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Mr. D. and I took a tour of the new studios at Golden Belt last night. Some of the work was excellent, but overall, it was not the highest caliber of art I’ve ever seen. But one of the things I like about Durham is that it’s not an art-snobby place. If you are working [...]

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I only employ people who carry on the Red Beret Design tradition of maintaining perfect professionalism at all times:
Badonna!

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We are the recipients of the rest of the beer keg from the Beaver Queen Pageant after-party.
Life? It does not suck.

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A hot time was had in the Bull City last night—in every sense of the word. The temperature was still in the high 90’s as the Scene of the Crime Rovers kicked off the festivities at the Fourth Annual Beaver Queen Pageant. A hilarious monologue and song from Fishscenta sealed the deal—although it was a [...]

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Thank goodness I didn’t leave it until the very last minute to get my beaver tail out of the closet. I dug it out to discover that you could barely see the black fake fur.
It was covered in real fur.
Damn cats. If I wanted a cat tail, I would have made one of them into [...]

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Tonight’s the night! Kaferine deNerve was just here stocking up on coolers for ice and water, since the weather promises to be a scorcher. At least we don’t have to worry about rain turning the meadow into a swamp.
I have the honor of being the handler for one of this year’s contestants, Badonna. I’ll be [...]

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Two days in my 7 years of North Carolina have really stood out: my wedding day, and a day about 4 years ago that I spent canoeing down the Haw River. Yesterday I got to combine the two: Barry and I paddled the Haw together. This was a different stretch: a little further north, class [...]

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