Monday,

July 11, 2025

Clark Wright  

Finding Peace

Near the Top

of the World

It is in the outdoors, exploring new and challening places, that Clark Wright, a long-time attorney from New Bern, North Carolina, says he "feels closer to God and a real sense of peace and contentment".

In his latest journey,of just a few weeks ago, he talks of his travels to the Andes in Peru and how such travels have shaped his life and career.  Specifically, he tells of seeiing Machu Picchu, at almost 8,000 feet, a 15th century Inca citadel and traveling through the  Salkantay Pass, which at its highest peak, is 24,574 feet, the highest in the Andes.

  He talks of his family, his law practice of 43 years, and at the age of 68, the callenges that lie ahead and what he wants to do next.

Why Not the Best?

The Beauty of Age and the Challenge of it All

There are three birthdays that are my favorite...becoming a teenager, getting my driver's license and becoming a legal adult and being able to vote.  Many years have passed since those times, but I am still excited about the future, about what's next.

I want to do it all, as much as I can.I want to continue my speaking and seminars, podcasts and finally finish a second book. If these don't work out, I want to do something else. I am always open to starting again, to learning new things.

None of us are as young as we used to be, but none of us are as old as hope to be.The challlenge is to be active and live with a strong purpose.

Why Not the Best?

Monday,

July 28, 2025

Rick Thames

A Reporter's Look

Back at the

Jeffrey MacDonald

Trial

Rick Thames was 26 years old in the summer of 1979 when he moved to Raleigh to cover the murder trial of Jeffrey MacDonald for the Fayetteville Observer.  Now, after a remarkably successful career in journalism with stops as Editor of the Whichita Eagle and the Charlotte Observer, he sits down with me to recall the weeks when he had a front row seat at that trial.

He remembers it all, saying the moment the jury announced rheir verdict of guilty was one of the most explosive times he had ever seen.

Rick tells his thoughts about the trial, the evidence and the very questions he asked MacDonald, and the answers he gave, one day at lunch that summer.