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The tragic death of the mix tape
Romance will never be the same
Chuck Thompson
Sep 28
OPINION / HUMOR – The tin foil connection
I remember the first time I gave a girl I liked a giant Hershey kiss. I was in the 6 th or 7 th or 8 th grade – maybe I was in high...
Chuck Thompson
Sep 21
What's in a name? I'll have the special, please
The names of restaurants have always annoyed me. I don’t know why, that’s just how I’m wired.
Chuck Thompson
Sep 14
The best place to be
There’s no place quite like North Carolina.
Chuck Thompson
Aug 31
Mondays happen, we can’t stop ’em
Mondays remind me of The Gremlins
Chuck Thompson
Aug 24
A wrinkle in the season; what do we call this time in our lives?
If it’s not summer, and definitely not the cool feel of Fall, then, what is this abysmal period of discombobulating season called?
Chuck Thompson
Aug 17
The beach ain’t what it used to be
The Pavilion was a magical place — at one time, from what we were all told.
Chuck Thompson
Aug 10
The last of the old-fashioned American summers before technology ruined the fun
The last of the pre-internet pioneer children. The last of the “just yell for my mom, she will hear you!” When you fell off your bike and br
Chuck Thompson
Aug 3
Apocalypse dough
OPINION / HUMOR — Opening a cylinder can/ tube of ready-to-bake biscuits is the baking version of Russian Roulette.
Chuck Thompson
Jul 27
A truly golden age all but forgotten
It was a time of serious competition as the Baptist, Methodist & Presbyterians tried to beat one another to the old steak house.
Chuck Thompson
Jul 20
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