This evening I moseyed to Apex NC with a coworker for dinner. We parked on N Salem St, and perused the available options, settling on Peak City Grille & Bar.
Peak City is a former general store converted to a restaurant just a few years ago. 126 N Salem St is an unassuming store front, but [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2009
peak city grille & bar
Sunday, February 22, 2009
how is this racist?
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Yes, I am aware of regional American history in which black people were sometimes referred-to as ‘porch monkeys’.
But please tell me how this cartoon is racist?
According to Roland Martin, it’s a racist attack on the president. “The cartoonist didn’t hang a sign around the neck of the chimp, so he left it up to [...]
999 business ideas – free for the taking
Friday, February 13, 2009
Have fun: http://www.sixmonthmba.com/2009/02/999ideas.html
the open source pitch
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Mark Cuban has just posted a brilliant funding idea on his blog: http://blogmaverick.com/2009/02/09/the-mark-cuban-stimulus-plan-open-source-funding/
Now there is a brilliant thought.
interviews
Thursday, February 12, 2009
I read Seth Godin’s blog, and he had an interesting post recently. He suggests that local businesses start “newspapers”.
Really he’s suggesting they start a localized blog, but distribute it via email subscriptions.
So I’ve decided to compile interviews of “normal” (ie not “famous”) people, and publish them here on my blog.
holmes and watson ltd
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
After our mixed experience at Brown’s Monday evening, my buddy Chris and I headed over to Holmes and Watson a few blocks away on Broadway in Troy.
I wasn’t very hungry, but after walking inside, I could tell that the folks running Holmes and Watson were at least going to *act* more friendly than our waitress [...]
brown’s brewing
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Monday night I went to Brown’s Brewing on River St in Troy. Their menu is wide-ranging, and many of the beers they serve they brew in-house.
Seating is available on two levels, along with a sizable bar, and they were really busy for a Monday evening, so we sat upstairs.
For dinner, I had the portobello fries [...]
man of kent tavern and cafe
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
My friend Chris has been bragging-up Man of Kent in Hoosick Falls for months. So on this foray to the Great White North (aka ‘home’), we decided to go out for the evening.
They’re located at 4452 Route 7 in Hoosick Falls, on the south side of the road, about 20ish minutes outside of Troy.
Their menu [...]
gray!
Monday, February 2, 2009
In visiting my parents this week in upstate NY, I’m reminded of why I like winter – there’s snow, and it’s not nearly so bright out with lots of cloud cover.
And at night it’s very easy to see because of the reflectivity of the blanket of snow on the ground.
Ahh, home.
jim hansen – climatologist
A friend pointed-out Jim Hansen’s profile page on the NASA site: http://www.giss.nasa.gov/staff/jhansen.html.
I find this quote amazing on his profile, “The hardest part is trying to influence the nature of the measurements obtained, so that the key information can be obtained.”
He flat-out admits to manipulating data to better his study’s goal.
I’ve seen brazen folks before (myriad [...]