  John Cougar Mellencamp’s Jack And Diane.  How could I forget that one?  I am putting it at number 4, replacing Let’s Go by the Cars.  Reason being that doing a little more research, Let’s […]

Snake bites in North Carolina

I read in the local newspaper The Wilmington Star News, that North Carolina led the nation in poisonous snake bites.  There isn’t another state that comes close.  North Carolina beats the rest of the country by a margin of 4 to 1.  That is huge.  The article states that 90% of the bites come from […]

Tastefully Simple food is great

My parents came into town today from Virginia to bring my son home from visiting them last week.  Steph wanted to make some food to snack on during their visit.  We had received a Tastefully Simple sample box filled with beer bread mix, cucumber dip, and apple cake mix for Christmas.  We have tried a […]

Gibson Epoch guitar Christmas gift

Last Christmas, my parents got me a gift that was a total surprise.  They gave me something I have always wanted, a guitar.  My parents live in a different state than me, and this past year my sons and my wife were unable to visit them in Virginia.  A few days after Christmas, I received […]

My trip to New Mexico part 1

I now know why New Mexico is known as the “Enchantment State.”  What a beautiful and diverse landscape and people.  We flew from Wilmington North Carolina to Albuquerque New Mexico.  It was a family reunion with different family members flying in from different parts of the country.  Stephanie, my wife, Storm my son, and myself […]