From the “MCHL Season XI – SS Edmund Fitzgerald” Dept:
Tonight we honour the 29 brave men who perished on the SS Edmund Fitzgerald on 10 Nov 1975...
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11 Nov 2025
From the “Freedom Is Worth Fighting For!” Dept:
As we honour the veterans and active duty members of the Armed Forces as well as those who came before them, they should not be the only ones shouldering the burden of fighting for the freedoms we often take for granted!
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11 Nov 2025
From the “We Love The Music As Much As You Do!” Dept:
Way back in 1990 when WMMO 98.9 FM hit the airwaves, they had a policy that all tracks that were played would be identified by title and artist and to never talk over the music without exception. They also tended to stack adverts at well-known times when they weren't doing hour long advert-free music blocks. WFOX wholeheartedly agrees this is a fantastic idea... :)
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10 Nov 2025
From the “It Really Is An Oddly Satisfying Experience!” Dept:
Let's face it...Internet domain name management isn't the most exciting thing in the world. And yet the team at Porkbun have managed to make it not only visually interesting and fun, they've also managed to cut out a lot of the BS upselling for about as cheap a domain name registration you can get.
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09 Nov 2025
From the “Rocking Some Lynyrd Skynyrd By Request!” Dept:
Just because I have my hands on the virtual turntables doesn't mean that we are above giving the citizenry what they want. We're democratic. In some ways. :)
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07 Nov 2025
From the “How Hard Does It Really Need To Be?” Dept:
I love my Traverse but mending her occasional faults seems to have more than a little frustration thanks to curious design choices by the engineers of the Lambda series…or it’s just that they hate people who want to mend their own vehicle. So imagine my surprise when this little bit of maintenance was actually much less painful than expected… :)
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04 Nov 2025
From the “The Funk Of 40,000 Years!” Dept:
Some of the most fun I have whilst spinning the tunes for MCHL Ironclad is shamelessly abusing my authority over what gets played outside of the games. Take for instance the fun I had with the set for my brother Benjamin’s birthday… :)
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31 Oct 2025
From the “Time To Play Spot The Looney!” Dept:
There was no shortage of contestants between Enloe High School and my house this morning. See if you can "Spot the Looney"... :)
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24 Oct 2025
From the “Senator Hise Might Win The Trojan-Enz Boner of the Week Award!” Dept:
Senator Hise certainly had a lot to say about those new Congressional district maps he's so proud of but the statement that'll win him the award isn't the one attributed to him that went viral...
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22 Oct 2025
From the “Former NC Representative David Lewis Is Finally Getting His Wish…” Dept:
Even though the aspiring monarch in Washington DC is certainly the most notorious of those who would wish to subjugate the population to their rule by fiat, there's more than a few would-be kings on Jones Street who have been a problem for far longer than King Donald I...
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21 Oct 2025
From the “The Most Interesting Roofing Sales Technique I’ve Seen Yet…” Dept:
Millennium Roofing Inc is back (for the fourth time in two months!)...only this time not only are the two sales guys very disrespectful and rude, they're also on notice that the next time they turn up will have a complaint sworn out against them for second degree criminal trespass after warning (NCGS § 14‑159.13).
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16 Oct 2025
From the “Who Says Tacos Have To Be Boring?” Dept:
What do you get when you combine sazón, hot Hungarian paprika, and adobo with caramelised onions and browned ground beef? Tacos that absolutely blew our minds so much that we may never go back to the traditional seasoning... ;)
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15 Oct 2025
From the “When You Die They Can Bury You In It!” Dept:
The portable Bluetooth speaker is much louder than the rink speakers but a tiny little USB to 3.5mm adapter and a far better balanced sound is about a tonne less heavy and a much improved performance quality! :)
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10 Oct 2025
From the “Dumb Southern Premier Roofing Goon Strikes Again!” Dept:
You'd think that these people would have taken the hint the last time when they were completely ignored as I was having another conversation in my driveway but then the stupidity was exceptionally strong with this one!
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03 Oct 2025
From the “Looks Like Someone’s Pit Crew Went Posh!” Dept:
The morning started out a bit harrowing apparently sleeping through the alarm but visiting the front of Alex's school I'd not seen in quite a while showed the Enloe Marching Band's pit crew got a massive upgrade we'd have only dreamt of... :)
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03 Oct 2025
Episode 11 – From the “What Is Permissible Is Not Always Honourable!” Dept:
I genuinely wanted a happy ending of redemption for this story with every fibre of my being. But not every story gets that happy ending in our modern world so sometimes it's a matter of taking the best option of several evil alternatives and that's how the "Lowe's Blows Saga" will end... :(
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30 Sep 2025
Episode 10 – From the “Ursula Would Be So Proud Of Lowe’s!” Dept:
Well, I think we can see exactly what Lowe's "Executive Customer Response Team" didn't want me to see when I asked if there were any nasty surprises in the "Release of All Claims" they were wanting me to sign sight unseen before they'd pay out their meagre compensation for their dreadful failures. Fortunately, the Internet never forgets... ;)
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29 Sep 2025
From the “A Model Of How Evil A Corporation Can Be!” Dept:
Even though Piedmont Airlines disappeared in 1989 after being acquired by US Air two years prior, today’s corporations would do well to treat their customers with the same dignity and respect that made Piedmont a legend in the sky!
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25 Sep 2025
From the “Everyone Can Use A Hand Every Now And Then…” Dept:
To the nice lady in aisle A3 at the White Oak Target this afternoon with tubes of shampoo that just refused all attempts at adequate support...it was a honour and a privilege to hopefully brighten your day just a little bit! :)
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23 Sep 2025
From the “That Big Red Sign Is A Huge Hint!” Dept:
That luridly coloured red sign is not only a huge hint, it's actually the law even for those who blithely ignore that posted traffic control device... :(
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23 Sep 2025
Episode 9 – From the “I’m Really Trying To See Things From Their Point of View…” Dept:
I'll give Lowe's "Executive Customer Response Team" credit for being very fast at reaching out after the voicemail. But let's just say that their "final settlement offer" really puts the latter half of that quote in the title in perspective, doesn't it?
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23 Sep 2025
Episode 8 – From the “At What Point Will Lowe’s Do The Right Thing?” Dept:
It's been over a month and Lowe's *STILL* hasn't made anything approaching a good faith effort in putting right what their first installer and many people afterward have done horribly wrong. Time is of the essence for Lowe's to finally get serious and negotiate in good faith...
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19 Sep 2025
From the “The Easiest Way To Define Friendship I’ve Ever Known…” Dept:
Through the years, I have come to understand two things: 1) At a certain point in life a man’s hips spread and there’s nothing you can do about it and 2) there’s a very easy way to define friendship. A friend is someone who won’t stop until he finds you and brings you home.
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18 Sep 2025
From the “Traffic Bollards For Bellends 101!” Dept:
Just when you thought exiting Alex's Chick Fil-A car park was exciting enough, along comes a nitwit who thinks parking up in the lane designated to exit the car park is a brilliant idea. The scary thing is that is not the worst idea they had... :(
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16 Sep 2025
From the “Rhapsody in Blue Lights!” Dept:
Law enforcement was wolf-packing I-40 west something fierce as I was schlepping Alex to work at the Garner Chick Fil-A. When he suggested a song from the Phil Collins playlist that was spinning at the time, I found an even better choice... ;)
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12 Sep 2025