For 25 years now, I have used this space to publish innocuous thoughts about daily life. I get away with it because most readers have had similar thoughts and can chuckle at mine.
Thursday, January 14, 2021
One reader asked why I start each column with a reminder to eat healthy, be physically active and follow the three Ws. “You would think we would all know it by now,” he said. I said, looking around, we all need gentle reminders.
Start-ups. The United States Census tells us that the population of Ayden went up dramatically during the first part of the 20th century: 557 in 1900; 990 in 1910; 1,673 in 1920; 1,750 in 1937. More citizens means more opportunities for business start-ups.
Thursday, January 07, 2021
After the new house was completed nearly two years ago, I left the inside trim work for me to finish. Friends and family warned that a house lived in is easy to leave unfinished. They were right.
After the new house was completed nearly two years ago, I left the inside trim work for me to finish. Friends and family warned that a house lived in is easy to leave unfinished. They were right.
It’s a new year but it’s still critical to wear your face covering, eat healthy and be physically active. Come out and “Walk with A Doc” (and ECU med students), Saturday, Jan. 6, at Lake Laupus 9-10 am. ECU Family Medicine’s Dr. David Gilbert will give a short talk.
Thursday, December 24, 2020
About four summers ago, I threw out my mother’s Christmas tree stand. It was in a shed that needed to be torn down, and I was making command keep-or-throw-away decisions on the fly.
