Big Decisions Are Best Made with Hot Dogs

Life's little challenges get a little easier --- and a lot less embarrassing --- when you know you're not the only one going through them. Here is a collection of stories about life with all it's sorrows, joys, fears, and hope. Told with warmth, ease and humor, these stories encapsulate the feeling of life in the new South, of growing up in the old South, working hard, making mistakes and finding our way. So grab a glass of iced tea, pull up a chair, and get ready to laugh, cry and recognize yourself and your own friends and family in these stories --- and, of course, learn why the biggest decisions should always be made with hot dogs.

Joe Hudson is a free lance writer and speaker with a Master's degree in Public Administration. He writes a weekly newspaper column and has been published on the North Carolina Writer's Network. He regularly speaks to large public groups on a range of topics and has worked previously as a pastor and youth minister. He is married, the father of three boys, and has been employed by local government as a Director of Water Resources for nearly thirty years. In his free time he plays guitar and piano and is involved in civic work in his community.