An article in the Washington Post tells us are becoming a nation of homebodies. So, when I went to Winston-Salem last week to hold a seminar, it was my intention this would be my last time there in person. I would do this program remotely online in the future.

The program was lively with lots of participation by everyone. As people fully participated in give and take, I slowly realized I was not ready to say goodbye to anyone.

So, it is with me in other locations as well. While technology can replace a great deal, it is not yet a good substitute for being there, looking and listening to people face to face.

Being a full-time homebody is something I want to resist until I cannot.

While we know that being alone and feeling that way can cause serious depression, we continue to learn that it is in being with people that is perhaps the best way to fight back.

For me, the best may yet be still out there. I don't want to miss it. I can be a homebody when I have to be, not before.

In late March of this year, I lost $2,000 one afternoon to an online scam that I should have seen coming from a mile away. But I didn't and allowed my laptop to become infected by bad actors, acting from a place in India.

After striking out at getting my computer made safe again at a big box store with so called experts, I turned to my good friend Todd Boufford who is Senior Vice President of Technology and Innovation at Dogwood State Bank.

In a matter of a few hours, he had diagnosed the problem, fixed it and given me advice on how to protect myself going forward.

In this comprehensive podcast, he can do the same for you. He talks about Passwords and Emails, Identity Theft and Personal Property, Networking and Websites, and even Artificial Intelligence.

Consider spending some time with Todd. You, your computer and bank account will be glad you did.

Rick Thames was 26 years old and a new reporter for the Fayetteville Observer when he moved to Raleigh in the summer of 1979 to cover the Jeffrey MacDonald murder trial.

Now, after a remarkable career in journalism, including stops as Editor at the Wichita Eagle and the Charlotte Observer, Rick sits down with me to recall those weeks that summer when he had a front row seat for the murder trial of Jeffrey MacDonald.

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

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