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Entries from September 2007

Top 100 Academic Blogs

September 27th, 2007 · No Comments

I caught this one off of “Wages of Wins” today…
I was going through their Score Rankings for my Running Back choices for this upcoming week, which by the way, if you’re having a tough time choosing between Larry Johnson, Adrian Peterson, Brian Leonard, and Ladell Betts as your top back choices for the next two […]

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Tags: Chapel Hill, NC · Fantasy Football

Got Him - UNC Lands Kendall Marshall

September 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Not blaring, breaking news, but I just heard from a very close contact, who is a very solid source, that the Coach Roy Williams and UNC Tar Heel Basketball landed Kendall Marshall, who is a 6′3″…sophomore point guard.
Yes, a sophomore point guard for the Heels…Who would have thought that the Heels would reach down […]

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Got Him - Kendall Marshall

September 19th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Not blaring, breaking news, but I just heard from a very close contact who is a solid source that the Coach Roy Williams and UNC Tar Heel Basketball landed Kendall Marshall, who is a 6′3″…sophomore point guard.
Yes, Marshall, a sophomore point guard from Archbishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, VA, is the new ride […]

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Tags: UNC Basketball

“Fare Thee Well” - Village Music

September 18th, 2007 · No Comments

So long to another local institution…
It seems as if every town has their hits with small businesses closing these days. Yet, this one is a hurt in the vinyl digging world. Here’s to Village Music in Mill Valley, which is one helluva spot to discover and shop for old vinyl and tunes.
The good […]

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Tags: Music

Fantasy Moves: Week 2

September 13th, 2007 · No Comments

Here are the moves that were made this week…I like ‘em…
First off, I think I grabbed the steal of the year since I picked Fausto Carmona off of early waivers before his second start. I dropped Matt Jones, and I picked-up Antaawn Randle-El from the Redskins.
After grabbing 6 receptions for over 155 yards, I’m […]

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Tags: Fantasy Football

Wireless @ 411 West

September 12th, 2007 · No Comments

I had to try out the Town’s new wi-fi service…After all, I’ve been waiting for public wireless in Chapel Hill for over five years now, and I just had to check out the service…
I went to Four Eleven West on West Franklin Street with my buddy, Greg Jansen, and we parked ourselves at the front […]

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Tags: Public Wireless

Nike Football: Mann-Up

September 11th, 2007 · No Comments

A while back, I posted on my Top 20 Nike commercials of all-time, and I had to post on the new Nike Football commercial today…
This post resulted after I caught this post on AdRants, which by the way, is one helluva blog for ad insights and job leads. AdRants bagged on the new Nike […]

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Mann-Up

September 11th, 2007 · No Comments

A while back, I posted on my Top 20 Nike commercials of all-time, and I had to post on the new Nike Football commercial today…
This post resulted after I caught this post on AdRants, which by the way, is one helluva blog for ad insights and job leads. AdRants bagged on the new Nike […]

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Tags: Footwear Industry · Advertising

The Rise of the McCauley Street Mongols

September 10th, 2007 · No Comments

Here’s the first week update from this year’s McCauley Street Mongols in my fantasy football league this season…
RB - Larry Johnson RB - I landed the third pick with my first-rounder…I’m not thrilled with this pick. LJ’s holdout, the Chiefs offensive line upheaval, and how LJ is already being conserved for second halves makes me […]

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Tags: Fantasy Football

Rise of the McCauley St. Mongols

September 10th, 2007 · No Comments

Here’s the first week update from this year’s McCauley Street Mongols in my fantasy football league this season…
RB - Larry Johnson RB - I landed the third pick with my first-rounder…I’m not thrilled with this pick. LJ’s holdout, the Chiefs offensive line upheaval, and how LJ is already being conserved for second halves makes […]

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Tags: FantasyFootball