Reprint from the Asheboro Courier-Tribune, June 16, 2017
Bob Mason
Macon, Georgia. Cherry Street. November, 1975. After midnight.
My partner and I decided to hit the dive, shoot some pool. Half work and half unwind, we were never really “off.”
A new Caddy slipped in … Continue Reading

A reprint from the Asheboro Courier-Tribune, June 2, 2017
A commencement address I never gave, nor will ever give, because I’m just a lawyer in Asheboro and not nearly edgy enough in a counter-cultural sort of way.
Here goes –
Your Chancellor Edward Myers was a classmate … Continue Reading

Many people make big mistakes titling bank and investment accounts. Often advisors and bankers advise customers to “put your child’s name on the account” or to set the account up as a “pay on death” (or “POD”) account. However well-intentioned the advice, the results of either … Continue Reading

Trick question:
Good at spotting patterns? If so, read the following list of European leaders (controlling most of Europe’s economy and population) and see how on top of things you are. Go!
What do Theresa May (British Prime Minister), Angela Merkel (German Chancellor), … Continue Reading
Original in Asheboro Courier-Tribune, May 5, 2017
When people die, they’re no longer alive. Now that I have amazed you with my steel-trap legal mind, allow me to explain.
It happens a few times a year. The son of the departed comes in about a month after the funeral and … Continue Reading