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Waiting: A Lunch Date With Daddy
Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:18:53 -0800
This was our Wednesday lunch: a date with Daddy at Chipotle. It rocked. We beat him there by a few ...So Much for "Don't Play With Your Food"
Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:32:15 -0800
"Look out! It's TORTILLA SKULL!" she told us. We've never been big on not playing with food—within reason. Throwing it? ...Guy Kawasaki, You Don't Know Me, But I Say You Rule
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:57:57 -0800
For more than ten years—and from thousands of miles away—I've admired tech innovator Guy Kawasaki. He's someone with big ideas ...How Much Prodding Will It Take?
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:07:45 -0800
Let's start with this: the sheer size of the recall: The amount of beef—143 million pounds—is roughly enough for two ...The Valentine's Cookies that Took Three Years to Bake
Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:30:31 -0800
May I present to you... da da da DA da DA DA!... Valentine's cookies that were three years in the ...Right and Wrong Ways to Enjoy a Burger
Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:03:11 -0800
This is the right way to enjoy a burger: Nice going, Baby A. By contrast, this is the wrong ...Dude! I Did This Quiz First!
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:35:33 -0800
Fast Casual magazine did a big news release last week about its quiz relating personality traits to Mexican food preferences. ...An End run Around Super Bowl Ads: Smart Move? Or Cheap-o?
Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:09:32 -0800
Tom Petty is this year's halftime act? I hope he doesn't have a wardrobe malfunction.... So the Super Bowl is ...A Chance to Eat in Peace
Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:37:30 -0800
Oh my gosh, this is brilliant. Now can it come to my ...They're Picky and it's Okay
Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:11:29 -0800
It's amazing how many kid-development milestones just kind of happen on their own. Just when you're despairing, thinking you'll be ...Never enough time
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:39:00 -0800
Sorry guys - blogging is going to be weak today. I am slammed with 5 meetings on the docket - ...Penny Sansevieri: Promote Yourself Online
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:07:00 -0800
I'm so thrilled to have Penny visit my blog again with more advice about promotion. Do yourself a favor and ...My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding - Fantasy Book Anthology
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:29:19 -0800
If you’ve ever planned a wedding, gotten married, or even just been a wedding guest, you’ll appreciate the twisted tales ...Weekend Theater – Bunburying
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:32:20 -0800
Green Carnation – by Rebecca (The Bex on Flickr) CC BY 2.0 A sampling of Triangle theater performances for the weekend of March ...The Color of Spring
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:32:00 -0800
Oh lawdy, I'm so happy it finally feels like Spring. Since this is the 5th day in a row of ...Chuck Weinblatt Discusses Jacob's Courage
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 -0800
Charles S. Weinblatt was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1952. He is a retired University of Toledo administrator. Weinblatt is ..."The Help"-- a great read!
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:11:27 -0800
Just finished reading Kathryn Stockett's first novel, The Help. She captures the mindset of 1960's Southern women and their maids ...Guilty pleasure
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:59:00 -0800
So Chad is absolutely obsessed with the holiday's Reese's cups. He gets excited every year when the Reese's Christmas Trees ...We are the Google
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:34:05 -0800
A group in Durham wants to help snag one of Google’s ultra high-speed internet pilot projects, so they’re staging an ...Almost there: House pics
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:48:00 -0800
We're really winding to a close guys! It's kind of bittersweet. Obviously I'm super excited to be moving into our ...January Specials!
Sat, 05 Jan 2008 09:17:52 -0800
There is a terrific special for January–an adorable ‘bundle’ of supplies that saves you money. As an added bonus, hostesses ...Cruise with me!!!
Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:47:19 -0800
I am so excited to be teaching rubber stamping with scrapbooking on the Ultimate Scrapbooking Cruise 2009. What an honor ...Tart & Tangy Class…
Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:23:39 -0700
WOW! Stampers….I have been so busy teaching classes and doing parties during the busiest time of the SU! year! Sell-A-Bration! ...National Card Making Day Cruise with me to MEXICO!!!!
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:42:02 -0700
I am so excited this event sold out, not once, not twice but four times. We had to add more ...What’s been going on…
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:38:09 -0700
Hello everyone… It has been a while since I’ve had a chance to update my blog. I know I have neglected ...What’s cookin’….
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:04:54 -0700
Who doesn’t love SMORES! One of my most favorite things to do is to cook……So naturally when these projects were ...Let’s Stamp…
Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:15:08 -0700
Join me this Saturday, September 13th @ 11am for a fun CD Folder Class @ the Eagleview Community Center on ...Archive for November 6th, 2008
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A candid look at what Obama’s victory means to one Durham resident
Durham writer Carl Kenney wrote a potent post today about the emotions he experienced as an African-American as the results showed that Barack Obama was about to clinch the presidential race. His essay offers a candid look at the emotions he has harbored over the years and how they were freed Tuesday night.
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Don’t be sad if you missed Dolly Parton’s performance at RBC
One of our NBC17 photographers covered a portion of Dolly Parton’s Wednesday night show at the RBC Center. He strung together some clips from her songs. I’m still amazed that the weight of her upper body doesn’t tip her small frame over. You’ve got to see how she’s aging:
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Is it time to organize a food drive for local reporters?
Durham citizen journalist Kevin Davis was sad to hear that supposedly N&O reporters were only allowed to eat two slices of pizza in the newsroom election night buffet. Davis writes a witty piece on the demise of local media, and suggests a food drive for local reporters. Are things really getting this bad?
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RDU announces nonstop service to Paris
I just got this press release a few minutes ago announcing that you’ll be able to fly nonstop from RDU to Paris beginning June 2. This additional service means it will be easier for North Carolina residents to get to Europe, or so the press release says. Still looking for a link to share.
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Video of downtown Raleigh election night celebration featured on Viddler
Vlogger Myles Scott was in downtown Raleigh with his video camera after Barack Obama’s victory speech Tuesday night. His video of the cheering streams of people made the featured post on Viddler today, so I’m sure it will be getting a lot of views. Take a look for yourself.
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Photographed by Ronny Nause
Photographed by Ronny Nause
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Racist grafitti appears at NCSU after election
When N.C. State students walked through the Free Expression Tunnel Wednesday morning, they were greeted by racist messages left in the wake of Barack Obama’s presidential win. University officials painted over it by 10 a.m., but the fact that it even appeared shows that we still have much work to do.
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Coach K says Duke students better fill Cameron, or else …
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was not happy that several hundred seats were left unfilled Wednesday in Cameron Indoor stadium, where the Blue Devils defeated Lenoir-Rhyne. The N&O has two audio clips from him, listen to the first as he tells students if they’re not coming, give him their tickets b/c “I know I can sell [...]