Al Hood
@albhood
Colorectal Cancer Survivor, Husband, brother, uncle, Tar Heel, Caniac, former Bostonian, TarHeelBlog/Canes Country contributor. I call my bodyguard Betty, and I'm his long lost pal.
The NBA world getting introduced to Caleb Wilson is just so fun. I’m done being sad about how short his stint was at UNC and just happy I got to see him compete
Warned y’all last week that with ESPN in charge and that they already put the Champs at 5 last year this might happen. Watch the second game be like Chicago and New York.
Me: I really don’t need another hat. Also me walking into Rally House in Chapel Hill
For you PWHL fans out there-good or bad news if you root for the Boston Fleet (frankly if I still lived where I lived in Boston this would be amazing news)
Y’all I’m seriously beginning to wonder if this is the best Canes jersey ever made. In its first year a Cup win and now a generational upset by a generational player
For those of you still looking for just the plain 2026 Cup Patch vegasteamstore.com/p...
As someone who has come out of one of these being told they have cancer trust me it could have been worse. That also makes this all the more funnier for me.
(Incidentally mine was Max Shafer at Easy Tiger in Durham…his style is more monsters/etc but this beauty was just from me bringing in a couple pictures and communicating what I wanted. Trusted him from there and I love it to this day)
When it’s that many teams then my guess it’s a pretty decent return. I’m sure the contract ask money wise isn’t an issue so much as it’s the term per year. I’ve also caught this undercurrent where his reps just don’t like the Canes—he’s a joy—but the folks with him want him somewhere else
My sign that I’m posting way too much hockey on Twitter to where some folks think it’s safe…
Heads up for folks looking-as @chesometer.bsky.social hinted, if you head out towards Durham/Chapel Hill you’ll be able to get the Herald Sun edition of the paper. Same one. This was the Food Lion at Timberlyne in Chapel Hill.
We are trying our damndest to get them to cohabitate. For the longest time we’ve kept them separate because Thumbs can’t stop hissing. Curbs is done with the screen and keeps breaking in so he’s spent a good chunk of the day in here. After growling and hissing…
I’m sure you all have your person-if not might I recommend Max Shafer over at Easy Tiger in Durham. If you want to go all out, is a wiz with the pen. Linked his IG profile but also did this for me and I love it. Told him I wanted it inspired by the pink ribbon www.instagram.com/maxthejew
Anyone wants to pay for two round trip tickets and these, I’ll cover the hotel. Insane that in a battle between Vegas and Raleigh the cheaper ticket is Vegas. By far.
I will now entertain the notion that Freddie is more hurt than they let on. This is what it would take. Hurt can mean more than physical by the way
16 years and in a lot of ways it still feels like yesterday. Still miss you Mom.