Month: October 2005

  • Quick trip to North Carolina

    Made a quick tirp to North Carolina on Thursday My dad received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine from the State of North Carolina at a meeting of the board of Randolph Community College.

  • A beheading in Pirate land

    Whew, what a mystery. ECU Baseball Coach Randy Mazey is axed by AD Terry Holland for unspecified reasons. “We’re going to continue to go down that road where you’re going to ask me things that I’m forced to say ‘no comment’ on.” — Terry Holland See coverage here and here. Mazey, a Clemson grad, was…

  • I’d venture to say …

    “Most of them couldn’t have raised money with a gun, let alone a presentation.” — Grady Vanderhoofven, assistant fund manager for the Southern Appalachian Fund, speaking about an early meeting with local startups in Oak Ridge, TN. I saw that in Larisa Brass’ column recapping last week’s Tennessee Valley Venture Forum.