Category: Just for Fun
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24 Hours in Charlotte: The Road to Van Gogh and Back
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Johnnie Bud and I hit the road Saturday morning for ~noon arrival to Van Gogh Exhibit Charlotte: The Immersive Experience and when I write “road” I Highway 64 and not I-40 because when you have the option to cruise the more comfortable and relaxed of westward bound routes, you should…
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Date Night: Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre
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Gather around to hear the story of a time and place where people went to “drive-in” movie theaters rather than megaplexes to see a movie on the big screen… See all the pictures here! On Saturday night, Johnnie Bud and I made the hour+ drive from just south of Downtown…
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The Good Stuff
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Because my posts about booze, tailgating, and the like always get the most attention, I know you all will enjoy this budget-saving tidbit. Courtesy of local retail queen – Sue Stock – this is a mail-in rebate that basically hooks you up with… you guessed it… free vodka! And not…
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So Appropriate
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UNC is playing right now, actually. Received this funny little story via email today… and it’s SO appropriate.Two boys in Raleigh were playing basketball when one of them was attacked by a rabid Rottweiler. Thinking quickly, the other boy ripped a board off a nearby fence, wedged it into the…
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Holiday TV
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Even though we have a bunch of these on good ol’ VHS (and some of the newer on DVD) at Mom and Dad’s, there’s just something about catching your favorites on TV. Many thanks to my Aunt Deborah for this great link to pretty much any and all holiday programming…
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Funniest Blog Ever for the Domestically-Inclined
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Are you a cake-decorating guru? No? It’s ok, just take a look at this blog and make a mental note of what NOT to do.Cake WrecksWhen professional cakes go horribly, hilariously wrong. (Looks like someone took the written directions a little too literally.)They even have a facebook page, too for…
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75 Things Every North Carolinian Should Do
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Check out the list of of NC favorites and see if yours made the cut! Originally published in Our State magazine, this is something I read about on GoGoRaleigh.com (which by the way, is one of my favorite new sites of 2008 – thsnks for the recommendation Ashton) and wanted…
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United States Redneck Special Forces (USRSF)
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This is a good one… thanks Aunt Sandra for sending it along 🙂 The Pentagon announced TODAY the formation of a new 500-man elite fighting unit called the United States Redneck Special Forces (USRSF) These southern boys will be dropped off into Iraq and have been given only the following…