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I used to daydream that maybe one day Hallie might be coached by Kay Yow. News comes this morning that the legendary N.C. State women’s basketball basketball coach passed away after another bout with cancer. She was 66.
The thing I’ll remember about Coach Yow is how she could always be seen in the stands of an N.C. State athletic event. N.C. State wasn’t just a 9 to 5 job for Coach Yow, it was a passion.
Check out this comment I got from MT.Net visitor Sean Fitzpatrick of Fitzy Snowman:
Fitzy Snowman says:
January 23, 2009 at 4:01 pm (Edit)
After the inaguration I was inspired to create a 2.5 ton snow sculpture tribute to our 44th president titles Snowbama. Here is a link to the time lapse video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h40ChZAYDh0
I hope you like it!
It turns out President Obama didn’t need a “Beast” of a Caddy to keep him safe. Wired says he was wearing a bulletproof suit.
Watch as Ryan Duffy of the Vice Guide guys (creators of the great Vice Guide to North Korea) visits the manufacturer and takes a bullet wearing these clothes (Warning: salty language and self-starting Flash video).
Absolutely amazing stuff.
I had a dream last night that I cut my fingers off. In my dream, reattaching them was as easy as sticking them back on my hand. Not so for jazz musician Mark Turner, who cut his fingers for real back in November.
Here’s an update from Aaron Parks on Mark’s fingers:
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Good News (update on Mark Turner)Some very encouraging news regarding Mark Turner and his injury. It’s looking like his recuperation is going much faster than anticipated, and he may be back to playing gigs again sometime in the next couple of months. Much better than the six months of recovery time that was initially expected. Let’s all wish him continued healing through the rest of 2008 and into 2009…
Get well, Mark!
I’m still chuckling over the late Ricardo Montalban’s use of the totally made-up term “Corinthian Leather” in the Chrysler commercials he shot in the 1970s.
If anyone can sell a fake type of leather, it was Montalban. That was acting, my friends.
I think “Island Caretaker” will look good as the next thing on my resume.
Now if only their website was working I could apply.
(h/t COD)
I spoke with two different news organizations today about two different topics. The first was getting my comments on recent security issues at a local high school in my CAC area. The second was about my inability to access the N.C. Employment Security Commission website to file my claim.
The first interview was for a local TV station. I put on a sport coat and met the photographer at nearby Lions Park. I don’t think my answers were as smooth as I’d hoped. I still get hyper when a camera’s in my face. Got to shake that habit, I guess. I didn’t see the segment on the 6PM news so I don’t know if any of it will be used.
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I’ve been dreading renewing my driver license because I never look forward to spending half a day waiting around. Since my license expires in two weeks my options were running out.
That’s why I was glad I went to the N.C. DMV website and discovered the mobile DMV office. It just so happens it would be downtown today and tomorrow, so I figured I’d take my chances there. My hunch was that since this office is mobile there would be no lines. I was right!
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Just saw that Uncle Arthur appears on the Alzheimer’s Care page of the Still Hopes retirement home where he lived.
See what I mean when I say he was jovial? The man never lost his charm.
