With Michelle Bachmann (yaaaay!), Sarah Palin quitting, Michael Jackson dying…. This may be the best one yet.
Arts NC License Plate
Pretty cool, huh? No, it's not available. Legislation hasn't been passed to approve the new plate, but Arts NC is working hard to get it done. Their message to you: The arts specialty plate has taken front and center in our advocacy efforts the last two weeks as the Senate and House debate revenue sources and the budget remains … Read More
It’s Official: Korner’s Folly Is Haunted
So says the Southern Paranormal and Anomaly Research Society: The self-billed Strangest House in the World was officially declared haunted by the Southern Paranormal and Anomaly Research Society at a news conference Wednesday, the News & Recod of Greensboro reported. The organization's Carolinas chapter in May investigated the 19th century Kernersville home of artist and interior decorator Jule Gilmer Korner … Read More
FYI: About Those Bears?
More from the Winston-Salem Journal: Tom Mutton was almost certainly among the last unarmed people Monday night to encounter a small black bear that wandered through a neighborhood in northwest Winston-Salem. As he was getting ready to go out to dinner about 7, Mutton heard a noise coming from his garage. A second rustling sound prompted him to investigate. "I … Read More
Bearing Arms Against Bears
The west end of Winston-Salem, where I live (just over the city line in Pfafftown) is being subjected to urban sprawl. We've got a few housing communities being built (although God knows why in this crappy housing market); we've got a new shopping complex with a Harris Teeter, etc. A few years ago, these were all heavily wooded areas. It … Read More
What I Did For Love
An anonymous patron who recently saw the production of Sordid Lives that I am a part of: I just want to tell you how much we enjoyed the play. I learned recently that my hours at work are being cut and am losing my health insurance (at almost 62 years old) & have been in bummed mode lately. I bought the tickets … Read More
We’re No. 25!
Allstate released its Fifth Annual ''Allstate America's Best Drivers Report(TM)" which ranks which cities in the country have the safest drivers. The safest is Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The least safe is Washington, DC. Winston-Salem ranked a remarkable 25th. Well, not that remarkable when you think about it. The people here drive at an average speed of 30 mph.
MJ Memorial Service Liveblogging
MJ Funeral Liveblogging OK. I'm done. UPDATE: Here, by the way, are some funny Facebook updates on the event, compiled by Buzzfeed: And Kevin Drum reports: The Michael Jackson tribute is currently being aired on 18 separate channels on my TV. Just sayin'.
The Ghost Of Michael Jackson
In case you haven't seen it, this is the CNN footage which accidentally caught the ghost of MJ (some say): It's a little hard to see, but someone was able to enhance the video:
RIP Robert Strange MacNamara
I was a big fan. Not that I agreed with him or his policies all the time, but I think his life story was fascinating. Go rent Errol Morris' "The Fog of War", a documentary/interview with Mac.
Mysterious Creatures Living In Raleigh Sewers
This unmanned camera was sent into the Raleigh sewer system the other day and revealed these… uh…. things that nobody can identify: Actually, the mystery has been solved, although it still remains creepy.
These Things Always Come In Threes
Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson…. you know how it goes. Always in threes. The problem is that it is sometimes hard to tell which deaths "count" for a morbid triad. Fortunately, someone as appointed himself the Death Trilogy Commissioner, so we won't have to wonder anymore. Also, in related news, someone else has appointed himself the world's leading internet … Read More