I don’t know if you’ve noticed but fairy dust is scarce these days. Perhaps the little sprites are on strike, or maybe they’ve abandoned production altogether. Whatever the reason, it’s wreaked havoc on my lifelong quest for…

Ask two friends what paradise is, and one may summon images of tropical beaches while the other refers to snow-laden ski slopes. But what…

Sometimes we make commitments before we’ve had the chance to ponder what we’ve promised. In my case, the task seemed simple: profile three North Carolina locales that offer…

It’s not easy living with a fitness professional. While I’m captive behind a desk most of the workday, my wife gets paid to stay fit. In her career as a national trainer for a large group fitness organization, as well as teaching local classes in Greensboro, she exercises more in two days than I do all week. If you think this generates a bit of pressure to remain fit myself, you’d be right…

I’ve been infatuated with flight since I was a kid, whether it was longing to fly like Superman in the comic books or stopping in the middle of a backyard baseball game to watch a jet fly overhead. But the decision to learn to fly was a long time coming. Somewhere along the line, my fascination with flight faded. Who knows exactly when it happened, but I have my suspicions…