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Living in a bubble
One of the top news stories on the Outer Banks right now would be considered a total non-event in a city. The top headline in the local news is vehicle break-ins. (And those are to unlocked cars, mind you.) * While I (of course) hate that our residents and visitors have to deal with having their stuff stolen, I love... Read More
Christmas season kickoff
I keep expecting things to slow down around here. But Outer Bankers are going strong. * I don't know the official tourism numbers, but Thanksgiving week seemed really busy here, don't you think? * I met several visitors last week in my Thanksgiving holiday adventures: at the Outer Banks Gobbler 5K in Nags Head on... Read More
The Attitude of Gratitude
"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision... Read More
Definitely not the slow season
I'm so stoked on the Outer Banks Marathon right now. Not only because I just finished my fifth Half Marathon on the Banks (go me!), but also because I love the excitement that the races bring to the community. It's so cool to see all the people of different shapes, sizes, ages and fitness levels moving toward a common... Read More
Running. Winging. Shopping.
Can you feel that? That nagging sense that no matter what you're doing right now there's something else you should be doing? Something that is going to snowball into something larger and more fearsome the more that you ignore it? Maybe you're only experiencing this if you're female. And older than 30. * It's Christmas... Read More