What: Drinking Liberally, a weekly gathering of like-minded youngish progressives to share a few pitchers and talk some politics.  When George Bush was president we mostly commiserated, now we get to celebrate a little too. When: This Thursday & Everythursday 8PM – 10PM [But especially this Thursday] Where: Bull McCabe’s, 427 Main Street Durham NC Why: Because it’s lots of fun, and because...

Many years ago I made a list of the 200-odd largest metropolitan areas in the USA.  Why just in this country?  I don’t know, I guess that was the Wikipedia entry I started with.  I know the list was actually just the continental US, ’cause it didn’t include San Juan or Honolulu.  Then I cut the list down, city by city, using different criteria. Here’s how it worked I hate the cold,...

Tomorrow night Mariah & I have a sitter, and we’re both going to a benefit concert.  The people organizing it are friends of ours, and in one of the bands playing (the Pistils).  Moreover, it’s to raise money for some seriously cool women’s issues causes, including Planned Parenthood and a Rock n’ Roll camp for young girls. It’s called Pick n’ Bitch How cool is that?...

I was reading Under the Dome (the main local politics blog in our state), and they had a tidbit about the Albemarle Potato Festival being named our state’s official Potato Fest.  They also mentioned the list of other official state things, like birds and reptiles… and also our state Dog the Plott Hound. I was obviously interested, being someone who loves dogs and hopes to breed them someday out on a...

Last night Annabelle decided to wake up at 1am, and not go back to sleep for about 2 hours.  She would cry her loudest possible wail if I put her down, or tried to feed her, or did anything but hold her.  I ended up taking her on a nearly 2 mile walk, and then rocking her to sleep when we got back.  It was intense. I did, however, see a pair of deer right in the middle of one of the condo complexes near...