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Do you enjoy visiting the North Carolina wineries? Would you classify yourself as a "wine bibber?" We have the app for you; best of all, it's free. You can download NC Wine Hopper from Google Play and find the wineries that encompass over half of North Carolina's 100 counties. If you would like to plan a vacation at the North Carolina coast, you will quickly find that there are 15 wineries in the coastal region (yes, the majority would be in the Piedmont region). When researching these wineries, you will have only a quick tap to access their Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube and web site (depending on specific participation in these outlets of course). Loading reviews on TripAdvisor, Yelp and Google Maps can be achieved with another tap in the…

My Business I have had my computer consulting business since 2002 and it was originally named "Link Em Up." Yes, I have heard many times that it is quite clever for someone named Stephen Link to have a business with that name. I thought it was even more clever that it has such relevance in the computer world; and that is why I chose it so many years ago. I must admit that I have been very fortunate to survive for so long without anyone trying to sue the small business owner for every personal asset. As I have matured as a business owner, my personal assets have also matured. The increased potential for risk led me to a choice to place a "veil" between my personal and business lives.…

"This book is an exhaustive work which takes issues in God's Holy Word and breaks them down into tidbits of information most anyone can understand" - Keith Aycock, Christian Radio Announcer "It will help you have a special time each day in the Word and a special time with the Lord" - Linda Herring, The Word Ministry "It is an excellent resource for anyone committed to daily Bible study and reading through the Bible in one year" - Jim Lewis, Gideon's International "Each day takes you on a spiritual journey through the history and inspiration found in the Word of God" - Buddy Sasser, FWB Minister This book is designed to encourage your Christian life through a daily reading of God's Word coupled with a study-devotion and scripture study guides…

I don't like the tendency to call people stupid, but this one definitely fits. While riding to work this past week, a thought occurred to me as I saw police cars and officers sitting at the road closed signs of various streets. If society were not too stupid to use common sense, maybe we could save taxpayers some money. How is that? The road is flooded. Where there used to be a low-lying road, there is now a river due to a drenching hurricane. Our tax dollars have already paid the highway workers to come out, probably during the worst of the storm, to put out the road closed barriers. This makes some sense, I guess. Because there are some people who do not have enough sense to avoid this…

You can make this commitment! Have you committed to, and completed, one-year reads through scripture? It is quite an accomplishment to read every word of the Bible in one year, taking time and effort along with a serious commitment. You can extend your commitment to studying and understanding God's Word by slowing things down a bit and coupling those same words with commentaries and study helps over a three-year period. Yes, that is a three year read through the Bible. To accomplish this feat, start with a schedule. You can choose a plan that lays out the reading for every day, such as The Moody Church offering. Another choice will schedule basically the same amount of reading on a weekly basis, as offered by Christian Answers. I chose the weekly…

Auto repair costs too high? Save money by doing it yourself    Save on auto repairs? Definitely. The pictures above are original headlights on a 2006 Hyundai Tucson. I checked with a couple of auto parts stores and discovered a replacement cost, parts only, over $400. That was a bit discouraging, given my limited budget. Concerns for a limited budget resulted in multiple purchases of the headlight cleaning wipes at a local retailer. I sense a "guffaw," so I guess you have been there. That investment of $8 to $20 bought one month or less of clear headlights. With something that has sustained ten years of use, there are no truly cheap repair solutions. I gave it some thought and decided to look on Amazon for replacement headlights. I saw…

In the wake of the recent US spy scandal and the possible participation of other countries do Americans and citizens of other nationalities feel safer now than prior to the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks on targets in the United States? We know that high tech software allows spying on, or data mining of, various types of personal and supposedly private information. Your phone calls can be listened to, your internet browsing and searches can be viewed, even your emails can be monitored. The biggest question is whether we will give away our privacy in order to avoid more of the horror that unfolded during that time almost twelve years ago. Of course, we would also need to decide if that approach is truly effective. Recently we have seen the Boston Marathon…