Just south of the gorgeous coastal city of Beaufort, South Carolina, about 5 miles or so, is a glorious sound like no other in the world. It’s the Parris Island (“We make Marines”) graduation of young Marine cadets. It is…
Brown Mountain Lights: A Real NC Mystery
I am a sucker for the odd, the unusual and the unexplainable, and Burke County NC has a doozy to delight in. Haunting globes of light that hover over Brown Mountain in Pisgah National Forest, the Brown Mountain Lights have…
Boiled Peanuts: An Acquired Taste Worth Having
“Peas, peas, peas, peas Eating goober peas Goodness, how delicious, Eating goober peas.” ~Traditional folk song I just can’t help myself…there are certain delicacies in life that beckon me to partake, even though I have absolutely no business…