Confessions of a Nags Head Woods Experience on the Outer Banks of NC

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Something You Didn't Know You Needed

"You Look Like a Discreet Assassin for a High Level Fashion House"

How does he come up with this stuff?

There's a man, Troy Hawke, a character created by Milo McCabe (“If I've got the smoking jacket on, I'm Troy."), that walks around in the city on behalf of...

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New Show Proposal: The Housewives of Ancient Babylon

Below is an excerpt from a National Geographic digital article regarding ancient finds in Babylon.

In one text from the 18th century B.C., a man called Aham-nirši wants to dissolve his upcoming marriage. The text reads as follows: “In the pre...

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Shark Safety

A recent Washington Post article quoted professionals who work with/near sharks on what they advise to stay safe.

First, the good news.

"You’re more likely to die falling into a hole at the beach, in a riptide or in an alligator attack than from a shark bite, according to data fro...

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Sir, Is That Your Grenade On The Ground?

I visited a rest area in Virginia that had a notice on the front door stating, "No Guns. No Explosives." I get the "No Guns", everyone has a gun, but "No Explosives"? How often does this happen to warrant such a notice? Who's walking around with explosive...

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Traveling Gone Wrong

Headline: In a Good-Will Gesture, South Korea Returns Stranded Fishermen to the North

Good-will for who? I can just see these sad sacks kicking and screaming as they're being taken to the North Korean border. Then, once in view of North Korean officials, they have to feign hap...

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Just One Pregnancy Can Add Months to Your Biological Age

-Headline from National Geographic, online

There should be a media category of Ridiculously Obvious. I will add that raising kids will also add months (years?) to your biological age. If you lined up ten, 40 year-old women I could tell you...

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Don't Eat That

When I was a kid adults used to tell me NOT to eat wild mushrooms. Thinking about it now, how dumb did they think I was? (no comments) Was I walking around putting everything in my mouth? What made them think I needed the warning? Instead of watching cartoons w...

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Headline: New Zealand airport caps goodbye hugs to 3 minutes to avoid traffic jams.

That means I get 2 minutes and 55 seconds to do something else.

Will This Kill Me?

Vienna Lager is a beer made in Lexington, Virginia by Devils Backbone Brewing Company. Apparently, I'm of a small populatio

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Starbucks

A simple lesson I learned in the customer service world is "get rid of friction points". For example, customer sign-up should be easy and seamless. By the way, except when my kids want money, I love Venmo. Customers are more apt to pay immediately because they don't have to wait for an ...

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Again?

Yes, again. Friday morning I was excited to sit down at the computer and submit the latest post. Feeling organized and with plenty of time, my excitement quickly disappeared as I found the internet unresponsive. Just a first-world problem as our neighbors in the western part of the state

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Something You Didn't Know You Needed

"You Look Like a Discreet Assassin for a High Level Fashion House"

New Show Proposal: The Housewives of Ancient Babylon

Shark Safety

Sir, Is That Your Grenade On The Ground?

Traveling Gone Wrong

Just One Pregnancy Can Add Months to Your Biological Age

-Headline from National Geographic, online

Don't Eat That

Headline: New Zealand airport caps goodbye hugs to 3 minutes to avoid traffic jams.

Will This Kill Me?

Starbucks

Again?

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