Jeff’s Blog

Well, it seems a gas panic has hit North Carolina as well as other areas. Apparently, 90% of our gas comes from pipelines impacted by the hurricane, which has reduced the available gas supply, at least for the next couple of days. Governor Easley has asked people to conserve gas and for state [...]

I went over to Kessing kind of late today, so that I could drive and park instead of taking the bus. Parking was a mess since it was around 5:30 and things were still fairly crowded. Still, it was a good workout. 1200 yards in 45 minutes, which is about as much [...]

Apparently in the transition to a new computer a couple of times over the years, I seem to have lost a bunch of pictures. That’s a bummer, especially since a number of people have wanted to see pictures of me with a mohawk (they would have been taken in that missing period).
Well, today while [...]

Not much going on, I suppose. I’m still recovering a bit from the day of strenuous hiking, although I did go for a jog this evening. I made a pizza for dinner, which is always fun. Tomorrow is the first day of class, which depresses me a little. I may sit [...]

Jason, Sarah and I went out to Linville Gorge in the Pisgah National Forest near Morganton, NC this weekend. We left Saturday morning, camped out that night, hiked this morning, then returned home this afternoon. I bought a tent, pad and sleeping bag, so I now have some basic camping equipment. Camping [...]

This afternoon I went for a great swim. 1100 yards in about 40 minutes, which means I’m definitely improving. Once again, the pool was fairly crowded, although I did go around 5pm which is later than usual. Afterwards, I headed back home for some dinner before dropping off a couple of new [...]

Today, I went over with some first years to the North Carolina Botanical Gardens which are near campus. A bunch of pictures can be seen here. It was pretty enjoyable as the weather was rather cool today (low 80s tops). We also ate the picnic food that was intended to be enjoyed [...]

Princeton Review has released their annual rankings of colleges for random things. UNC got #3 for “best college newspaper”, #5 for “students pack the stadiums”, #8 for “happiest students” and #16 for “jock schools”. Good and bad in there for sure from point of view, but nothing truly egregious. On the other [...]

a good letter comes in like this one:

DEAR ABBY: My girlfriend exposed her breasts in front of a group of guys at a barbecue. I was very hurt by it and no longer have any respect for her. I can’t forgive her for it, and I have broken off the relationship. She thinks I am [...]

An interesting thing has been happening over the past several years. My weight has changed dramatically a few times. My original driver’s license said I was 135 pounds and 5′10″ and it stayed that way until two years ago when I went into the DMV to renew my license in person. The [...]