Travels and Adventures
East Tennessee’s Smokiest Treasure!
Located in Madisonville, Tennessee, Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Hams offers slow-cured country hams, bacon and prosciutto. In 1947, Albert Hicks, a dairy farmer by trade, started curing and selling his country hams. In 1973, Allan Benton… Continue reading
Gateway to a Healthy Start
I reread Frederik Pohl’s Gateway a few days ago, for the second or third time. Okay, for the fourth time, I admit it. 
In a nutshell, the premise of the book is that anyone who can afford passage to Gateway… Continue reading
Local Goodness at the Market Square Farmer’s Market
Us Knoxvillian’s are lucky to live near so many small towns — towns that are home to thriving farms
and local craftsmen. These farmers and craftsmen bring many delightful goodies to the area’s farmers markets.
Saturday we visited the… Continue reading
Ukulele
Two weeks ago, with it being the first week of summer vacation and having not planned properly, my wife and I found ourselves without childcare for our 6 year old son, Alex. Fortunately, we have family nearby (but not too… Continue reading
‘Girls’ Night Out’ Weekend in Franklin, NC
This past weekend, my daughter Caroline and I decided to do a girls’ weekend and chose Franklin, NC as our destination. About a two and a half hour drive from our home in Knoxville and nestled in the Smoky… Continue reading
Hiking White Oak Sink
This past weekend my daughter and I hiked the unmarked White Oak Sink trail in Townsend, TN near Cades Cove with Webb School soccer coach and Lower School P.E. teacher, Steve Owen, as our guide. Steve takes a group of… Continue reading
Sage Summit 2011
This year, for the first time ever, Sage is combining its traditionally separate annual 
conferences into one big conference. In the past, Sage Summit (which is for users of Sage software) took place in the Summer and was a… Continue reading
Honor System for Time Sheets? Only At Church!
While visiting Charleston, SC this past weekend, my family and I stopped by the Cathedral of St John the Baptist. It’s a beautiful Gothic cathedral which began construction in 1890 and is still a work in process.… Continue reading
Reach The Beach
We drove down to Georgetown, SC this past Saturday from our condo in Myrtle Beach. We would spend most of the afternoon on a lighthouse and shelling tour on Winyah Bay. What a perfect day for the trip.… Continue reading