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I had a heckuva fun column all written in my mind late Saturday afternoon.  The previous 24 hour had been a certified hoot (you know I do love Hoots!).  BUT…

All things considered, go to Ace ….. surely everyone understands the retail phenomenon of “big box stores”.  I am equidistant from a Lowe’s and a Ace Hardware.  Unless I need…

SO MUCH Color & Pageantry & blocking & tackling & prime rib & cherry cheesecake & nice folks & all we had to do was partake.  Our annual Moricle Weekend…

“BobLee, how would you drain The Swamp of Big Time College Football?”.  A fair question.  My strategy does NOT involve (1) blowing up ESPN, (2) bringing back the single wing,  (3)…

When an Executive RETIRES …… he gets a party and a watch.  When an executive is FIRED he gets a security guard escort out of the building.  At UNC he…

A Carolina Panthers player’s apartment was burglarized recently.  Among the items reported stolen were a $1,000 pair of Versace (Vuitton?) sunglasses.  Maybe the guy was scamming his insurance company;…. but $1,000…

NEWSFLASH:  BobLee, are you going to have more to say on The Game Ball Mess?  Yep.  As “the plot thickens” I shall stir the pot.  Withers’ Monday comment “I felt like it” will…

Uncle Julius Resigns (as AfrAm Dept chair) ….. Late Thurs aftrn “Uncle Julius” Nyang’oro resigned as chairman of the UNC AfrAmer Stds Dept.  He loses a pro-rated share of the…

Q: What do the following have in common – The Amish …. The Cathoilic Church …. High Academia?   A: All three steadfastly believe they operate independently of mainstream society.  Live by their own codes…

Can you name three current LPGA players? There are six divisions in Major League Baseball …… do you know which teams are currently leading in any three of the six?…

Sports, Education, Race and Politics ….. 94% of issues in Football or Basketball (major college or pro) beyond the box score level have “a racial component”.  Any discussion of issues in…

“It won’t work Donna!”  I muttered Sunday morning as UNC’s Kunta Kinte Flim Flam exploded off The N&O front page.  The dwarf president of the beleaguered U of Miami had to have…

Congrats to Webb Simpson Raleigh native and Wake Forest grad Webb Simpson won his first PGA Tour event in Greensboro this weekend.  I met Webb at an FCA function several…

Truth in each beholder’s eye I don’t know everything but I know what I know.  A high % of the general public will never accept the true truth re: “Why…

Q: How do you pave the road to Hell?  A: With Good Intentions.  Today’s cyber-sermon examines how well the primary pavers did in building UNC’s expressway to Hell.  In 50s westerns the good guys…