Our technological infirmity

Reading Apple Tea Leaves

From the Southern Outer Banks some thoughts from my kayak on Apple’s recent computer sales numbers #Apple http://ow.ly/pIJq5

Kayaking in Raymond's Gut — Kayaking in Raymond’s Gut

Fall is here in on the Southern Outer Banks

Fall is here along the Crystal Coast portion of the Southern Outer Banks. Read about how spectacular it has been in our piece of paradise. Click either the link or the picture of the sea oats. #SOBX #CrystalCoast http://coastalnc.org/

High water in the marshes and on the river

High water in our tidal marshes and on the White Oak, our tidal river, its challenges and the opportunities. #crystalcoast http://ow.ly/pCCds

Click the link or the picture for more information.

High Water In Raymond's Gut — High Water In Raymond’s Gut

Summer in October, the good times never end

Summer in October, A Way of Life For more information click the link or the picture. #crystalcoast #emeraldislenc http://ow.ly/pz4Zd

A good reputation is hard to earn

A good reputation is hard to earn and very easy to lose. #northcarolina http://ow.ly/pxMn7

The Republican Party is messed up

What could be wrong with relying on “an uneasy coalition of Democrats and a few moderate Republicans to pass a bill to re-open the government?” Isn’t government supposed to work that way? Read this Washington Post article for more http://ow.ly/prJk1

Those Republicans who supposedly love the constitution should perhaps study it a little and learn the proper way to change a bill.

I guarantee you the Constitution does not tell you to change a bill you don’t like by closing down the government. Even if you don’t like a bill that was passed by both chambers, signed into law and has been ruled constitutional, you need to live with the law. In a country where the rule of law is supposed to be important, you follow the law, not hold the government hostage in a temper tantrum. It is just plain stupid.