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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Another weekend in Durham
August 16th, 2008 · No Comments
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Sentimental stuff about stuff
June 28th, 2008 · No Comments
There was a crash of breaking glass from the living room. My first thought was: Oh, no! Not the blue vase. I like the blue vase. Pretty blue vase.
No, Barry was on the other side of the room, and one of the table lamps was on the floor. My thought was: Oh, well. We need [...]
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Cross-marketing
June 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments
I just received a package from Amazon.com, and inside were two coupons for Hormel cold cuts.
Because when you break open that new book of heartfelt and humorous essays, you just gotta have a baloney sandwich to go with it.
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Haiku
June 5th, 2008 · No Comments
On hold with paypal
La dee dah, what nice music
OK, I’m bored now
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Haiku
May 1st, 2008 · No Comments
Roast beef wrap tonight
Tortilla tastes like paper
Tossed it in the can
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Haiku
May 1st, 2008 · No Comments
9 a.m. already.
Write proposal or pay bills?
I need more coffee.
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The next growth industry
April 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Manufacturing is gone, farmlands paved over for subdivisions, and the real estate market is collapsing. But some enterprising Americans are improving the trade deficit by turning to the pygmy hedgehog industry.
“They love being handled and rarely curl up in a defensive ball. ”
Also a quality I look for in a man.
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A man and his cats
April 16th, 2008 · 3 Comments
“I get out of the shower and Zoey is sitting on the toilet staring at me!”
“That’s because she either wants you to fill the graywater bucket up to the top so she can drink out of it, or sit on the toilet so she can jump in your lap.”
“Well she better get over it because [...]
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The ghost of Mr. D
April 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments
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Mmmm…I’ll have mine with lemon
April 1st, 2008 · 4 Comments
One of the local dining establishments has recently redone it’s wall menu. It’s lovely, but they should have hired a proofreader for this item:
Sweat or Unsweat tea
Tags: 27701 · Communications · Daily Life · Durham, NC · Food