I've never been to Seattle. I have known people who lived there over the years but never made my way west for a visit. Mac Daddy has been a few times and raved about the restaurant scene. One restaurant sounded more like a strip club, but hey, he was with sales people in the … [Read more...] about Seattle’s Next Best – 5:00 Fridays
5:00 Fridays
Wine Twits Wine Tasting – 5:00 Fridays
Last night I hosted an intimate little wine tasting with Fadra and the Jeffs as my guests. That could totally be a band, with Fadra wearing white gogo boots and the Jeffs singing duwop tunes wearing white dinner jackets. There were boots and jackets for sure, but nothing that … [Read more...] about Wine Twits Wine Tasting – 5:00 Fridays
Orange You Glad Basketball’s On – 5:00 Fridays
It's that time again when the whole country raises a big hoopla for hoops. Tis the season for underdogs and rivalries, tears and jeers. For a couple of weeks we forget about reality and engross ourselves in the war on the hardwood. I sit back and await a good Cinderella story, … [Read more...] about Orange You Glad Basketball’s On – 5:00 Fridays
Root Beer Cocktail – 5:00 Fridays
I'm hosting a LIVE 5:00 Fridays this week at The Union in downtown Raleigh! A portion of the proceeds from the sale of all the special 5:00 Fridays cocktails will benefit my 39 mile Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. I'm walking to support two friends who are battling breast cancer … [Read more...] about Root Beer Cocktail – 5:00 Fridays
Hottie – 5:00 Fridays
I have a brown thumb. I mean, yes, of course I literally have a brown thumb, two of them, as well as the other eight fingers. I am brown, after all. I mean I have a brown thumb in the figurative sense. Every year I try to grow a garden to sustain us. I manage to eek out a few … [Read more...] about Hottie – 5:00 Fridays
Spring Sorbet – 5:00 Fridays
Bird was sick last week. Then Mac Daddy came home with the flu. Deal has so far been spared. I am the flu's latest victim. I shan't bore you with the phlegmy, fatigued details of my malady. Suffice it to say that I haven't an appetite for … [Read more...] about Spring Sorbet – 5:00 Fridays
The Day I Fell in Love . . . with Craft Beer – 5:00 Fridays
Today's guest post is from Shane. I met him at Ignite Durham last week, where we were both presenters. I spoke about how not to be a dorky parent. Shane spoke about North Carolina craft beer. He's clearly not a dorky parent. Come to think of it, I'm not even sure if Shane is a … [Read more...] about The Day I Fell in Love . . . with Craft Beer – 5:00 Fridays