When I was growing up, my father taught me that “there’s no free lunch,” and “if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.” Valuable things to know in life to be sure. Unfortunately, at the age of 86 he seems to have forgotten those lessons himself. And now it’s my turn to [...]
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A little over a year ago, I moved my blog off of Blogger and onto a hosted account using Wordpress. I have to honestly say that I really haven’t looked back since then. There are several advantages for me personally, not the least of which was getting rid of the [...]
This New Year’s post marks a milestone for Tarheel Ramblings…but I can’t seem to put my finger on what it is. I know it’s not my blogoversary, because I celebrated that back in October. It’s not my birthday, that comes a little later in the year. And I know it’s got something to do with [...]
I decided it would be nice to help out some of my fellow bloggers and send a letter to Santa Claus with requests that would address some of their needs. It’s not that I doubt their ability to do it themselves, but if they are all like me, they can use all the help they [...]