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Reboot
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you." ~ Satchel Paige It's always been about the "long game" in regards to my...
Robert Stephens
Jul 16, 201711 min read


March Madness (Part Deux)
The "Spring-in-Charleston-by-way-of-Winter-in-Saluda" trip was truly a successful, satisfying escape (see Part 1 for more) - with winter...
Robert Stephens
Apr 2, 201711 min read


Keepin' It Local
So I'm sitting here at my desktop tonight (which in reality is a Toshiba laptop with a broken screen, connected to an ancient White...
Robert Stephens
Feb 9, 20175 min read


Counting 'em Down
When I was a kid, I had my own little Saturday morning ritual. Starting around 1980, not long after my father passed, I'd make a bee line...
Robert Stephens
Dec 6, 20168 min read


Heading For The Light
In recent weeks, the steady flow of images from Yours Truly began slowly diminishing to a near halt. And it was no fault of my sometimes...
Robert Stephens
Nov 25, 20168 min read


Better Late Than.....
"When I last left off" seems to be a recurring theme in my travel blogs lately. I'd sit down and begin writing a new blog, only to be...
Robert Stephens
Nov 5, 20168 min read


Stormy Weather
When I last left off, your faithful reporter was firmly "in my element," living life "to the max," and "going epic." (How's that for...
Robert Stephens
Aug 7, 20168 min read


To The Max
I had great hopes for Sunday morning. The rain that had soothed me to sleep the night before (and believe me, there's nothing more...
Robert Stephens
May 4, 20167 min read


Anatomy Of An Image
I wish I could sit here and tell you that the majority of my work is the product of well-thought-out planning, superior knowledge and...
Robert Stephens
Jan 28, 20167 min read


Chasing Winter
For the better part of the latter months of 2015 and even into the new year, it seemed as though the expected cold weather in the Smokies...
Robert Stephens
Jan 18, 20168 min read


The Busy Season
I live in an area with three really great seasons and one really not-so-great season - that is, of course, unless driving on icy roads...
Robert Stephens
Nov 1, 20158 min read


Where He Guides
Last Wednesday was, to put it mildly, a very slow day at work. And since I'm the highest paid driver in the P&Z Carolina franchise, I was...
Robert Stephens
Apr 1, 20155 min read


Breaking The Monotony
Things were becoming a bit.......stale. From the day I arrived here in Western North Carolina, I've had very little trouble finding...
Robert Stephens
Aug 18, 20144 min read
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