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Mike Wilson: The fugitive: A lesson in applied calculus
When my wife and I decided to dock our powerboat at Lake Norman for a bit, I was ... Read more
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Mike Wilson: Tailrace tales
More the gourmand than the gourmet, I have never been especially intrigued by all those stories in outdoor ... Read more
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Mike Wilson: A concise guide to modern granddadding
There is nothing in this life quite like that moment when you hold a newborn grandchild for the ... Read more
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Mike Wilson: Happy 100th birthday, Mr. Enfield!
As I get along in years, I find myself consciously checking items off my “bucket list” like many ... Read more
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Mike Wilson: Let me tell you about my father
My good father died of mesothelioma in 1992 at the age of 57 — much too young — ... Read more
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Mike Wilson: Words we need
As a linguist and foreign language teacher, I have spent the better part of a half century learning ... Read more
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Mike Wilson: Gar in the boat
I guess you could say I had a way of getting myself into unusual predicaments when I was ... Read more
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Mike Wilson: Where there’s a will, there’s a Wayne
I pretty much retired from dove hunting when the state opened up the “resident goose season” several years ... Read more
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Mike Wilson: I’m not a caffeine addict, I promise
Apparently I scarred my grown daughters for life by chugging down a Red Bull at 2 a.m. We ... Read more
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Mike Wilson: When you’re hot, you’re hot
No, not that great Jerry Reed song from the “Smokey and the Bandit” soundtrack, though I do love ... Read more