On May 8, 2012, I am going to a polling station in Charlotte, NC, to cast a vote against taking people’s rights away. That’s right, there’s an amendment on the ballot designed to remove certain rights from certain people and the…
To be a good American is to be a contributing member of society. And to be a contributing member of society means being a functioning part of America’s commercial engine. At our core, all Americans are resources of money. Pie…
I looked at my watch. Ken looked at his. It was still too early, so we continued to hole up at Mike’s Tavern off Route 9 – a dark den with a cigarette machine, a juke box, and a television…
Tell good stories. You’re welcome. *** Jim Mitchem
I read recently where the average life expectancy in the United States is 78.1 years. They break it down by gender, and it’s a little less for men than it is for women. But in any case, it looks like…
As you may or may not know, I was unexpectedly hospitalized in March. I spent about 36 hours in Carolinas Medical Center, which is part of the Carolinas Healthcare System. It’s a good hospital. Both our daughters were born there…
Writer. Father to daughters. Husband. Ad man. Raised by wolves. 
