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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 ...Google-ize
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:45:07 -0700
Tomorrow is the big day. Hundreds and hundreds of folks are expected for Google Day at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park ...Jumping Hatred
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:54:48 -0700
Having just read The Help by Kathryn Stockett, I got to thinking about prejudice and how hatred manifests itself by ...A Birthday, A Rant, and Some Leprechauns
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:41:00 -0700
Let me start with a housekeeping item.Fact: I haven't been blogging as much, lately.Sorry team, but daily blogging has really ...Eileen Thornton's Trojan Project
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:00:00 -0700
Eileen Thornton has been writing short stories and articles for magazines since 2001. Two of her stories have appeared in ...Weekend Theater – Reconciliation
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:38:01 -0700
Farber Foundry Theater’s MoLoRa A sampling of Triangle theater performances for the weekend of March 17-21, 2010, and beyond FEATURED SHOW: MoLoRa – A ...Luck
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:25:00 -0700
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I am posting an excerpt from Just North Of Luck. I hope you enjoy ...Wake Commissioners vote 4-3 to restore abortion coverage to employee insurance
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:40:52 -0700
With Democrat Harold Webb joining in by phone to break the deadlock, the Wake Commissioners today voted 4-3 to restore ...Google Goggles
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:56:15 -0700
New search technology from Google to run on Android-powered mobile devices. I heard in a SXSW panel yesterday that we ...SXSW Evan Williams Keynote Live Blog
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:54:06 -0700
1:53 CDT Hi folks, I’m here in the Austin Convention Center Exhibit Hall 1. Twitter CEO Evan Williams will take ...Down the home stretch
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:58:00 -0700
We are nearing the end, my friends!2.5 weeks til closing... can you believe it?We're at the point where we've been ...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 December 17th, 2008
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Mapping Candidates’ Campaign Contributions
All you data-heads will appreciate that Andrew Dunn has posted a fascinating series of maps and graphs (using free apps!) showing where the top NC campaign contributions for the 2008 Perdue and McCrory campaigns came from. I just think that’s kinda cool.
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Triangle resident earns $35K by selling GeorgeWBushLibrary.com
Last week TechCrunch had a post about the Raleigh-based web design firm that earned $35,000 when it bought and promptly sold GeorgeWBushLibrary.com. MyNC reporter Kendall Jones interviewed the guy, who spent part of the money on lifetime Wolfpack football tickets.
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The strangest Christmas tree in the Triangle
OK, I know there are a lot ACC fans around the Triangle, but does your Christmas tree really need to reflect your passion for sports? It does for one Raleigh resident, apparently. Take a look at the photo this woman submitted for the N&O’s Christmas tree decorating contest.
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Do you think it’s OK to give scratch-off lotto tickets to kids?
I don’t like giving scratch-off lottery tickets away as Christmas presents b/c wouldn’t it suck to pass along a winning ticket in some Secret Santa swap? But what about stuffing your kid’s stocking with the tickets? State lottery officials issued a press release urging parents not to introduce kiddies to gambling.
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I want Dippin’ Dots cake for my birthday
I’m obsessed with coconut cake. In the past two months, I’ve probably literally eaten 2 pounds of it. But when my birthday rolls around, I think I may be opting for this Dippin’ Dots cake that Triangle resident Evan blogged about. Have you ever heard of such a thing? He’s got pictures.
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Chatham County Line to perform live online at 4 p.m. today
Some of my hardworking co-workers have launched an awesome new local music site called Music.MyNC.com. Among the cool features are performances by local bands streamed live on the Internet so you can watch while you’re working. Just be sure to open another tab if your boss walks by.
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Duke employee busted for making fake IDs
WRAL reports that a 23-year-old Duke employee was arrested in what one official called the biggest driver’s license fraud case he’d seen in 20 years. The guy sold them for as much as $150. BTW, his job at Duke: A tech working on drug delivery in a Cartilage Mechanics & Tissue Engineering Laboratory. Hmmm.