Kinda Cool

 

I was doing some intense number crunching when the building started vibrating. First thought was, hmmm, that's a hell of a truck going by. Then, what the . . . this is an earthquake!

Window blinds moved a little and the flat computer monitor moved a little.

Almost immediately IM's started popping up on my screen and a moment later the phone started ringing.

I think the alarms must have gone off in the Dobbs building. People had evacuated Dobbs and were going back in by the time I took this photograph about 20 minutes later.

All in all, pretty cool.

While over in Japan - people are going: Phffffffttt

Bummer +Addendum

 

Mac's Breakfast Anytime is one of my regular breakfast joints. I go there maybe once a month or so.

More often in the fall and winter when JTN comes up for the football and basketball seasons. Mac's is definitely one of his favorite places because 1) JTN is a lazy effer who sleeps late and 2) he can get breakfast there anytime - like - in the afternoon.

I was last there, oh, maybe a month or so ago.

This morning - closed!

Bummer.

Addendum

JTN informs me that the Mac's chain has gone from 11 restaurants down to 5 over the past couple of years.

Says that the Sanford location was losing $250 per day.

How the hell does he (JTN) find this stuff out?!?

Because My Car Radio Told Me

So - I'm driving to a late lunch today and listening to WCPE. Suddenly my radio goes to static. I look at it and it has switched to the AM band and the clock says it's 12:00 (It was actually around 1:30). Then, as I'm glancing at the radio - the display changes and says "Low Battery".

What?

I just happened to be passing an Advance Auto store (the one on Wake Forest Road inside the beltline) so I pull in to let them check out the battery. The technician hooks up his device and says - "The battery is OK but needs charging - it's your alternator - showing a bad regulator or diode with no output. Your car's electrical system is running off the battery only."

Hmmmm.

So - I head straight over to the Ford Dealership and sure enough - they confirm the alternator needs to be replaced ($509).

I've never had a radio tell me automobile diagnostics before. The Lord works in mysterious ways. Apparently, so does my radio.

2011 NCSU Football Tickets

 

My tickets arrived yesterday.

I'm very excited about this year's team. I expect we'll be 8 and 4. It's even quite possible we could go 9 and 3.

Head Coach Maj. Tom O'Brien (USMC Ret.) has got his team where he wants them. Good depth, red shirting freshmen and the types of players he wants.

State was surprisingly good last year. We had a better season than expected. This year is actually the turnaround year on which we start building. That is - starting next year . . . we could have great teams.