This is the first time in my life that my vote for President will matter ( Read more... )

The last couple of weeks of my life have been a blur of people visiting, traveling and reminders of why I like the City so much.

At the beginning of the month, I headed down to Raleigh ostensibly to celebrate laurajones' birthday but mostly because I haven't ridden a rollercoaster in ages, and, well, I really wanted to. Although there is no digital ( Read more... )

• Good on you, Greensboro's own Joey Cheek. I didn't realize that the Dudley High product (class of 1997, two years behind me) was from the Gate City originally. It's always exciting to see one of our own do well on the national stage.
  
• I am a little bit in love with my new iPod. The old one (which is probably the most practical gift I've ever ( Read more... )

Friend of mine took me to the Hurricanes game tonight as a going away present. He has season tickets and I usually go with him to one game a year ( Read more... )

What a weekend.

Got back last night thanks to an excellent driver and an excellent backseat invalid companion ... and a well-behaved dog.

That has to be the fastest weekend I've ever had. Got to meet a few of the DC people, including the birthday girl (callieanlarkin) and stay for free ( Read more... )

Well, since the power went out at Pornoland yesterday at about 2pm, I've been reveling in the power that exists at my abode. I consider this cosmic karma since we were without power for over a week during the ice storms in the winter. That time period was a twice as long as most people (including, in a cruel twist of fate, the people across the ( Read more... )

Haha! This is living proof that I can be up early on a Sunday morning. Granted, by now it's 10:55 but I was up at 6:30 this morning for our game against Clockwork Orange which was at 8. I got to the field plenty early ... so go me. I am going to get up tomorrow at 6:30 as well and head to the gym in the morning to do some running. I feel better now ( Read more... )

The Raleigh Renegades (1 - 0 overall) (formerly Raleigh United which I think is a much better name) had our first game of the season today. Under warm, partly cloudy skies with a stifling humidity, the Renegades pulled away late to post a 3 - 0 victory over the MoJo in their first game of the season ( Read more... )

Ooooh, yeah. Friday. I was hoping to get enough done yesterday not to have to come in today, but alas, I'm in the office finishing up a bunch of stuff today so I don't have to worry about it this weekend ( Read more... )

Had a chance to watch A Capitol Fourth on TiVo last night. Last year we were in the crowd, the 100 degree heat and the same seating location for six hours for a wholly uninspirng show.

Not only do they have songs from one of my favorite musicals, The Music Man, they have a tribute to John Williams. Ah, Mr. Williams, how I love thee. Eric Kunzel ( ( Read more... )