So I did my taxes this weekend (no, for real! Yes, I know it's not 4/15 yet!), and essentially broke even. I owed the Feds $29, but I got $36 from the state of NC. Add that to the $9.95 I paid to do them on the site I used (despite there ALLEGEDLY being a way to file for free if you were 25 or under and made less than 52K, but this was nowhere to ( Read more... )

I don't give a damn if this is a pipe dream (not to mention impossible now that UD lost)... THIS is a thing of beauty.


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So in case there was any doubt that college basketball is indeed a religion here in North Carolina, there were quite a few church vans at the Coliseum today for the ACC women's tournament ( Read more... )

Big ups to the turtles.


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I'm pleased that it's Friday. I've only been at work in this sense (i.e. sitting in my office, working) for two days this week; however, I spent 5 days at a conference being busy from morning till late night and being responsible for myself and 3 students and all sorts of stuff for much more than 8 hours a day, so this weekend is definitely quite ( Read more... )

As I watch (more listen to, because I don't have my contacts in) the Terps-Cavs women's hoops game that's on right now, I'm reminded how pleased and dare I say it, proud I am that my city (I suppose it'd be accurate to refer to Greensboro as my city at this point, though it still takes a back seat to Wilmington, Baltimore, and perhaps Tampa) is ( Read more... )

First of all, as the holiday song goes, it's the most wonderful time of the year! Bowl season, of course, and down to the wire for the NFL. Plus, college hoops and the NBA are in swing. Not too shabby ( Read more... )

A few nuggets of sports before I continue the Thanksgiving tale. I think probably all of you but myself have ceased to care about the thanksgiving journey by now, but sometimes, I gotta do things for me ( Read more... )