I walked out at dusk tonight to put out the recycling. Looking up I was pleased to see at least three bats merrily plucking mosquitoes out of the air.
Snack away, my furry flier friends. Just don’t make our gable vent your home anymore, KTHXBYE.
August 21, 2008
Sixteen years
This month marks 16 years since I first came to Raleigh. And my jury summons asked how many years I’ve lived in North Carolina which made me realize I’ve been in North Carolina a total of 20 years. That’s over half my life. Wow. Not exactly a native, but still impressive.
Secret Separation
Secret Separation
The Fixx
We are passengers in time
Lost in motion, locked together
Day and night, by trick of light
But I must take another journey
We must meet with other names
You touched my heart so deeply
You rescued me now free me
Don’t watch me cry just see me go
I’ll take away the strongest feelings
You will ever know
There will be no more isolation
In our secret separation
You touched my heart so deeply, you rescued me
Now free me
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House moves this Saturday
LNR Properties will be moving two historic Raleigh homes Saturday morning beginning at 7AM (weather-permitting). The Watson and Merrimon Wynne homes will be shifted to new lots as part of the Blount Street Commons project, with the Watson home moving first.
If you’ve ever wanted to see a home being trucked from one place to another you’ve got two chances Saturday!
Here’s what Doug Redford of LNR Properties sent to a neighborhood mailing list:
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Please choose Lieberman
Oh please, please, please, make Joe Lieberman your running mate, John McCain. Imagine what a team they would make!
If there’s one small bright spot in George W. Bush’s presidency – with its skyrocketing spending, endless wars, rampant lawbreaking, trashing the economy, shredding of the Constitution, and torching of America’s political capital in the world – its that Joe Lieberman wasn’t elected vice president.
He so deserves another chance.
/snark
Rain
We got some surprise rain yesterday evening which was simply captivating to enjoy. Kelly and I stood on our screened porch and just grinned. I was happy to note my rain tank refilled as well, with 30 gallons added from this rain.
We didn’t always smile when it rained – our enthusiasm was always tempered by the streams of water running out of our clogged gutters. Since I put the gutter guards on the house this hasn’t been a problem. I can’t overstate how impressed I am how this $50 solution has worked. It is teh awesome.