Category Archives: Raleigh
Wrong for Twenty-Something Years
The other day I was reading a bridal magazine (researching an article, really!) and I saw a bit about Denby china. I was shocked, because although I’ve been hearing and using the word Denby since I was a very little … Continue reading
Revenge Of The Artichokes
No matter how obscure an activity is, you can find other people on the internet who do it too. Saw this in my Google analytics today: I guess I’m not the only person to battle the artichokes, and lose.
He’s Also A Vampire
Stick asked if I wanted to go see a movie with him. His recent movie choices have included a subtitled documentary about skyscraper tightrope-walkers, so I was a bit cautious. “Um… what’s it about?” I asked. “It’s a secret Harry … Continue reading
The Chocolate Bean
The Chocolate Bean 280 Meeting St Cary, NC 27518 I’m lucky enough to do a lot of my work via my laptop, so I’ve been looking around for a local coffeeshop with wifi. I’ve been shopping around, and discovered that … Continue reading
King Henry VIII Joins Twitter
King Henry VIII joins Twitter tomorrow, according to the Brand Republic News today. LONDON – One of England’s greatest kings Henry VIII will be Tweeting from beyond the grave, updating Twitter followers about events from 500 years ago which helped … Continue reading
Chatham Hill Winery
Chatham Hill Winery 3800 Gateway Centre Blvd. Suite 310, Cary/Morrisville, NC 27560 We went on a really interesting winery tour taught by the owner and winemaker, Marek Wojciechowski, a biochemist who took up winemaking as a retirement project. Yes, taught … Continue reading
Armchair Coaching
Today’s Captcha must be about when Stick watches football.
Pokemon Detractors
We gave our students a practice verbal SAT test in class this week. “What does circumlocution mean?” asked one student, who wrote a hilarious career essay on becoming a successful Pokemon master. “I can’t tell you that,” I said, “I … Continue reading
The TurboTax Turing Test
Dear TurboTax, Thank you for making my taxes kind of annoying instead of a total nightmare. Sure, it cost most of my tax return to pay for the TurboTax version for under-employed freelancers, but that’s fine. You made it easier to turn … Continue reading
No Surprises
“Hey, Stick, do you know what the day after tomorrow is?!?” “The day after Ea—The day Cadbury eggs go on sale.” “Oh. Guess you already knew then.” “Meg, we’ve been dating for five years.” Related: Last year’s post on Cadbury … Continue reading
