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javajoe's thanksgiving 2008
Thanksgiving has passed. The parade marched down Broadway to 34th Street. The dog show named its new champions. The football games were watched by millions of people across the nation. The turkey was...
Nov. 28, 2008
snow! in raleigh! in october?
From the National Weather Service website:Earliest observed snow ever in Raleigh occurs on October 24 in 1887, 1903, and 1910 when...
Oct. 24, 2008
campaign commercials experiment
While watching television earlier this evening, it finally hit me: about one month remains until the election. What made me think of that? One political advertisement after another, with the occasional...
Oct. 3, 2008
what ever happened to...
... Tid-bits? My grandparents would always have a box stashed in the cabinet for when I visited. My great-aunt would also pull out a box of Tid-bits, fill up some small paper cups with "Co-Cola"...
Sep. 16, 2008
javajoe's picture of the day for 8/17/08
The wonders of flight capture the attention of every human-being, from toddlers to grandparents. Since the Wright Brothers proved humans are capable of tackling the magic of flight over a century ago,...
Aug. 16, 2008
javajoe's picture of the day for 8/16/08
Yesterday's blog topic was all about how you kept cool during summers as a kid. If you missed it, be sure to check it out...
Aug. 16, 2008
javajoe's picture of the day for 8/15/08
To some, summer means the beach. To some, summer means the lake. To some, summer means the mountains. But to others, summer means taking a dip in the creek or the pond (or pool, if you live in the city)....
Aug. 15, 2008
giraffe dies at n.c. zoo
Asheboro, N.C. — Azog the giraffe died Thursday during surgery at the North Carolina Zoo. Azog was born at the zoo in July 1994. To read the entire news post, visit Giraffe...
Aug. 14, 2008
javajoe's picture of the day for 8/14/08
Today's blog topic is all about the zoo -- any zoo. In this photo, an elephant at the NC Zoo spends the afternoon checking out the visitors along the walkway. Ever wonder who enjoys the zoo the most...
Aug. 14, 2008
javajoe's picture of the day for 8/13/08
Lighthouses are signature features of the North Carolina coast! Here, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse stands tall after it's famous relocation that happened over nine years ago in 1999. Have you ever been...
Aug. 13, 2008
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