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Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:18:40 -0800
Blog death is kind of a sad thing. Most of us wish for a quick, painless death – but the ...It’s Safe To Say …
Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:31:03 -0700
… that this safe is entirely safe. Meet Matilda – my new safe. ”New” is used a bit loosely here; Matilda ...Pick Me Up, Pickup Truck!
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:59:47 -0700
It was bound to happen. I’ve had the “itch” lately to get my hands dirty and spin wrenches. I vacillated ...Happy Anniversary!
Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:43:42 -0700
No, not that kind of anniversary, silly. Today is my 10th eBay anniversary. On October 4th, 1999, I found a wonderful old ...Books We Grew Up With
Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:04:18 -0700
My parents are both prolific readers, and I grew up with a veritable library of reading material. There are many ...Sydney
Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:59:47 -0700
...Snow Leopard 10.6.1 – Vastly Improved
Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:32:04 -0700
I’ve been wondering for the past week while Apple seemed to rush Snow Leopard out the door last week. Apple ...Auctions, Revisited.
Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:30:18 -0700
Yesterday evening I attended my first auction in many, many years. Auctions are a peculiar beast. I remember going to the ...Galavanting around Eastern North Carolina
Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:35:39 -0700
So it’s my birthday today, and that means I get to do whatever I want. Well, almost. Not having the resources to ...I Got Snowed!
Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:37:56 -0700
Snow Leopard-ed, that is. If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I bought the second copy of Apple’s new ...Third Friday – Curiouser and Curiouser
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:14:23 -0700
Down the Rabbit Hole – Tama Hochbaum Go see over a dozen events in Third Friday Durham’s monthly art walk this ...Rude
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:06:00 -0700
This weekend, I was with Chad and he was running his hand through my hair.Chad: "Your hair feels really soft ...Teen Fantasy Book - Night Runner by Max Turner
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:03:33 -0700
Night Runner is a vampire novel that I am very happy to have found. The author, Max Turner, has written ...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 ...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 July 1st, 2009
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Find out if there is a sex offender living in your neighborhood
It seems like there has been an increase is local sex crimes against children lately. So it’s timely that gogoraleigh reminds us how we can check to see if there’s a sex offender living near our homes. Just search your address at this link:
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Local blogger offers tips on how to get over writer’s block
Durham blogger Sonja Foust is a professional writer (she writes romance novels, how cool is that?!). So writer’s block is definitely something she has to overcome from time-to-time. Recently she enlisted her tweeps for tips, and here’s what they came up with:
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The mysterious “Sewer Creature” explained
Yesterday Ginny pointed ya’ll to a pretty disturbing video of a pulsating blob “living” in the sewers under Cameron Village. While everyone else was passing the video around and squirming in their seats, News 14’s Tyler Dukes did some leg work and found out what’s really living “down there.”
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New website shows off history of North Carolina buildings
If you’re interested in North Carolina architecture, then you’ll want to check out this new website that catalogs more than 300 buildings in the state. The catalog features details on the architect, builders and more. It’s an amazing resource. Thanks to New Raleigh for pointing it out.
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How to turn your office into a soothing space
Take a look at Raleigh blogger Abby’s new office digs. She labored over creating her new office for a month, and posted the results on her blog:
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News and Observer will be “narrower” next month
N&O editor John Drescher recently wrote a column explaining some of the changes the N&O has made to keep up with these economically draining times. Among the changes yet to come is physically making the newspaper smaller, I’m guessing to save money on newsprint.