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Out with the old and in with the New Year
I just received this beautiful quote in an email:
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.”
T. S. Eliot
Tomorrow is the last day of 2008.
Today, I am thankful for all of the people, places and experiences, triumphs [...]
Me in 6 Words
This morning, on the Today Show I heard of a new book that asks “famous people” to summarize their lives in just 6 words.
The book: Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure by Rachel Fershleiser (Editor), Larry Smith (Editor)
It’s been on my mind all day. How could [...]
A Modern Woman’s Lessons from Election 2008
There was a lot at stake for working women and their families in this historic election, including pay equity, education, healthcare and retirement security. I paid close attention to the facts before voting this election. Besides the obvious, I made many other observations and took some notes to take into consideration during future elections.
I’ll [...]
Greenies unite! All shades of green welcome…
On the prowl for a green job or volunteer organization to be a part of? Looking for some green love? Simply looking to connect with eco-minded folks around the Triangle? If the answer is “yes” to any of the above, I have the event for you!
As eco-consciousness expands across the globe, green networking events have become more and [...]
Why my neighborhood?
This week, I found a bright red ALERT on my doorstep warning me that CASA with funding from the City of Raleigh and Wake County is attempting to purchase George’s Mews Apartments (corner of Washington St. and Glenwood Avenue) to convert it into subsidized housing. It’s in the heart of Glenwood’s Brooklyn neighborhood, 5 blocks [...]
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Last chance to celebrate my 20-something birthday?
A co-worker asked me what I am doing this weekend. I said that I would be celebrating my birthday along with my mom’s (our birthdays are one day apart). No big deal, just dinner and a night out at a relaxed rock n’ roll bar in downtown Raleigh with my family and close friends. “No [...]
Drive or Glide?
I learned about an interesting new trend in fuel efficiency as I was chatting with my friend, Jim Grosslight, today. Jim is a partner of Peak Automotive Restoration. They are experts in the preservation and restoration of classic autos and they customize new cars. One of the many perks of being friends with Jim is [...]
Tourist in my own back yard
My little sister came to visit me from Florida this past weekend. She’s eighteen, so I was a bit nervous that she would be bored out of her mind! Last time she came to visit was atleast four years ago. I remembered that she loved Vic’s Pizza (best pizza in town!) in Raleigh’s City Market, [...]
Celebrate diversity at VIVA RALEIGH Festival this weekend
The first Viva Raleigh Festival is set to take place tomorrow, July 19, from 2:30-7:30 p.m. at Moore Square in Downtown Raleigh.
The City of Raleigh and a committee of city residents have worked tirelessly to plan the Viva Raleigh Festival. With this event, they hope to inform, integrate, empower and involve all of the Latinos [...]
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