In Our World

That's the sign I saw on the back of a Schneider tanker truck yesterday. Now normally I probably wouldn't pay much attention to a sign like that. Things are going reasonably well at our little company, and while I may like some extra income, the hours spent driving…

So I'm at the Food Lion. I have a grand total of four items, so naturally I look to the express lane. Before I can get there, another lady beats me to the line. No problem, I think to myself: It's the express lane, and thus she won't…

I don't pretend to understand grafitti, the tagging of things with your name, someone else's name, an insult, or perhaps even a URL. It just doesn't make sense to me. Someone other than yourself takes the time to do something, and this somehow gives you the right to…

It's official. The most popular tourist destination in North Carolina is… Concord Mills? That's right, compared to all other tourist attractions in the state, a shopping center wins the prize. 15.3 million visitors last year. That's a lot of shopping. Apparently the stodgy old Blue Ridge Parkway in…

This time, I'm sure you'll be surprised to know that it's about another football player. In this case, he seems to think he's missing $6.5 million. Now I don't know about you, but even if I had a contract for nearly $70 million, I'd make sure that extra…

Some days (not that SomeDays) I just wonder what people are thinking when they write. Of course, there are probably some days that I could say the same about myself. But consider this headline: Teens who make virginity pledge get sexually transmitted disease at the same rate as…

So I'm doing the weekly shopping in Aldi. If you have an Aldi near you and haven't tried it out, you might just want to give it a go. Prices are good, products are good, why not? Because you can't write a check or use a credit card?…

"For people to go out and say my agent made a mistake is utterly ridiculous and insane." Even if you're not a sports fan you ought to get a laugh from this one. Apparently it is not only utterly ridiculous, but actually insane, to believe that either San…

When assigned seats on planes went the way of the dodo bird, only a select few complained loudly enough to be heard. When they started to sell food on planes, frequent flyers debated things, but there wasn't even a huge outcry there. I suspect it's because the food…

It's often strange how we perceive the world around us. Most people, I think, would like to believe that they are completely unbiased when they look at most any situation. But it seems that the more I look at it, the more I realize just how one person's…