My wife and I were in our car last weekend when we came across the most awesome display of clouds. She's a cloud-lover. A regular student of clouds. She loves naming the different types of clouds. And me? It takes something special for me to get all gaga over...
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It was Father's Day in Folly Beach. The girls had been promising to buy me an "awesome" gift. But three days into the family vacation, we were hemorrhaging money like there was no tomorrow. What this dad needed was a cheapie gift. Something in the $5.99 range.
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The beach was covered with rotting seaweed, and it was still washing up on shore. Watching it was amazing. Swimming in it was downright creepy!
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I can’t believe I placed in the top ten in the 32nd Annual Reedy River Run. I can’t believe it because it isn’t true. We Wallers stayed near the back of the pack.
The. Whole. Time.
This was my first sojourn into the organized world of fitness. It was my wife’s second time out. This year...
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According to my own made-up statistics, there is a 99.9% chance you do not have “peppermint stick” ice cream in your freezer. How do I know this? Let’s just say I’ve become a bit of an expert on the subject.
Before I continue, I need to explain what peppermint stick ice cream is not. It...
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This will either be the dumbest blog post you’ve ever read, or one of the most ingenius, depending on your knowledge of……cellophane boxes! That’s right. Those oblong dispensers of cellophane or aluminum foil contain a secret which has eluded me my entire adult life.
Tell me, is it me, or did you already know...
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Driving to work this morning, I saw another bumper sticker that says, “My child is an honor student.” It’s a fact, we parents love to brag about our children.
So, please, permit me to do the same.
This is what greets each member of my family as we open our refrigerator and reach for the...
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I surely will be labeled a geek when I tell you what I did last night. It surprised even me, Mr. TV reporter. Mr. Too Busy to Stop and Smell the Roses. But last night, for a full hour, there were no thoughts about work or the pressures of raising a...
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If the TV thing doesn’t work out, I may have a future in food services. Recently, my wife and I volunteered our “talents” at Wade Hampton High School’s spaghetti dinner fundraiser. This and other events helped raise $150,082.36 for Camp Spearhead in Upstate, South Carolina.
The only thing that isn’t clear is how we...
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Two things happened in Atlanta this weekend, the second of which I wasn’t expecting. First, my wife and I scored major “parent points” with our daughters by taking them to their first real concert. We planned the trip more than two months in advance. The $120 outlay for tickets was our...
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