The Power Be With Us
Every time I watch a satellite cell phone connect to Europe; every time I watch an iPad take pictures; every time I see MRI results or hear of robotic surgery I wonder why in the world all electric, phone and cable wires aren't underground. The technique seems to be perfected ...
A Darker Shade of Blue
Now that Duke beat Carolina in football I'll have to brush up on my arrogance a bit early. Basketball has been my thing since high school cheerleading followed by four scintillating years in Durham. I adore college basketball because it's fast, exciting, high-scoring, dramatic. I follow all ACC teams, rarely ...
A Double-Ouch Car Day
Seems like half the vehicles on the road are a form of truck, SUV or van. Some sit high off the road, so high that the driver can't see what's behind. I was walking through the Food Lion parking lot this morning when one of those big-mother vans backed our ...
Debatable
Last night's first presidential debate ratified several predictions I made in an op-ed piece published Oct. 3: Both men would wear dark suits and white shirts. Romney capitulated to the red power tie. And Pres. Obama was so fatigued from his day job that he practically phoned in his answers. ...
