• Neuse River Trail

    The entrance to the Neuse River Trail at Anderson Point Park officially opened last month and just a short drive from the house it is a great place to go for a bike ride. Friday night we rode to the trail about 9 miles round-trip.

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  • Hiking in Umstead

    What did you do Saturday morning? Probably didn’t hike over six miles in your local state park following orange squares on trees like ET followed Reese’s Pieces with much less peanut butter. Yes – hiking will make you hungry.

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  • May First Friday

    First Friday is nothing new – once a month Raleigh opens her streets to a downtown-wide art walk. This month we visited Oak City Cycling, Raleigh City Farm, High Cotton (a tie place – not a thai place), Triangle Blvd, and Designbox. Great artwork and good times to be had at all of them.

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Brewgaloo 2

This year’s Brewgaloo was bigger and in many ways better than last year’s. This year we had people running around in lederhosen (at least one) plenty of great beer from North Carolina. I was very pleased to find a new brewery from Clayton (Deep River Brewing Co.) that had a great Black IPA and Chocolate Stout.

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Backyard Sitting

This Friday I was sitting in the backyard with Princess shooting birds. No birds were harmed in this exercise – I was shooting with my Nikon. I probably shot 200 or more and these were the ones I liked.  Let me know what you think – still playing with settings and trying to learn how to take pics I really like.

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Asheville Leftovers

Sorting through the pictures on the camera I found a few more I liked from Asheville – specifically from Tupelo Honey Cafe and the Grove Arcade. These were shot with the Nikon D7000 and the 50mm lens. Yes – the breakfast was as good as it looks. No – none of it was leftover.

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Hoth Officer

Star Wars Lego Advent Calendar #12

The Empire Strikes Back was an awesome movie and the Battle of Hoth one of the all time great defeats of the Rebellion. This Hoth Officer is already surrendering to the superior fire power of the Imperial Officer and the large dog sized Mini AT-At. Merry Christmas Rebellion! Today’s secret code is 9497.

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Free Throw?

Way to go App! Love the “GOOD LORD” at the end of the clip. Final score – WCU 70 – ASU 64. GO CATAMOUNTS!

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P-Tower Laser Canon

Star Wars Lego Advent Calendar #11

Today’s gift was a P-Tower Laser Canon a weapon used by the Rebels but immediately taken over by the Imperial Officer. “When the P-Tower gets ready to fire, you can feel the charge, hear the hum, see the dish light up…it’s a moment of hope. And then the blast just bounces off an AT-AT and you realize that the situation is hopeless…” ?Lak Sivrak These things happen… Today’s secret code is 9677.

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All Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT)

Star Wars Lego Advent Calendar #10

Today’s gift was a Mini All Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT) a perfect fit for the Imperial Officer we received yesterday. The AT-AT walker was a behemoth of a war machine, standing at a height of 22.5 meters. The quadrupedal walker closely resembled ancient beasts of war, or even a giant legendary beast from the dark side of the Force. Today’s secret code is 9489. The Mini AT-AT is pretty aggressive.

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Star Wars Lego Advent Calendar #9

Today’s gift is a combat ready Imperial Officer. What do we call that kids? Very cool. The officer was a high class soldier within the Empire’s military who provided a commanding presence among the legions of stormtroopers that were deployed to fight the Emperor’s enemies. Their leadership roles often inspired the troops in battle and were capable of summoning more troops onto the field. The secret code is 9516. Today’s animation further confirms that earlier suspicion that the Empire may [...]

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Vulture Droid

Star Wars Lego Advent Calendar #8

Today’s gift is a mini Vulture Droid. I had to look it up too – appears it is something from the newer movies. The Variable Geometry Self-Propelled Battle Droid, Mark I (also known as the Vulture-class droid starfighter or simply as the Vulture droid) was a droid starfighter used by the Trade Federation. Later, in much greater numbers, it was utilized by the Confederacy of Independent Systems. It participated heavily in the Clone Wars, at engagements such as the Battle [...]

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