Posted in Culture, Knews?, Raleigh, tagged arthur c clarke, death, memorial, sci-fi, writer on March 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Arthur C. Clarke died on March 18 - a visionary of the space age. He may be most remembered for ‘2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY’ which was developed from a 1951 (?) story “The Sentinel”. Kudos to anyone who knows what “The Sentinel” was about.
He also said:
Behind every man now alive stand thirty ghosts, for [...]
Posted in Happiness Is, Raleigh, tagged celebrate life, the little things that matter on February 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
A freshly washed car.
You forget what a difference it makes. It looks all shiny and brand spankin’ again!
All of a sudden you’re a spoiled princess.
(PS - Raleigh, you probably don’t remember this feeling. That’s okay, I’m sure you will be allowed to wash cars and/or bathe in the next couple of years).
Posted in Internets, Raleigh on February 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Raleigh now has the street views on Google maps and I just think it is the coolest thing.
Tell me your address so I can WebStalk you. I won’t. I promise. I’m not like that. You can tell me. I won’t tell anyone. You can trust me. I’m good with secrets. Just tell me where you [...]
Posted in Raleigh on February 9, 2008 | No Comments »
Here’s a little website that a few of you should check out. It’s a photo blog called Goodnight, Raleigh. It’s cityscapes and buildings around Raleigh all taken at night. I love it! It’s just how you picture it - the Biscuit Station looks so dark, naked and alone at night - you would swear it [...]
Posted in Raleigh, tagged Dogs on January 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ovid had three suits,
of blue and black and green.
They were as drab as
any suits you have ever seen.
He’d wear them in and wear them out.
No one seemed to mind
They thought he was a funeral director,
Just mournful all the time
One day he found some tennis balls,
all bright and fuzzy yellow.
He made himself a brand new suit.
Now [...]
Posted in Raleigh on January 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »
And now she’s suing.
This is one of the best stories I’ve heard in a while. A woman bought 8 acres in the middle of Lake Lynn and then turns around and sues the city of Raleigh to have it drained because the land is worth more to her dry!
How did I miss this? This Cary woman [...]
Posted in Raleigh on January 22, 2008 | No Comments »
I only heard about these after I moved. And I only hear great things. I know that this is not the season. But please, somebody, try them when the weather breaks for me. (PS Locopops are mexican ‘paletas’ or popsicles which are either water or milk based and made using fresh fruit).
Also check out Varmint Bites for a [...]
Posted in Raleigh on January 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Well, its clearly winter here in Raleigh, you can tell by the weather weasels. The weather weasels get on the evening news and say the magic words and the whole world goes into a frenzy. Wintry mix, snow or ice are guaranteed to send everyone into the grocery store (I personally feel that periodically the [...]
Posted in Holidays, Raleigh, tagged cooking, knives on January 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
New Year’s Day was quiet here in Raleigh. Late in the afternoon I decided to finish off the beef that we enjoyed on Christmas Day. Luckily I had my trusty Henkle VS (Very Sharp) knives that I had been wanting to try out. Trimming the silver skin and fatty tissue from the leg-o-beef was easy [...]
Posted in Knews?, Raleigh, tagged slogans for 2008 on January 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
It’ early in the month and a great time to come up with a theme for the year (I mean - look at the Audi wall for some possibilities).
Suggested Favs:
The Year of the Rat (Chinese)
Ratteriffic (A nice variation on a theme)
This year, the world got a little older
Party like it’s 2009!!!
Where’s my rocket car?
Election? We [...]
Posted in Raleigh, tagged my mom's better than your mom., true stories on December 30, 2007 | 3 Comments »
What do you want to know about Fran?
She’s a dead shot. Or at least can kill you dead with a shot (even if you’re a harmless mommy bird protecting her young). She shows no mercy.
She can really light up a party. Literally. Set other people’s houses ablaze. She will show no remorse, just giggle and [...]
