Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I hope that you all have a great Turkey Day. We are staying in NC this year for the holiday and are having a challenge to see if we can use bourbon as an ingredient in every dish we make. So far, so good! Here is today’s menu: -Butterball Turkey w/ Bourbon […]

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Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Stacey and I finally got to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra last night at the RBC Center in Raleigh. I am glad that we decided to go, since it was an awesome show. The performance is hard to describe but it’s basically an intermingling of hard rock with traditional holiday and classical music. Check out their […]

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Finally, Some Rain!

Hopefully, this will help our water levels in Falls Lake (Raleigh’s water supply)! I think it would probably need to rain like this for a month to catch us up though. HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC433 AM EST MON NOV 21 2005 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-220945-PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-433 AM EST MON NOV 21 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK […]

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Turkeys Escape!

It looks like these trukeys didn’t want to end up on someone’s table next week, so they decided to bail off the truck…LOL! Turnpike Crash Springs Holiday Turkeys

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Raleigh 7th Richest City

Raleigh has been named the 7th richest city in the U.S. by Forbes magazine. Great quote from article as to why this is the case: “A very short answer is very smart workers,” Atkins says. The area has the largest research park in the world, Research Triangle Park, and has become a center for knowledge […]

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Biotech In The Triangle

It looks like the Biotech industry is continuing to grow in the Triangle. Apparently, Roche, the Swiss drug maker that produces Tamiflu is eyeing Holly Springs for a $750 million plant. This would be in addition to the $300 million Merck plant being built in Durham and the $190 million expansion to GlaxoSmithLine in Zebulon. […]

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Pat Robertson, Again?

First he calls for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, and now this. Robertson warns Pennsylvania town of wrath of God This guy should just crawl into a hole and learn to shut his mouth. Intelligent design is yet another move by idiotic fundamentalist extremists to undermine the separation of church and state in […]

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Fall Color!

Fall has finally arrived in Raleigh! Temperatures may be close to 80, but the cooler weather a week ago has finally given us some vibrant color. I noticed some bright yellow, orange, and red on the drive to work yesterday. Foliage Network Southeast U.S. Report Raleigh WeatherCam (NWS/NCSU)

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American Cars Suck

Why is it that people don’t get this simple fact? Time and time again, I see others waste thousands of dollars on used American cars because they don’t see the value in spending a bit more on a decent Honda, Nissan, Toyota, etc. Then, they have the nerve to bitch about such POS cars when […]

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'Canes Defeat Flyers 8-6!

Go ‘Canes! Last night I was able to attend a truly awesome ‘Canes home game against the Flyers! While the first period was a little dull, things really picked up later in the game! Starting the third, we were down 5-3. This ended up being the most exciting part of the game with a series […]

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