There’s a farmers market that supports the NC Agriculture industry with food provided by local farmers. Some items like mangoes, papaya’s and avocados are shipped in and sold in bulk. But many fruits and vegetables at this marker are grown in NC. Fresh locally sourced produce within a short drive. I like getting fruits in…
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Flea Market Hunting
One of my hobbies is to visit flea markets. I typically go hunting for something in particular when I can, but quite often, I’m just looking for some cool stuff. Many of the outside vendors in this flea market are foreigners. As the outside spots can be purchased for the day, say around $35-40. They…
My Love of Sweets-Creme Puffs-Cannoli’s-Eclairs
When I was going to college, I worked in a greek coffee shop in NYC. During that time, I had the pleasure of eating 2 types of freshly made baklava either with pistachios or walnuts. These were made on site. Additionally, fresh monster size blueberry and corn muffins were made every morning for the breakfast…
Travel Less & Stay Home More
When I started my company one of the things that I promised my family was that I would be home for our kids as they were growing up. When I was working for a corporate organization, I was home every night. I had some long days, and traveled at times but was home with my…
How to drink more water
We are told that drinking 8 glasses a day of water is good for you. Who thinks’ of these things? We are told that hydration is a requirement for good health. Water helps to keep you looking young as it hydrates your body and skin. But we are also told that your body is a…
Why I enjoy flea markets and garage sales
As a big game hunter in sales, I enjoy the hunt and closing 6/7 figure deals. For those who don’t know what big game hunting is in the sales profession, big game are large accounts. Think of companies with market capitalizations (value) of 1 billion dollars. Think enterprise level clients that employ 1000’s of people,…
Beach Trips allow me to recharge
One of the ways I enjoy unplugging and decompressing is taking beach trips. The sound of the ocean, in any season has a calming and healing affect on all who visit. The salt infused sea air has been shown to renew and refresh the spirt and clear the mind. Beach trips, for me, also allow…
Election Integrity and Hispanics
Election integrity with free and fair elections are important issues to the Hispanic community. Many Hispanics flee from Latin American countries that are known for rampant corruption, pay for vote schemes, voter intimidation and manipulation of votes cast, and come to the U.S. for a better life. The need for Voter ID, removing deceased voters…
LatinX is an offensive term
The term LatinX is a word making its way more into the American lexicon as one that seeks to identify the Hispanic population and all Latino’s and Latina’s with one label. This term was created to neutralize gendered pronouns in the Spanish language. The Spanish language has male and female terms. It’s how our language…
Why are churches and pastors hesitant to dive into politics and social issues from the pulpit?
I use the word “hesitant” vs. afraid which was my first choice in titling this article. I changed it after having quite a few conversations with pastors to get their views on social issues facing us today, politics, the election and the church. I was drawn to this issue for multiple reasons. For one, as…