Curbside Service

I was in Betsy's Crepes this morning meeting someone for breakfast, and I was early. While I sat at my table thumbing through my phone, an elderly gentleman, cane in hand, gingerly stepped in and made his way to a table. Owner Betsy Markey walked over to him, greeted him ...

You Think You Know Walmart, Then This Happens

I had to go into the Southern Pines/Aberdeen Walmart this morning on the way to work to pick up some children's socks the kids were donating as part of their Vacation Bible School program. I can tolerate Walmart early in the morning, because there's so few people and the place ...

The Sly Bartender

In high school, I had a part-time job working at a seafood restaurant. Its name was Peg Leg's and it was located on A1A, the oceanfront highway that runs the eastern spine of Florida. Over the course of a few years there, I worked my way around the place, starting ...

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