by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 28, 2014 | Opinion
Sometimes, less can be more. Recently I was given the challenge of writing a meditation that speaks to the church as a good gift of God for which we should be thankful. In 50-90 words. That’s about three tweets’ worth. How to describe something as...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 22, 2014 | Opinion
I can’t remember the last time I went to a circus … until we recently decided to check out the latest edition of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey’s “Greatest Show on Earth” on its Raleigh stop. Expand the picture and look...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 19, 2014 | Opinion
I read a story recently about Disneyland’s “It’s a Small World” ride being renovated, in part to introduce wider seats because “small world” visitors were getting bigger. I haven’t been on that ride in many years and would be...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 12, 2014 | Opinion
Are we tired of snow yet? It’s as beautiful as icing on a cake, but — not unlike fluffy buttercream frosting — it’s possible to have too much of a good thing, even for Southerners who rarely see the stuff. I made the mistake of venturing...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 7, 2014 | Opinion
All of us find some things hard to understand. Calculus, for instance, was difficult for me. I did fine until we got to imaginary numbers, and I couldn’t imagine them. Other things are much simpler in concept, but frustrating to understand in other ways. At the...
