Having just spent a wonderful two weeks in a beach house the next island north of Ocean Isle Beach, the story of the students from South Carolinaaffected me more than those sorts of news items usually do. From the reports of the neighbors and neighboring renters, it sounds like they were not only nice kids, [...]

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Almost forgot what this stuff looked like.
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An article in the October issue of Scientific American reports on the neurology of mystical experiences.
I’ve been meditating in one for or another for around 30 years. I started originally for stress reduction in an attempt to short-circuit migraines. My intention was never spiritual, but in the process I’ve experienced what many consider spiritual experiences.
I’ve [...]

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Like I give a shit.
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People who talk on their cell phones from the stall of a public restroom.
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Barry and I got up earlier than usual on Saturday, and hit the road by 7:30am for a day trip to the Yadkin Valley. The purpose of this trip was not wine-tasting (although we did a bit), but to scout the area with thoughts towards possibly buying land there some day.
We made a brief stop [...]

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Golly, did I have 2 weeks of vacation recently? And didn’t something significant happen while I was gone? Or did I imagine the whole thing?
Nope, that really is a gold ring on my finger. And Mr. Dependable’s already posted one of the, um, unusual sites from our trip.
But now it’s been back to the ever-exciting, [...]

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Today we headed towards the other end of the island: Barry on foot on the surf side, myself via kayak along the inland waterway. Not sure exactly how far I paddled, but enough that I expect to be SORE this weekend. The skies were grey with an occasional splatter of rain, which was perfect for [...]

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After a day of near-total lethargy yesterday, we got out late this morning and walked to the east end of the island, where you can look across the Lockwoods Folly Inlet at the people walking the beach on the next island. We figure that there and back was around 5 miles, although it seems longer [...]

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