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Crawfish: I like it, but it's too much work for the reward

Crawfish, Crayfish, baby lobster, crawdaddies: Whatever you call it, it is a strange food that seems to exist in vast quantities. This food item has a lot of names

When you don't punish people, they repeat the bad behavior

I'm not for an authoritarian state, I am not in favor of mass surveillance for crime prevention. I am in favor of punishments being harsh enough that the people

Jobs I sucked at: A line cook at a sit-down restaurant

I should explain what I mean by a "sit-down" restaurant because maybe that is just North Carolina talk. What I mean by that is that it is a restaurant

The first jobs I ever had: Lawnmowing, and I had it for years

This is a job that was probably quite common for boys or even some girls back when I was a pre-teen. There was a lot of money to be made by something that almost

The 2nd job I ever had: Dishwasher at a seafood restaurant

When i was a kid my parents were of modest but adequate means. We never struggled for food or clothes but we wouldn't go out to eat very often - when we did it was

Giant black bear walks into photo shoot at Biltmore Estate

I've already written about the Biltmore Estate. If you are in North Carolina near Asheville then you definitely should go and see it. USA doesn't have any castles,

The first job I ever had: Paperboy!

I had a lot of fun writing that last blog about my time as a vacuum cleaner salesman so I thought I would go even further back in time to the very first job that

NC conservatives win suit to remove non-citizens from voter rolls

I find it completely crazy that this was something that the conservatives had to even file a suit for. Unless you stand on the crazy side of things, I don't think

The one time in my life that I got arrested

I have never been to jail. I have been arrested once in my life and it was a case of me having not paid some unpaid parking ticket that I was unaware that had been

Fayetteville, a truly awful part of North Carolina

I normally write about how much I love my state of North Carolina and for the most part I believe that it is a wonderful place. We have a wide range of natural beauty,

Memories of how this area is not prepared for snow

I really enjoy where I live in this world and I am thankful for this often. I think one of the main things that people complain about in this world is being unhappy

More lottery propaganda in the news. What is going on here?

A fool and his money are quickly parted, or something along those lines is how the saying goes and I am, in case you couldn't tell, vehemently opposed to the existence

North Carolina spotlight: Chimney Rock State park

I am really fortunate to live in the state that I do. We have beaches, we have mountains, we have all four seasons and none of them are too harsh as well. We have

Light-hearted crazy news from North Carolina

There are a ton of things that I could talk about that are more controversial right now including yet another person getting stabbed on the train system in crime-addled

4 people shot at Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Charlotte, North Carolina

For people that live in the part of North Carolina that I live in, we enjoy a pretty peaceful way of life. We also tend to look at the western part of this state

A story about a guy who was lost for years then found his way

I've been enjoying writing these stories about people who did something profound in their lives and I hope that the people who are reading them are enjoying them

A little story about a guy who had it all and blew it

My last two stories were about 2 people. One was a kind old lady who was wronged but didn't let that change her perspective on life. The 2nd one was about a man

A little story about a criminal who truly turned his life around

I got a decent response to my Ms. Nancy story so I thought I would do some reflection to see if there were other people I can think of that did something great with

Visiting the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina

One of the best things about the state that I call home is that we have a wide variety of natural beauty and most of it can be visited for free or near free. One

Have you ever been too drunk to fish?

I believe that this is a comedy line from Jeff Foxworthy's "You might be a redneck" that took the world by storm about 20 years ago or so. Drinking and