Category: Quick hits

When I first came to North Carolina in 1998, I could fill my car with gas and get a carton of Camels with a twenty dollar bill — and get change. Coming from my previous Queens abode, where it would have taken four of those twenties to accomplish the same feat, I knew that I had indeed come to a far, far better place. (I gave up the Camels years ago. It’s kind of hard to give up driving, though, …

It’s time to start thinking about New Year’s resolutions. Mine, as always, has to do with my health. Start thinking about yours on today’s open line.

Home in Henderson is jumping on the welcome wagon to wish Mr. Luke Horton all the best in his new post as editor of The Daily Dispatch. Here’s your open line.

No news is good news, unless you run a news blog. Here’s your open line.

From Mrs. Editor, the Little Editors, and me, we wish you a merry Christmas. Here’s your open line.

Hopefully, as you read this, the stockings are already hung by the chimney with care, and the presents are safely cocooned and ready for tomorrow. If not, make certain that you exercise care as you venture into the jungle of holiday retail to pick up those last few items. In our family, we have a tradition of trying, and failing, to ease the littlest among us into bed at a reasonable hour. That way, we can wrap everything in time …

Here’s your open line. Editor’s Note: The previous open line was withdrawn due to an inaccuracy on the part of the editor.

If it looks like we’re missing our usual 12:01 a.m. run time, it’s because the blog software update came with a bug which makes it impossible to schedule posts, meaning that they have to be posted manually. Here’s your open line.

I know many of you feel that you’ve got a real shot at a white Christmas right now. Please get help. Here’s your open line.

These days before Christmas are exhausting. I think it’s the lack of daylight. Thankfully, the days will start to get longer soon. Here’s your open line.

I wish I could tour the new elementary school. I hear every classroom has a vaulted ceiling. I could buy a whole wardrobe of tweed jackets to go with that ceiling. Here’s your open line.