Occupational Hazzards

Occupational Hazzards

My last column was a timely tribute to the May 1977 release of Smokey and the Bandit (the greatest movie of all time), so it logically stands to reason this month I am personally obligated to pay homage to the Dukes of Hazzard. Why, you ask? Well, casual readers might...

Being the Bandit

Me as a Riverview Middle School-aged kid watching Smokey and the Bandit for the first time: “This is the greatest movie ever made.” Me as a grownup, proudly showing my wife Smokey and the Bandit for her first time: “This is the greatest movie ever made.” I can’t vouch...
That’s What Living Is To Me

That’s What Living Is To Me

There are plenty of Jimmy Buffett fans in Caroline County. I sat with some in the North Caroline High School band room as us students attempted to learn “Grapefruit Juicy-Fruit” on the guitar. I have attended myriad concerts of his with locals and bumped...

The Accidental NASCAR Tourist

Say what you want about Valentine’s festivities, but for me, February has long been about the return of NASCAR. The Daytona 500 is a high holy day for many to be sure, but it is actually a culmination of several weeks of racing events at that track as well as an...
A Walk in the Weeds

A Walk in the Weeds

 Chad Dean Hikes Across Caroline County Readers may be familiar with the creative non-fiction book A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson that chronicles the aging travel writer’s abortive attempt to complete all 2,200 or so miles of the Appalachian Trail. Robert Redford...