Staff blogs
TEE Shots (Senior Writer Tom Embrey)
No Easy Way to the Top
A while back I blogged about my regular workouts and whined about being so winded and fatigued that I wanted to take the elevator. I said then that no matter how tired I was, I wouldn't let myself take the easy way out. Today, I gained a new appreciation for ...
Frank Sports Talk (F.W. Manning II)
Vike Baseball Viable Threat in CFV
The Union Pines Varsity Baseball team enters the week alone in second place, which is fairly high ground considering the overall youth and inexperience the Vikes began the season with
Alice really is in Wonderland now
If you haven't gotten 'round to it, go see Alice in Wonderland while it's still at the theatre and in 3D. It's a pretty accurate depiction of the mind's eye vision of the book, but these visual effects are stunning, particularly with those cool 50s black rimmed 3D glasses. There ...
Winning with a pencil
On occasion when playing in a golf tournament over the years, the winning scores are so low that I've wondered if the team that comes out on top didn't win with the aid of a pencil. I was on one of those teams this week, and the answer is it ...
Great Music, Great Venue
If you are looking for something to do this weekend, consider the Shakori Hills Festival up near Pittsboro, beginning tomorrow and running through Sunday. The music is first rate, headlined by Bela Fleck and his band, along with Donna the Buffalo, which put on one of the great sets I've ...
Don't Look Now....But
Those doomsday movies have great computer-generated special effects but the content is laughable. I can tell from the previews and reviews since I'd never throw good money at a guy who wants to be the last man surviving a cosmic holocaust. But I must admit, recent events have me antsy. ...
TEE Shots (Senior Writer Tom Embrey)
The Great Outdoors
Exercise can be an up-hill climb. And sometimes it includes tossing around medicine balls.
The cost of the census is outrageous
One of the first things President Obama did when he took office was pull the 2010 census under the control of the White House, rather than leave it as an independent government agency. In keeping with his policies to count government spending as a sign the economy is getting better, ...
Frank Sports Talk (F.W. Manning II)
Memorable Masters Sets Stage for Next Decade
Golf got the second biggest story it could have hoped for with Phil winning his third green jacket Sunday...but the result was the best by far for the state of golf.
Frank Sports Talk (F.W. Manning II)
NCAA Football -- You Pick: UNC Tar Heels or ASU Mountainers
Opinion Poll. I would like to know which school you guys think has a better football program: please vote App, Chapel Hill, undecided or neither and also offer reason(s) if you wish
Call to fish now
I've been trying to find someone who knows a lot about fishing to start a blog on Thepilot.com, but so far I've had no luck. Kind of like when I'm fishing. Fishing is one of my favorite things to do in the world, but to be good at it, they ...
One proud moment, fans
It was like nothing I've seen in a while, to be honest. We spent all day at the steeplechase, grilling, sipping, talking, laughing, and just generally having a big time. The last race is over, and it's time to go, so we head for our second car in the general ...
Stoneybrook has a field day
Whether you are a horse person or not, most folks would likely enjoy spending a day at the Stoneybrook Steeplechase. This year the weather was perfect and the crowd was large. Since moving to the Carolina Horse Park down NC 211, the annual running isn't quite as popular with local ...
TEE Shots (Senior Writer Tom Embrey)
The Best Day in Sports?
Let me the next of many to say that today, Monday, April 5, 2010 ranks up there as one of the best days ever for a sports fan. Maybe a top-fiver in all of sports. Why? Well, today we have MLB's real opening day. Don't start all you Red Sox ...
Used more than enough
One of the little things that bugs me these days, as if I didn't have enough, is the misuse of the word "more". For some reason, the radio ads I hear are full of it. People say things like "It's going to get more hot tomorrow", instead of "It's going ...
TEE Shots (Senior Writer Tom Embrey)
Weighty Wager
Looking for a charitable benefit for my weight loss.
A new amendment to the Constitution?
One of the more interesting emails I've gotten in the furor over the health care bill was one suggesting that an amendment be added to the Constitution of the U.S. The suggested wording was: "Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does ...
