Victoria A. Wentz

There are certain qualities–practices, values, attitudes–that distinguish true Chapel Hillians from every other species. Not that one must subscribe to these things simply to live in Chapel Hill, but to be in the inner circle … to be recognized on the street or in a living room as the quintessential Chapel Hill stereotype … ah, […]

A close friend of mine had a birthday last week, her 44th. To celebrate, she wanted to take her friends bowling. I have nothing against bowling. It’s inexpensive, you can wear anything in your closet, there’s food, and it’s air conditioned–what’s not to like? I’d just figured my bowling days were over, as did the […]

I went to Duke Hospital a few days ago to have a “procedure” done at the Gastro Clinic, also known as the Doing Horrifying Things to Unsuspecting Morons Clinic. No, I was not there for a colonoscopy, and I made darn sure everyone there knew that before they gave me the lala juice. I was […]

I just got home from doing errands, and I’m ready to pull the rest of my rapidly thinning hair out. The traffic situation in Chapel Hill isn’t nearly as bad as “up nawth,” or in places like Charlotte or Atlanta. And, doing errands in Chapel Hill still beats doing errands anywhere else all to hell. […]

I love Teacher Appreciation Week, which rolled around again recently. I know lots of people feel underappreciated in their jobs, but I don’t think every complaint is equally legitimate. In fact, you shouldn’t really qualify for the “Underappreciated Award” unless you can meet certain criteria, like for example, the likelihood of being thrown up on […]