Following a sleepover with Johnny Puskarich on the last weekend of summer, excitement for the first day of school began when Mom came bounding into the bedroom I shared with my big brother John singing, “Rise and Shine” on Monday morning.
I was at the gym working out. Music was playing over the gym’s sound system. I enjoy the beat of the music, but honestly, I hardly understood a word of the songs being sung. I don’t know if it is today’s popular music, or my old age hearing loss. It’s probably both.
I’m giving up the autoharp — and I know what you’re thinking: giving up an instrument to which one has devoted years of practice and playing sounds devastating, doesn’t it? Well, it’s not quite as traumatic as it sounds because the truth is: I’ve never actually played the autoharp; I’ve just fantasized about playing it. So, technically, what I’m giving up is a dream.
I think we can all agree that rural North Carolina needs better access to broadband internet.
A cat fight!
“It’s okay to be lost.” That’s a line from a Facebook commercial I saw on TV a couple of times this past weekend while watching college football. The commercial was advertising for Facebook Groups, and the group highlighted in the commercial was called “Not Wasting My Twenties.”
Since the First John Merrick Memorial Tribute a decade ago on Sept. 7, 2011, efforts have continued to make the Sampson County community more aware of the life and accomplishments of John Merrick. The most recent event designed to generate more awareness about John Merrick, while celebrating his numerous achievements and growing legacy, was the Second John Merrick Memorial Tribute held on last Tuesday evening at the historic First Baptist Church, here in Clinton.
While standing in the Register of Deeds Office at the Sampson County Courthouse in downtown Clinton, tears streamed down my cheeks as I listened to a television newscaster relay events that forever changed the world.
Looking back to the 50s or 60s, White Lake wasn’t considered much of a resort, resort; really it was simply a family gathering place. But, during those teenage years, my friends and I got down right poetic about it.
Comedian Ron White traveled some a few years ago with the very successful and funny Red Neck Comedy Tour. The tour was headlined by Jeff Foxworthy, the “You might be a redneck if …” guy. Ron White had his own catchphrase. He would end a joke about someone doing something dumb by saying, “You can’t fix stupid!” He often would add, “You can’t fix stupid. There’s not a pill you can take, or a class you can go to.”
On Labor Day 2021 we should celebrate the dedication and resilience of the working men and women who helped us get through the challenges of the past year.
OxyContin is a brand name for the opioid drug oxycodone. OxyContin was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in late 1995. OxyContin was owned by the Sackler family. The FDA official who approved the marketing of OxyContin quickly left government and went to work for the Sacklers at a first year compensation of nearly $400,000.
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