Tuesday, March 10, 2009

when you're on a golden sea

you don’t need no memory…

In Downtown News:
Everyone loves Pirates!
Sullivan’s has some new deals on food/drink
Some Tuesday history

In Raleigh News:
New stuff for the Shoppes at Oberlin Court
This actually sounds almost delicious. Except grape jelly needs to go…
I have so many responses for how to ‘improve Cary Parkway’…

In Basketball News: (since, for many of us, March is the most wonderful time of the year)
What will the ACC Tournament hold?
More thoughts (thanks Dan)
Your projected brackets


In Local-ish News:
You can have 10 chickens in Chapel Hill…
Avery Brewing will be collaborating with Mountain Sun – I hope we get it here!
Copy your resume for free today at Kinkos

In Irrelevant News:
It was a lunatic Ninja! Or a kangaroo attacking your family… - He was ‘a hero in underpants’.
Beckham will buy an MLS team?
Turning off Manhattan?

Events:
It’s French Broad Cask Night this Wednesday at Times
Designing for a 21st Century lecture on Wednesday
There are a few basketball games this week/end too.
Local Beer Local Band on Thursday
St. Pat’s Parade on Saturday
Run for the Oaks is Saturday too
AIA Triangle Architini is Saturday


What the Weather Holds:
Tues: Mostly Sunny 64° 49°
Wed: Mostly Sunny 74° 52°
Thurs: Cloudy 56° 45°

Fun Stuff:
World’s Ugliest Cat (thanks J.Ross)
“First dates are always a crap shoot.” (thanks Rachel)
Forrest Gump in 60 seconds
How to download your Facebook pictures (thanks Lisa)

Flashback:
This time last year: I [and a few other folks] were jumping out of an airplane in the Alps, we randomly banned garbage disposals [remember that?!], Raleigh had the ‘Downtown of the Month’, Campbell closed on Hillsborough Place, a super high tech grocery story was opening in North Raleigh [did this happen?], plans were being released for a Visitors Center, Walnut Creek changed names again, we found out Airborne doesn’t work, folks were being ‘crash tackled’ by bikers and serving their husbands antifreeze wine.

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
Casts made of cocaine… (thanks J.Ross)

Happy Tuesday folks!!


Ashton Mae Smith
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