Beyond Rocky Mount: Are We Going To Ignore Two Boats and a Helicopter?

Do you recall a joke, Two Boats and a Helicopter, from younger days? It is about the man on the roof waiting to be rescued? The man refuses several rescue attempts from the approaching floodwaters. He tells each of the rescuers, "God will save me." Having turned down the last attempt, he drowns in the … Continue reading Beyond Rocky Mount: Are We Going To Ignore Two Boats and a Helicopter? →

Beyond Rocky Mount: Biden & Blinken On My Last Nerve Concerning Israel

The part of me that has spent 10 weeks on three different trips to Israel, the part that has a bookshelf filled with books I have read on the Palestine/ Israeli conflict along with precious memories of being a pilgram in The Holy Land, that's the part that wants to have an all out temper … Continue reading Beyond Rocky Mount: Biden & Blinken On My Last Nerve Concerning Israel →

Main Street Gastropub Has Reopened

Here is a restaurant destined to be a place where customers return. This excellent location on Main Street, in a repurposed building, is a great example of the revitalization going on downtown. If you read this blog on a regular basis you have come to know that I can look at the world through an … Continue reading Main Street Gastropub Has Reopened →