I started playing CoD MW3 on Xbox and I am the absolute worst.  On a computer with a keyboard and mouse I have always been an excellent FPS player, but with a console controller, I am pathetic! Here are some tips I can offer for someone that is close to 40 who is transition from mouse/keyboard to console controller:

• You have to sit in front of your TV to see ... more

There are certain things you hear from people that raise a flag in your mind. I thought I would start capturing those things that I find weird:

• People that don't eat vegetables as an adult
• Vegans.  Notice I didn't say vegetarians, although I think they're trying to be something that humans are not
• Extremely religious people and conversely, atheists
• People that prefer yellow or green skittles over purple and red
• People that ... more

I have been doing day hikes in Stokes State Forest all my life. Just recently I picked up the "A Guide to Stokes State Forest" at the park office and was intrigued by a section about the Snook Silver Mine. Apparently there is a trail from Kittle Field which leads to an old abandonded Silver Mine that John Snook created in 1875. Even more interesting was a ... more