First Furniture Market

Posted on October 26, 2017February 20, 2018 by Jim Leave a comment

A view inside what IT calls the “Bat Cave” Well, I survived my first High Point market. We, the IT group, moved into the “Bat Cave” at the showroom in High Point on October 4th and moved out on the last day of the market, Oct 18th. It was a good experience. Many issues came […]... Read More

Duke University visit with SW Dance Team

Posted on September 20, 2017February 19, 2018 by Jim Leave a comment

The Southwest dance team recently enjoyed the opportunity to cheer or dance (not sure which) on the field at half time during the Duke vs Baylor football game over the weekend. I may have been a long day for such a short performance, but it was a great experience… visiting the campus, enjoying the game […]... Read More

Labor Day on the New River bike trail

Posted on September 6, 2017February 19, 2018 by Jim Leave a comment

Where we rode the New River Bike Trail. Over Labor Day weekend we drove up to a friends place, Brian and Terry Timmerman, near Galax VA for a bike ride and dinner. The weather was just great, mostly clear and sunny and high of 75 degrees. We couldn’t have asked for a better weather for […]... Read More

Nature Photography June-July-August 2017

Posted on August 28, 2017February 19, 2018 by Jim Leave a comment

It’s time to share some nature pictures I shot in the last 3 months. As my kids know, I love to take pictures of nearly everything, including nature, little critters, plants, clouds, waterfalls, outdoor reflections and more. But who wants to lug around their 35mm digital SLR camera every day, where ever you go. Oh, […]... Read More

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Total Eclipse with the Fireflies in Columbia SC

Posted on August 22, 2017February 19, 2018 by Jim Leave a comment

August 21, 2017, a total eclipse of the sun occurred across the length of the united states. Here in NC, we would see a nearly full eclipse, maybe 95% covered, but not a full eclipse. However, down in Columbia SC, approx 3hr away, there would be a full eclipse. We found that they have a […]... Read More

Switched to Verizon

Posted on August 20, 2017March 2, 2018 by Jim Leave a comment

About 2 years ago we started with Sprint and everyone got a new LG G4 phone. A few months later we learned about the G4’s reboot loop issue, where the phone would suddenly get stuck in a reboot loop and rendered the phone useless. We had 5 of these phones. First 2 of them went […]... Read More

Virginia Beach Dance Trip

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Jim Leave a comment

Took the family to Virginia Beach for a long weekend for a dance competition. Prior to this I may have been to to Virginia Beach once, many many years ago. We stayed near the convention center, about 15 – 20 min west of the beach, but drove to the beach for an afternoon and a […]... Read More

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