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Ghosts of Christmas Past

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When I was a kid, there was always an overwhelming sense of anticipation at this time of year. What was Santa going to surprise me with? Would I get everything (anything) on the list that I presented to Santa? Unlike today, the signs of Christmas didn’t appear until after Thanksgiving, for the [...]

Finding Memories

Dad in Army

A couple of years ago, Mrs. Rambler and I redecorated our home (the first floor, anyway) and part of that process was framing and displaying old family photos that Mrs. Rambler had. The chosen pictures were exclusively from her family because I didn’t think there were any from my family. That proved [...]

Summer In The City

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Mrs. Rambler is out on the deck getting the charcoal set up to grill some chicken for dinner. (I know, it should be my job to do the grilling…but we won’t go there. OK?) It got me to thinking about the backyard cookouts when I was a kid. I don’t remember a lot [...]

Tarheel by the Grace of God

Tarheel Postcard

Not long ago, I was showing a group of friends one of my calendars which has the Web address for this blog on the front cover. One of the guys said, “Who’s this ‘Tarheel Rambler’ guy?” When I said, “Me,” he laughed and said, “You can’t be a Tarheel, you’re a Damn Yankee.”

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Outside Looking In

My father moved our family quite often when I was growing up. From the time I started school in first grade until I graduated high school I attended 14 different schools in 7 different towns. I know all about what it means to be the new kid on the block. And I’m not talking [...]