Yesterday, Adam, Rowan & I went to the zoo. Took lots of pics, which can be found here. Some of my favorites include:


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As A does not get his schedule until the week before, we were not sure when we would be able to leave for Pennsic. This left planning up in the air somewhat, but then he did get his schedule. Closing on Thursday the 30th, off from Friday the 31st through Saturday the 8th. Opening on Sunday the 9th. This meant we were not going to be able to get on ( Read more... )

Ticket Network for Durham NC

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6 June 1944 - 65 years ago today - Allied forces landed at the beaches of Normandy. A lot has been said and written about that day, but twenty five years ago today the President Ronald Reagan gave what is perhaps the definitive speech on D-Day. Here is the text of that speech ( Read more... )

{EDIT} OK I give up... the poll is here. {/EDIT}

Fore those that missed it in an earlier post...
That evening we engaged in the next step of the Cock AleA few notes on the cock ale First, for those who dont do period brewing, or even any brewing, the cock ale recipe is kind of legendary. Everyone talks about it in a chiding sort of way, but I dont ( Read more... )

Lets see... on Saturday, A & I had the day off together, which NEVER happens. We slept in a little, too Garbo for a nice long walk, cleaned out the fridge including washing it down inside, stopped by The G's to try out their Wii Fit, then ran a bunch of errands, which included buying a Wii Fit. For the record, this may be the first video game ( Read more... )

The Charlotte Ikea opens at 10am on Wednesday 18 February. They "... are going to be doing something special for everyone on opening morning..."

A happens to have the day off, and I happen to have vacation time, so... anyone up for some swedish meatballs?

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Adam's dad was meeting us at an event once - his first. We told him to call us just before he got to site and we would meet him at troll. Adam then had to explain that, no, there was not going to be someone in a troll costume that he should look for to find us.

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Anyone interested in checking them out?

NC Museum of Natural Sciences Upcoming Special Exhibits
The Dead Sea Scrolls
June 28 - December 28, 2008


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[Ed. Note ~ Ported from my old Diaryland blog on 11 September 2009]

September 11 in:

Ethiopia: New Year

Pakistan: Jinnah Day (1948)

Tunisia: Evening of Destiny

Hispanics: National Hispanic Heritage Week - - - - - ( Sunday )

US: National Grandparents’ Day - - - - - ( Sunday )

Afghanistan: National Assembly Foundation Day (1964) - - - - - ( ( Read more... )