People everywhere from West Podunk to the people who live under a proverbial rock have heard the news. Steve Jobs died. The icon who made icons and apps ubiquitous. The man who showed us that style and functionality are not mutually exclusive. He touched even me, a decidedly … [Read more...] about Apple of My Eye – 5:00 Fridays
Steve Jobs, You Touched Us All
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do." Steve Jobs was not a maker of machines. Never mind that I am writing this very post on a MacBook. I've been using an Apple since it's early days, with a brief, completely unsatisfying … [Read more...] about Steve Jobs, You Touched Us All
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: The Real Deal – Wordless Wednesday
Autumn’s Dance – 5:00 Fridays
To say the weather outside is frightful would make you think of snow and Christmas and pine trees and mittens, right? Well, this time of year in North Carolina doesn't bring anything in the way of cool weather. What's so frightful about our weather right now is that Mother … [Read more...] about Autumn’s Dance – 5:00 Fridays
A Peek Into My Evening
Just a few things of note from last night. I have a mind dump of sorts. Consider yourselves warned. Deal wrote a thank you note to Barack Obama. He got the book Of Thee I Sing and thinks Obama himself sent it to him. I can't break it to him that I got the book at Costco. … [Read more...] about A Peek Into My Evening
Pigskin Bliss – Wordless Wednesday
Wake County School Board Setting Us Back
Personalize a digital slideshow I am not a disgruntled parent. But I am on the verge of being a disgruntled citizen. I live in a city where schools have been historically pretty damn good and are now on the verge of two giant leaps backwards. Wake County's school system … [Read more...] about Wake County School Board Setting Us Back