Vote for Jerry!

Liberty Mutual has COACH Of The YEAR award for each NCAA division. Go to

http://www.coachoftheyear.com/

and vote for Jerry Moore. Liberty Mutual will donate $50,000 to the charity of his choice and $20,000 to the Appalachian State Alumni Association.

I think it's worth giving them your email address. I have Liberty Mutual and they have always done me right!

Sue gets Smart

Sue picked up her tiny new Deacon/Mountaineer Mobile today. Although I had my doubts, the car is surprisingly roomy inside and it drives quite well.
The temporary tag is begging to be replaced. Personally I think she should get a WFU tag but we're thinking the yellows might clash so the ASU tag could be a better option.

Tweetsie University

Back in the day when I first announced that I would be attending ASU, my great big brother who went to NCSU, never gave up an opportunity to refer to my school as The University of Tweetsie. Jerk! Tweetsie is an awesome place that holds at very least a few happy childhood memories with millions of North Carolinians and Appalachian State University is the hottest school in the state/southeast/nation.

Here's a picture of the M & M's on their second trip to Tweetsie. At that time they thought Tweetsie was way better than Disney World (they lived in Orlando at the time) and the oldest M thought I went to Apple College. Unlike his father, he clearly saw the best in both institutions.

It's nice to know that Watauga County is being pro-active in preserving this icon.

Sometimes the MEDIA sucks

I have to wonder...

If the media had not sensationalized the tragic story from Virginia Tech, would we still have to deal with, and be subject to, "copy cat" incidents at Northern Illinois and Ferrum College? Today we have 2 similar events - both near and dear to me. The most disturbing to me comes from points south where my youngest nephew attends school at Middle Georgia College. Fortunately everything appears OK there and my baby is safe. After speaking with him and feeling like all is right in the world, I hear this news regarding ASU.

I'll spare you my rant on More Guns=Less Crime.