Carolina BBQ

A few months ago our friend Gail introduced us to BBQ from Short Sugar’s, and today we made the drive from the campground up to Reidsville, NC. It was well worth the drive. Service was fast and friendly – the food was delicious and well priced. You can buy pork Read more

Weekend Recap

We had a good weekend. We are still at the mercy of the job and not yet on the road, but I am just letting it go and taking this time to enjoy friends and explore places in NC that after a few years of a living year I’ve overlooked. Read more

Memorial Day

While you should honor the people in your heart EVERY DAY, Memorial Day is not a holiday for that. It isn’t about every person you’ve ever lost to death – it *IS* about every active duty military personnel ‘…who gave their lives in service to our country during a time Read more

Iowa Welcomes You

The first wolf to return to Iowa in almost 90 years was shot and killed by a man who thought it was a coyote. First – if you are a hunter of ANY game — shouldn’t you be able to spot the difference between what you are hunting and what Read more

Violent Nature

Thanks to a suggestion on TWIT.tv from Brian Brushwood I am going to start reading Stephen Pinker’s The Beter Angels of Our Nature. Apparently, we live in a time with fewer acts of violence against each other than ever in recorded history. Some might say it is because we are Read more

FOOD!!

I thought I would share with you a couple of discoveries on the food front. 1) BEANITOS white bean chips. I came across them on the Netrition.com website and thought I would try them. White Bean and Sea Salt — they are light and crisp and tasty. They remind of Read more

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