Archive for February 13, 2007

Virginia Tech 81 — UNC 80 (OT)

Posted in Tarheel Basketball by John E. Pannell on February 13th, 2007 at 11:10 pm

Old Well

In a disappointing overtime loss, the UNC Tarheels got poked by the Hokies tonight in Chapel Hill.

Carolina falls to 21-4. Read Yahoo! Sports’ coverage of the game.   Nothing more to say. :(



"Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country."
John F. Kennedy


Update: Haudenosaunee 19 and Loon 364 Merger

Posted in OAImages News by John E. Pannell on February 13th, 2007 at 6:17 pm

I just received this message from John Tegtmeier: 

You all probably know this information already, but here’s a heads up in case. The merger between Haudenosaunee 19 (Twin Rivers Council #364) and Loon 364 (Adirondack Council #394) appears a done deal. Twin Rivers Council #364 is continuing its recent pattern and keeping its name and number. The new lodge, Kittan 364, has the advantage of having the Twin Rivers Council number and the Loon lodge number. So Lodge 19 is gone.

I followed the OA link from Twin Rivers Council to: http://people.clarkson.edu/~birdps/kittan_lodge/

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"There are some who've forgotten why we have a military. It's not to promote war; it's to be prepared for peace."
Ronald Reagan


How NOT to Ask for Help

Posted in OAImages News, Personal Stuff by John E. Pannell on February 13th, 2007 at 6:13 am

Here’s a lesson on how not to communicate online.

As many who use the internet these days know, ocassionally email is not received by its intended recipient.   It might be blocked by spam filters, could be missent, shunted off to bulk mail folders.   For a while some, but not all, mail from my server was being rejected by AOL but not bouncing back.    Continue Reading »



"Don't be a fool and die for your country. Let the other sonofabitch die for his."
George S. Patton


Cloth Talk #23: Hawk Days

Posted in Scouting Blogs and Websites by John E. Pannell on February 13th, 2007 at 12:05 am

Thanks to the guys at ScoutHistory.net Cloth Talk #23 is now available for downloading either through iTunes or by direct download at http://www.scouthistory.net/blog/. Remember, you do not need to have iTunes installed in order to listen to Cloth Talk. They also have a dialup-friendly version available for those who do not have high speed internet connections.
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"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. "
The Dalai Lama