Stuff happens every day – good stuff and bad stuff.  “Stuff happening” is so commonplace we tend to ho-hum the news.  Saturday I was skimming a local news website and noted a headline about a “State Education Official".  Not sure why I was compelled to open the story. HEY, I know her!  The State Education Official was Kathy (Arnold) Taft – my hometown schoolmate and friend of 50+ years. …..

.....  Twenty years ago Eric Montross was not allowed to be a Playboy All-American.   UNC officials deemed it inappropriate to the image of college athletics.  Dean lobbied  against beer ads on ACC telecasts. …… now John Calipari is featured on Maker’s Mark bottles. Hypocrites and old fogeys notwithstanding, wherever “they” draw a line someone will cross it “just because”.

 ….. Today’s subject is suicide.  Like dressing up in a sardine suit to swim w/ Tilikum.   Buddies and babes who normally agree with me on everything are going to be bailing on this one.  It HAS to be said.  …..”Watching girls try to play basketball is as agonizingly painful as watching boys try to knit.”

....  Every UNC Cheerleader must be named “Eve”.  Q:  How do I know?  A:  None of them have belly buttons.  ….. Just one of the scrumptious buffet items that BobLee feasted upon from courtside ….. as, alas, the “Noles feasted on Roys Boyz.  Someone has said I could go to the city dump, shoot rats with a .22 and come away with a column about it.   Courtside at Dean’s Dome was far more hospitable and, as always ….. quite A HOOT!