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August 20th, 2026 Greetings from Carrboro, I’d say that it’s some lovechild of Bingo and Jeopardy. And, honestly, how that plays out varies day to day, with distinct karmic overtones. One morning it’s, “Bob, I’ll take ‘fixing refrigeration with YouTube, prayer beads, and your cell phone flashlight’ for $500.” Then the next day you’re playing […]

August 14th, 2026 Greetings from Carrboro, It’s a mess. Navigating the absurd litany of labels that assaults each of us in every grocery store aisle is not easy. I can’t be the only one who goes to the store for standard corn chips and then returns home with—mistakenly—organic, no-salt, baked, party-size, 100% natural spelt chips […]

August 7th, 2026   Greetings from Carrboro, Whatever you do, don’t look at the weeds in the garden. Especially after all this rain. Or your yard that should have been mowed this past Tuesday. Or, heaven forbid, the gutters around back that really need your attention. Come on; it’s Friday. You deserve a day to […]

July 30th, 2026   Greetings from Carrboro, We start with the basics. Restaurant 101, day one: hellos and goodbyes. Rules like “greet people with your eyes at ten feet and your voice at five.” Or “make sure to thank each guest when they leave and invite them to return.” Because you gotta start somewhere. Obviously, […]

July 24th, 2026   Greetings from Carrboro, My dad knew a guy. And in high school, one phone call to him could make me a demi-god of sorts. I know, I know; it sounds like a bad line from some mafioso movie. And, cross my heart, my father was no cigar smoking figure in an […]

July 17th, 2026 Greetings from Carrboro, We had to take a detour. In the summer, getting to Highway 17 around Myrtle Beach is never easy. Especially driving from North Carolina. But this was really bad. Even for July. The road was a parking lot of pickups and minivans just waiting to overheat, each and every one stuffed with beach […]

June 29th, 2026 Greetings from Carrboro, It’s not every day that you get to use the word jubilee. Or every month, for that matter. Honestly, just try to trot out jubilee in any normal conversation; it’s not easy. Because casually getting up from the dinner table and proclaiming, “well, that was quite a jubilee!” will […]

June 18th, 2026 Greetings from Carrboro, Among all the various things that may adorn a dining room table, the international sports world has a thing for cups. We are just besieged by them. The Stanley Cup. The World Cup. The Ryder Cup. Basically, if you beat another country, you get a cup. Period. You’d think […]

June 4th, 2026 Greetings from Carrboro, My daughters hate Father’s Day. Honestly, I’m surprised that the haranguing hasn’t started yet. They’d rather shave their heads than get trapped doomscrolling trying to find something to give me as a gift. So they text and email and call begging me to give them a list of things […]

May 29, 2026 Greetings from Carrboro, The convection oven is set at 450 degrees. After rolling out the dough, we use the three-inch cutter and lay them out in a honeycomb pattern. Once in the oven, the temperature is lowered to 425. Generally, it takes 16 minutes—give or take. The bits of leftover dough are […]