The local classic rock radio station in Charlotte, WRFX, had a contest for tickets to the sold out U2 concert. The 10th caller after they start a 2nd consecutive U2 song (a “U2 2-fer”) wins. I had my coat on and was about to turn off my office radio when I heard the first U2 [...]
A major motion picture is being shot here in the Charlotte area. The film is a comedy starring Will Ferrell as a Nascar driver. The production company held open auditions for extras and I went expecting that I may get to be in a large crowd in the stands for a race sequence. To my [...]
Patty and Dee had been best friends since high school. Although Patty went to college far away from Dee, they remained close through college too. Then for no particular reason they simply lost touch after college. Years later Patty tracked down Dee by telephone. Since they last saw each other, Patty and Dee had both [...]
Amy took a trip to Africa… where she was mauled by a lion. Okay, it was a baby lion and it was just a scratch but there was blood.
Boomer recently made his television debut, when he was featured in a television spot to promote a canine event called “Bark In The Park.” The 10 second spots will be airing from now until the day of the event on April 9th. Boomer follows in Bear’s footsteps. Bear was featured in a television commercial in [...]
Maegan finally lost her first tooth. She is the last person in her first grade class to lose her first tooth. She now has a small space in the bottom half of her smile. The tooth fairy is expected to pay Maegan a visit overnight.
On Saturday Maegan began learning how to ride her bicycle without training wheels. By Sunday she was riding down the block.
Last week Maegan began taking swimming lessons. She’s been advancing each and every day, and today she swam all by herself. Maegan has two more class lessons left.
As many of you already know, Maegan loves to draw everyday. She was just chosen as one of only eight students from her entire school to have some of her artwork displayed at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Professional Development Center. Congratulations! Dear Parents, Maegan Sussman’s artwork was chosen for a [school name omitted] art display [...]