Month: November 2007

  • Jesus: I am not coming back

    CHAPEL HILL — Just as the Christmas shopping season was beginning, a damper has come down on the holiday’s festive spirit, as Jesus announced Wednesday that he is canceling his…

  • Candid yams contain truth serum

    RALEIGH — A team of scientists from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina announced today a discovery that may explain why so many Thanksgiving dinners go…

  • Energy independence in eight years

    ONE OF THE CURRENT CROP OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES says that he will bring energy independence to the United States “by the end of his second term.” Believe it or not,…

  • 18 holes leading to golf addiction

    IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT GOLF IS ADDICTIVE, very addictive — on the same order of addictiveness as crack or heroin — though perhaps a little more expensive. I know…

  • A sketchy portrait of Tom Bordeaux

    This article is re-printed in advance from the upcoming Hollow Rock Racquet and Swim Club Newsletter from its soon-to-be cancelled occasional Member Spotlight series. THIS MONTH’S “MEMBER SPOTLIGHT’ shines its…