I love music-not just one particular genre, but all kinds. I have a few favorite bands, and a few favorite songs. Well, I did…until today. This morning, shortly after I woke up, my children were eager to wish me, “Happy Birthday!” Each of them had a card and a gift (plus they got up on their own, and got…
For some odd reason, lately I’ve been stuck on classic rock. Every time I turn on Pandora, iTunes, or XM I can’t get enough KISS, Def Leppard, AC/DC, Guns n Roses, Heart, Skynard, etc… It seems like it’s been ages since I’ve listened to this genre of music because I love listening to newer, more contemoporary artist like Mumford and…
If you read my last blog post, “WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T HIT THE GAS!”, you’ll remember that I was bragging about my truck; in fact, I called it “The King of All Four-Wheel Drives”. Guess what? I’m eating crow today, because yesterday, I had to take my Chevy Z71 pickup truck to the mechanic for a couple of repairs–repairs that…
This is one of the many marinas in New Bern. I like to hang out here because it’s got a really cool view of the Neuse River and it’s home to some great looking yachts (and we all know how much I love boats). The other day I was walking along the dock and I saw these two vessels moored…
One of my neighbors had to go out of town recently for unexpected reasons. They were gone 2 weeks and I was asked to water their plants; and boy did they have a lot of them! I gladly did it; in fact, it was a joy for me to help them out because I knew their plants were very special…