Weekend Update - September 5, 2010 +Addendum +Note

 

Note: I've been getting a number of visits via Google Images for the above photo. This is Tuffy, the new mascot at NCSU. She's not a real wolf. She's a Tamaskan - a Finnish breed that looks remarkably like a wolf. Here's an article from the local newspaper about her and a little history of our mascots - including wolves, cows, dogs and a coyote. You'd think with our Ag school heritage and having a Vet School we could tell the difference between a wolf and a coyote. lol

Football season has finally started.

NCSU rolled past Western Carolina as expected. The real topic around town is UNC. Under a cloud of investigations - the Tar Babies went to Atlanta to face LSU on the game of the opening weekend.

With over a dozen prime players left back home in NC - it looked like LSU was going to roll. By halftime, it was all over except for the clock running out. But UNC did not give up - got back in the game - and made for one of the most exciting finishes I've seen in a long time.

With just seconds left - UNC was on the 6 yard line and had 2 chances to score the tying touchdown - the extra point would have won the game. Both incomplete passes were off the fingertips. Oh so close.

There's a lesson here. The cheating thugs and miscreants stayed home. The clean, real "student - athletes" almost (and in spirit and heart) won the game. Had the backups been the ones practicing all through spring and fall camp - UNC would have won the game.

Coach Butch David can institute a change in values and direction and still win big at UNC. He should start by firing John Blake.

My congratulations to UNC on a close game played under very difficult circumstances. Moral victories don't count on the stat sheet - but the good players over at UNC have my respect.

Heat Pump

My AC went out Friday night. Couldn't get through to my regular HVAC guy so I called another company instead. BIG MISTAKE. The guy from 72Degrees seemed inexperienced. He was clearly in over his head at diagnosing the problem. It's OK to not be able to do something - but one MUST recognize their limitations and know when to give up.

The unit was left with wires burned and hanging out. I hope to be able to get hold of my regular guy first of the week.

I hope 72Degrees didn't damage the heat pump beyond what was / is already wrong with it.

Sunday PM Addendum

Holy Moley - Nuke and I watched the Tulsa at ECU game. What a wild offensive game with a story book ending. ECU scores the winning Hail Mary touchdown with 0:00 on the clock for the 51 - 49 victory.

Even though we hate ECU - we were high-fiving the game.

 

Later, Nuke and I went to City Tap in Pittsboro for dinner and a beer.