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Pride Without Prejudice

Ilinap · May 3, 2010 ·

We parents often wax about how proud we are of our children. Joey who conjugates verbs in Latin. At age five. Seven year old Emily who sings arias from La Boheme. Joshua who potty trained himself in a day. Martha, a fourth grader, who single-handedly clothed the homeless in her … [Read more...] about Pride Without Prejudice

5:00 Fridays: Steaz Style

Ilinap · April 30, 2010 ·

Thanks to Steaz, I hosted the inaugural Dirt & Noise 5:00 Fridays happy hour last week. I think it was a ginormous hit and look forward to Friday wind-down-from-the-week-ramp-up-for-the-weekend libations all summer long. We had an excellent turn out with the likes of the oh … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays: Steaz Style

Tags: 5:00 Fridays, cocktail, fun, happy hour, party, Steaz

Wordless Wednesday: Built More House

Ilina · April 28, 2010 ·

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Tags: North Carolina, vacation, wordless Wednesday

Dirt & Noise is movin’ on up!

Ilinap · April 27, 2010 ·

Dirt & Noise is packing up and moving to a cushy new home. It takes a while to unpack boxes and tidy up. Stay tuned for our virtual housewarming party... … [Read more...] about Dirt & Noise is movin’ on up!

Lights Out at Project Enlightenment

Ilina · April 27, 2010 ·

Project Enlightenment's lights are out. Not literally, though they might as well be. It seems that those rumors flitting about in March about Project Enlightenment's budget cuts that the school board was squashing were actually right on. At the time the board told us to lighten … [Read more...] about Lights Out at Project Enlightenment

Tags: anger, children, community, complaints, education, responsibility, support

5:00 Fridays: Schneider Mike in the House

Ilina · April 23, 2010 ·

My buddy Schneider Mike wrote a fantastic guest post today all about beer. Beer! I love Schneider Mike. I love beer. It's an age 21+ peanut butter and jelly match made in hoppy heaven. I met Mike at Social Media Business Forum last fall. We clicked. Just like that. Not in a … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays: Schneider Mike in the House

Tags: 5:00 Fridays, beer, cocktail, fun, happy hour, party

Everyday is Earth Day

Ilina · April 22, 2010 ·

Earth Day is like Valentine's Day to me. Do we really need a day to go rah rah and ignore the hearty issues the rest of the year? It's like being treacly sweet and clad in pink lace to woo your man one day of the year and check the hubba hubba off your list. I don't get it.One … [Read more...] about Everyday is Earth Day

Tags: Bird, Deal, earth, environment, family, planet, responsibility, values, yard

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