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Pretty much as soon as I made that last post about the winter snow, the rain came to wash it all away (to prove me wrong, I presume). Since then we have seen many signals of Spring, including sunshine, plant growth and people wearing t-shirts in 40 degree weather. It is almost like […]

Why am I posting pictures of frightening looking turds on my weblog? Ha-HA! I am not!! That, my friends, is the world’s greatest culinary creation — the Chocolate Cherry Bagel !!!
In Moscow, we have this truly fantastic bread and pastry shop which goes by the moniker of Wheatberries Bake Shop. You […]

So one of the coolest things (at least to me) about North Idaho is that in a matter of minutes an enormous snow storm can whip up out of nowhere — even at times when no snow is predicted. This happened two weeks ago when I went into Wal*Mart and there was no snow, […]

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you out there in Internet-land! I’m feeling a bit like Lewis and Clark having traveled 3000 miles from home and settling down for a long, cold winter with unfamiliar locals. Well, my plight isn’t quite so intimidating and my voyage was nowhere near as dramatic — but you […]

I didn’t mean to be so grouchy in my previous post, but that is how I was feeling at the time. The Summer-Long Kitchen Project has really been frustrating, especially considering that I’ve been in renovation mode for almost ten months now. Hopefully the time of living with no kitchen is coming to […]

Maybe I should stop taking pictures in Carrboro parking lots, but the availability of strange sights just increases each day.

I have no explanation for this because there are no HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lanes in our area. Maybe the driver just likes the company?

I love how everyone in “Crunchy Carrboro” either drives an AWD Subaru (25 MPG) or a Honda Element (23 MPG). Way to care about the environment, man! Why don’t you just drive a Hummer or a Mack truck while you’re at it??
I spotted the Element Trifecta in the Panzanella parking lot near Weaver […]

This morning on my rainy drive to work I noticed a white Volvo station wagon with a pink “Breast Cancer Awareness” ribbon on the back. This is not an unusual sight — especially in these parts — but what struck me as peculiar is that the driver’s window was cracked so that the smoke […]

Monday will be just another normal school day for Chapel Hill Schools. We have been experiencing some inclement winter weather recently and I guess they also had some sort of “Teacher Worday” planned. Fear not, little childrens of Chapel Hill, because school will be in session on Monday and them teachers plan on […]

Holy crap is it hot out here!!

Please check out my photos from Apple Chill 2006. As you may remember from last year, Apple Chill is a Springtime street festival in Chapel Hill, NC. However, 3 people were shot this year (at 8 PM, two hours after the street festival ended) and it looks highly unlikely that the event will be […]

Redbud Festival in Saxapahaw, NC this weekend!!

Signalfest is coming for dat ass!!

Watch out for the big white delivery truck!

What’s next? Fundamentalist Furry Preachers?

Our Summertime Tubing Adventure Story.

Time ticks by. We ain’t gettin’ no younger.

Doug Martsch, the brilliant creative force behind Built to Spill, is The Most Important Man in Rock Music Today.

Thankfully, before 2006 I was able to finish this wedding photo site.

214 Prince Street. The dream can be all yours!