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Happy Fourth of July!
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0700
Happy Fourth of July, everyone!Like most of you, I am taking the day off to celebrate with some patriotic festivities.If ...Ken Hutcherson: Obama has no 'black experience'
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0700
Hutcherson photo art via Mike Tidmus. Oh man, the homo-hating pastor of Antioch Bible Church in Washington state, Ken Hutcherson, ...Is Social Media the New Punk Rock?
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:45:31 -0700
This video comes to me via Jennifer McClure via Web Ink Now. I have a love of disruptive, loud, and ...Ladder 22 / Ladder 5
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:56:00 -0700
One of the city's two new Pierce platforms was placed in service as Ladder 22 on Thursday, July 2, at ...Fourth of July and Fireworks Safety in the Philippines
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:06:04 -0700
While the Philippines also celebrates Independence Day on July 4, Christmas and New Year's are their big fireworks season. ...Tweets from 2009-07-03
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:59:59 -0700
1 week in to new Palm Pre: local Sprint store rocks, national Sprint service is incompetent, phone reception blows (when ...links for 2009-07-03
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:00:24 -0700
Seven Deadly Sins of Social Networking Security Not to yell "fire" in a crowded social networking site, but this article ...Friday night senior pet pic blogging
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:38:29 -0700
Presenting the most handsome dog in the ...Merge video retrospective: Superchunk - "Driveway to Driveway"
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:51:00 -0700
It's not technically Friday anymore, but here's Friday's Merge Retrospective video. Here's another classic Superchunk video for "Driveway to Driveway" ...Declaration of Independence…Bluebirds vs House Wrens
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:31:10 -0700
Happy Independence Day, everyone! Well, it’s not quite July 4th, but by the time many of you read this, it ...Two quick things
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:16:57 -0700
1. Aremid is recovering after having spent two days at the vet. He had lots of pricey test performed on ...Mystery Station
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:13:00 -0700
What fire, rescue, or EMS facility is pictured below? Hint #1: It's located on a street. Hint #2: It has ...Time Warner Cable Prepares Massive SDV Dump
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:34:22 -0700
A recent letter from Time Warner Cable announces a massive change that makes the CableCARD technology almost useless. Starting July ...A journalism start-up: Should I go for it?
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:05:18 -0700
I could look for a job at traditional news organizations. But as I read over the Knight News Challenge results, ...Breaking News: Sarah Palin is Stepping Down
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:47:10 -0700
UPDATE: MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell makes it sound like Palin is stepping down for family reasons and is sick of politics... ...Advice from a columnist legend
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:41:16 -0700
In the most recent installment of The Charlotte Observer’s intern seminars, we got to hear from Tommy Tomlinson, columnist extraordinaire. ...Archive for November 14th, 2008
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Crashing the 101 lounge, patio fail
Most of the time when I think about crashing a café or restaurant I’m thinking about stopping by late at night or with a crowd or unexpected. Although I’ve only stopped by once at the 101 lounge downtown Raleigh I’m sad to see it has been the victim of a 4Runner crash.
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More Palin 2012 talk, can we make it to 2009 or are you ready for Palin in the White House?
Is it just me but ever since Nov. 4th Sarah Palin has been all over the news. There’s a lot of talk about her running in 2012 and what the Republicans must do to win. What are your thoughts on this? No way in 2012? To much Palin? Or I’ll vote for her today?
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Bull City Rising on twitter?
For some twitter is old news, for others it’s the next big thing, for another crowd it’s just a fad but for a lot of bloggers, twitter is your new best friend. It looks like for the popular Durham blog Bull City Rising twitter is it’s new best friend. Their twitter name is
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Rally for Prop 8 tomorrow, will you be there?
People are still very upset about California’s Proposition 8 not passing a few weeks ago and across the nation tomorrow including downtown Raleigh there will be demonstrations with people showing their support for equal rights for gay couples to marry. Will you be joining them or do you think it’s over and they should let [...]
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NC vs. England chicken egg cycle challenge … yes chicken eggs
You got to love Donald Jones, he blogged about passing some eggs on his cycle route then one of his readers challenged him to an Across The Pond, Chicken vs. Duck Egg, Cyclosportive Challenge.. What does that mean? Let’s just say it involves eggs, a cell phone & a bicycle. More info on the link
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Is your cat trying to kill you?
Hugh posted on his blog “How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You” When I first saw it I was like what? But this is real, if you have a cat beware; they are some sneaky little beast. Take the 2 min. quiz, it might be time to get a dog.
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Video: What happens during a Zombie Lurch? Plus an interview with a Zombie
On November 1st 2008 Durham, NC the dead was walking downtown, stopping traffic, scaring pedestrians and rocking to the sounds of Thriller. It was Durham’s 2nd annual Zombie Lurch. If you never seen a Zombie Lurch or wonder what real life Zombie’s look like then take a look at the video.