Steeler Halloween

Click for a scary Halloween story [http://videos.newsobserver.com/vmix_hosted_apps/p/media?id=1534915] from the News and Observer cartoonist.

Jack and Emma Claire on the Campaign Trail

Here’s a NY Times video story [http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=61f4cc9e0832e96f721518f15817fe0f9ff56a7f] about John Edwards’ kids on the campaign trail. They are the same age as my kids and go

Unbelievable Courage

In the aftermath of the fire in my apartment complex, we heard more about the two girls living above the apartment where the fire started. They dialed 911 and jumped off their balcony

Lost Cats

I noticed a number of Lost Cat signs hanging on the wall next to my apartment complex mailboxes. They say “last seen on night of fire.”

I Learned a New Slang Term Today

Smurf: a person who goes around from pharmacy to pharmacy buying sudafed (or other controlled drugs containing pseudoephedrine) to use in meth labs. Two personal notes about Smurfs: 1. In high school, I