This unfortunate incident happened late in Saturday's game. With the intense rivalry between State and Carolina - it has become a 'hot' topic.
BTW - the penalty flag was on State - elsewhere on the field. The refs did not see this, after the play, UNC taunting. If one had, I feel sure there would have been a 15-yard flag.
The State message board comments are understandably angry. Rather than link to them, here's a link to the InsideCarolina board. The majority of UNC fans are embarrassed and want Coach Butch Davis to take corrective action.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Table Repair
I meant to put this in to the last entry but forgot. File this under boring chores and stuff.
My coffee table leg got broken a couple weeks back. I finally got around to fixing it.
A picture is worth a thousand words - so here's the web photos link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Bill.Sessoms/TableRepair#
The initial clamping was for about 3 hours (I used 30 minute yellow wood glue). After I reassembled the leg, I re-clamped it for the next 24 hours just to be sure.
My coffee table leg got broken a couple weeks back. I finally got around to fixing it.
A picture is worth a thousand words - so here's the web photos link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Bill.Sessoms/TableRepair#
The initial clamping was for about 3 hours (I used 30 minute yellow wood glue). After I reassembled the leg, I re-clamped it for the next 24 hours just to be sure.
Thanksgiving Preview
I have a full Thanksgiving weekend ahead.
Nuke is coming up from Southport on Wednesday. Thursday, we’re driving up to NoVa for dinner with the family. Nuke’s parents are in California and his girlfriend is in Texas. It will be good to have someone along for the long drive and back. We’ll need to get an early start Thursday to get to Reston in time for the afternoon dinner.
Friday, we’ll drive back to Raleigh. No time requirements so we can make the drive whenever.
Saturday is the final football game for the season – UNC at NCSU. Pre-season this was expected to be a huge game. Early predictions had both NC State and UNC as possible contenders for the ACC Championship game and BCS bid.
Well, that sure as heck didn’t happen. Especially not for NC State. I expected a 7 – 5 or 8 – 4 season with 9 – 3 a real possibility. After Saturday we’ll end up 4 and 8 - maybe 5 and 7 but I don’t think we can win this one. I looked on Stubhub yesterday; there are a whole lot of NCSU tickets for re-sale. I guess a lot of State fans just can’t stomach the idea of watching us lose to UNC as the final nail in this season’s coffin.
Sunday afternoon there’s a home basketball game – New Orleans I think.
I haven’t made the drive to NoVa in a long time – possibly almost a decade. I don’t like making long drives, especially by myself. My trips up there have all been by airplane. But, flying would take almost as long. An hour to the airport, and hour checking in, the flight takes an hour, and about an hour to pick up my bag and get to M&C’s house. Altogether about 4 hours at the very best. What used to be a convenient, almost pleasant travel experience has become an ordeal of long lines and stress.
The drive will take somewhere between 5 and 6 hours. Plus, having Nuke along for company will be nice.
So, for a relatively short trip such as to NoVa - the boredom of driving vs. the stress of TSA has become a wash.
I haven’t made plane reservations for Christmas yet. I’m waiting to see how this drive goes.
Ringing
There’s another downside to driving. Starting about 6 months ago I developed Tinnitus.
Folks, its dammed annoying. I get it when there's a lot of background noise. So, everyday, on my drive to and from work, the wind, road and traffic noise set it off. And it’s loud. The volume of ringing can sometimes overwhelm the volume of background noise.
It usually persists for a couple hours after I get to work / home. Which means I’ll have it all day Thursday and Friday. Plus the drive up to the games Saturday and Sunday and the noise of the games as well.
I’ve been thinking about getting some noise cancelling headphones – but I don’t think it’s a good idea to drive without being able to hear. On the other hand, the Tinnitus is getting so bad I just about can’t hear when I’m in the car anyway.
Overall though, the long drive notwithstanding, I’m looking forward to the weekend. It will be good to see the family and there’ll be lots to do over the long weekend.
Recession Visual
Speaking of Nuke, he had this posted on his blog - it's very strking. Similar to how charts and graphs can help one grasp numerical data - this depection of unemployment progression by county just reaches out and grabs you.
http://cohort11.americanobserver.net/latoyaegwuekwe/multimediafinal.html
Nuke is coming up from Southport on Wednesday. Thursday, we’re driving up to NoVa for dinner with the family. Nuke’s parents are in California and his girlfriend is in Texas. It will be good to have someone along for the long drive and back. We’ll need to get an early start Thursday to get to Reston in time for the afternoon dinner.
Friday, we’ll drive back to Raleigh. No time requirements so we can make the drive whenever.
Saturday is the final football game for the season – UNC at NCSU. Pre-season this was expected to be a huge game. Early predictions had both NC State and UNC as possible contenders for the ACC Championship game and BCS bid.
Well, that sure as heck didn’t happen. Especially not for NC State. I expected a 7 – 5 or 8 – 4 season with 9 – 3 a real possibility. After Saturday we’ll end up 4 and 8 - maybe 5 and 7 but I don’t think we can win this one. I looked on Stubhub yesterday; there are a whole lot of NCSU tickets for re-sale. I guess a lot of State fans just can’t stomach the idea of watching us lose to UNC as the final nail in this season’s coffin.
Sunday afternoon there’s a home basketball game – New Orleans I think.
I haven’t made the drive to NoVa in a long time – possibly almost a decade. I don’t like making long drives, especially by myself. My trips up there have all been by airplane. But, flying would take almost as long. An hour to the airport, and hour checking in, the flight takes an hour, and about an hour to pick up my bag and get to M&C’s house. Altogether about 4 hours at the very best. What used to be a convenient, almost pleasant travel experience has become an ordeal of long lines and stress.
The drive will take somewhere between 5 and 6 hours. Plus, having Nuke along for company will be nice.
So, for a relatively short trip such as to NoVa - the boredom of driving vs. the stress of TSA has become a wash.
I haven’t made plane reservations for Christmas yet. I’m waiting to see how this drive goes.
Ringing
There’s another downside to driving. Starting about 6 months ago I developed Tinnitus.
Folks, its dammed annoying. I get it when there's a lot of background noise. So, everyday, on my drive to and from work, the wind, road and traffic noise set it off. And it’s loud. The volume of ringing can sometimes overwhelm the volume of background noise.
It usually persists for a couple hours after I get to work / home. Which means I’ll have it all day Thursday and Friday. Plus the drive up to the games Saturday and Sunday and the noise of the games as well.
I’ve been thinking about getting some noise cancelling headphones – but I don’t think it’s a good idea to drive without being able to hear. On the other hand, the Tinnitus is getting so bad I just about can’t hear when I’m in the car anyway.
Overall though, the long drive notwithstanding, I’m looking forward to the weekend. It will be good to see the family and there’ll be lots to do over the long weekend.
Recession Visual
Speaking of Nuke, he had this posted on his blog - it's very strking. Similar to how charts and graphs can help one grasp numerical data - this depection of unemployment progression by county just reaches out and grabs you.
http://cohort11.americanobserver.net/latoyaegwuekwe/multimediafinal.html
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Weekend Update - November 15, 2009
Nothing to report on this week. Just a typical work week and chores at home.
Watched The Changeling this week. What a great movie. If you haven't seen it - I highly recommend it.
Went to the Clemson at NC State game yesterday with Chip, Dwayne and Erika. It was nice to sit out in the sun and people watch. Well, at least the people who didn't leave early.
The offense played pretty good. Our defense has just evaporated. We're not going to win another game this year. Next up is Virginia Tech and the season ends Thanksgiving weekend with UNC.
I keep up with the various State sites and message boards. There's a lot wackos out there in Internet land and State has its fair share.
I am, however, in agreement with the majority of disgruntled State football fans - Mike Archer (Defensive Coordinator) needs to go. He developed poor to mediocre defenses at Kentucky - and now he's doing a comparable job at State.
Coach O'Brien values loyalty and stability - but I hope he realizes that Archer is a losing proposition and makes a change for the good of the program.
Watched The Changeling this week. What a great movie. If you haven't seen it - I highly recommend it.
Went to the Clemson at NC State game yesterday with Chip, Dwayne and Erika. It was nice to sit out in the sun and people watch. Well, at least the people who didn't leave early.
The offense played pretty good. Our defense has just evaporated. We're not going to win another game this year. Next up is Virginia Tech and the season ends Thanksgiving weekend with UNC.
I keep up with the various State sites and message boards. There's a lot wackos out there in Internet land and State has its fair share.
I am, however, in agreement with the majority of disgruntled State football fans - Mike Archer (Defensive Coordinator) needs to go. He developed poor to mediocre defenses at Kentucky - and now he's doing a comparable job at State.
Coach O'Brien values loyalty and stability - but I hope he realizes that Archer is a losing proposition and makes a change for the good of the program.
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Weekend Update - November 8, 2009
Nuke came up for the game and brought his girlfriend, Emilie. We had a good time.
We watched a couple movies on DVD; had roast chicken Friday night; and steaks Saturday after the game.
It was a nice relaxing weekend.
I've been up since 0630. As I write this entry, I'm waiting for Emilie to get up - I'd like to take her to the hippie-dippy cafe in Pittsboro for breakfast. Then maybe stop by the hippie-dippy grocery store for a cappuccino. Or, they may head back to Southport. Whichever. It's all good.
Meanwhile, I've put the left over roast chicken in the crock pot for home made chicken soup. I need to swing by the grocery store to pick up an onion, some celery and carrots.
Sunday, November 01, 2009
A Word About NC State Football
State lost a close, exciting game yesterday to Florida State; 45 - 42. The game was close the whole way.
But the score also shows how porous our defense is. In the last 3 games opponents have scored 49 (Duke?!? - yeah, Duke), 53 and 45 points on us. You can't win ballgames with those kind of numbers.
I was expecting a 7 and 5 season - with next year being the breakout year. So far, we've won 1 game against a FBS opponent (Pittsburgh) and are 3 and 5 overall. We'd have to win all 4 remaining games to reach 7 and 5.
That's not going to happen.
We should be able to beat Maryland at home next weekend.
After that - it's Clemson (home), Virginia Tech (away) and Carolina (home).
Looks like we could end up 4 and 8.
(Guys - puh-leeeeze make it 5 and 7 with a win over UNC.)
The Wolfpack has taken a giant step backwards this year.
I'll be at the home games - and I'll stay to the (bitter) end of each game.
Oh yeah - basketball tickets arrived Friday. Oh joy - we're expected to finish dead last in the ACC this year in basketball too. It just keeps getting better and better.
But the score also shows how porous our defense is. In the last 3 games opponents have scored 49 (Duke?!? - yeah, Duke), 53 and 45 points on us. You can't win ballgames with those kind of numbers.
I was expecting a 7 and 5 season - with next year being the breakout year. So far, we've won 1 game against a FBS opponent (Pittsburgh) and are 3 and 5 overall. We'd have to win all 4 remaining games to reach 7 and 5.
That's not going to happen.
We should be able to beat Maryland at home next weekend.
After that - it's Clemson (home), Virginia Tech (away) and Carolina (home).
Looks like we could end up 4 and 8.
(Guys - puh-leeeeze make it 5 and 7 with a win over UNC.)
The Wolfpack has taken a giant step backwards this year.
I'll be at the home games - and I'll stay to the (bitter) end of each game.
Oh yeah - basketball tickets arrived Friday. Oh joy - we're expected to finish dead last in the ACC this year in basketball too. It just keeps getting better and better.
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