This reminded me to check again what you said about where you lived.

Hi - we're probably pretty close. I'm in the Chatham County part of Chapel Hill, off of old Lystra, and just as likely to head down to Pittsboro when I can (though I've been a home body a lot, exacerbated by what turned out to be an extended bout of anti-biotic resistent pneumonia.) I didn't find out about the Pittsboro protests until a fair bit after they started, because Saturday I was still moving slowly (okay, my sleep schedule and energy is still kind of all over the place? but I like to think it's getting better.)