Charlie in Raleigh NC

Hello Greensboro area

I will be there this week.  I am staying in Greensboro while working in Whisett, High Point &...

Mar 31st

“Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and...”
— Voltaire (1694 - 1778),...

Mar 31st

Mar 31st

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Photos from last week - NASCAR Race Shops of Roush-Fenway & Hendricks.  24-Gordon, 48 - Johnson,...

Mar 31st

RaleighSkyline.com's Spring Photos of...

Mar 30th

Dear Mr. President:

Dear Mr. President This was an article from the St. Petersburg Times Newspaper on Sunday.  ...

Mar 30th

1.  A day without sunshine is like night. 2.  On the other hand, you have different fingers. ...

Mar 30th

Happy Disney Movie Monday!

Mar 30th

walpaper: 602cc: Rumormill: Obama will set a deadline for...

Mar 30th

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Trace Adkin’s new video “Marry for Money”.  Enjoyable!

Mar 30th

Happy Birthday to withoutmelissa !

Mar 30th

“We just made it easy for them to get into their transition....”
— Oklahoma Junior Guard Tony...

Mar 30th

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“Risky Business” with Coach K, Roy Williams, Rick Patino, Bobby Knight & Metallica ...

Mar 30th

withoutmelissa: I think there needs to be a word somewhere...

Mar 30th

WHY GOD MADE MOMS

WHY GOD MADE MOMS Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions: ...

Mar 30th

Message from the American Red Cross

Floodwaters have crested 20 feet above flood levels as the levees and sandbagging efforts are put to...

Mar 30th

UNC defeats Oklahoma and heads to the NCAA Final Four!

Mar 29th

lickystickypicky: freedom the end of fear? I like the...

Mar 29th

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Jimmy Kimmel:  Sesame Street explains the Madoff Scandal

Mar 29th

phineaspoe: arseniccupcakes: thoughtsorgy: petapeta: ...

Mar 29th

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Kellie Pickler’s new video, with her buddy Taylor Swift.

Mar 29th

“Fish is the only food that is considered spoiled once it...”
—  P. J. O’Rourke

Mar 29th

Pussycat Dolls perform at Nickelodeon's...

When I got back home last night, I turned on the TV just to have something on before the news came...

Mar 29th

*yawn*

I slept like the proverbial log last night.  Was good to be back in my own bed after three different...

Mar 29th

An excellent commentary by Tom Foreman via...

Mar 29th

Hello Raleigh!

I got home about 40 minutes ago.  I am very fortunate to have missed all these heavy rains and...

Mar 29th

North Carolina rolls past Gonzaga 98-77

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Flawless at the start and composed throughout, Ty Lawson and North Carolina breezed...

Mar 28th

“Education… has produced a vast population able to read...”
—  G. M. Trevelyan

Mar 28th

walpaper: Danger, Dog. egads.  I need Pepto-Bismol just...

Mar 28th

at the half

…  it’s UNC by 11!

Mar 28th

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I don’t like the Old Spice Swagger series of commercials.

Mar 27th

Mar 27th

Photographed yesterday near Morganton, NC.

Mar 27th

“Do not, on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like...”
—  Fran Lebowitz quotes...

Mar 27th

greetings

I am happy to say that the NC weather folks were off a bit today.  I had to drive from Kernersville...

Mar 27th

North Carolina weather: today - rain tomorrow - rain ...

Mar 26th

“Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep...”
—  Anthony Burgess

Mar 26th

Over at Yates Racing is the #98 driven by Paul Menard.

Mar 26th

Here are the #16 3M sponsored Fords of Greg Biffle.

Mar 26th

The Roush-Fenway race shops of #6 David Ragan & #16 Greg...

Mar 26th

Matt Kenseth’s 17 DeWalt Ford in the pit practice...

Mar 26th

OK, everybody get their best duck voice ready and yell...

Mar 26th

Did some more NASCAR viewing before I left Concord today. ...

Mar 26th

walpaper: A regular stapler is one-touch! And actually...

Mar 26th

Mar 25th

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This would never happen this way in the real world.

Mar 25th

“You can’t deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down...”
—  Stephen King fromHearts in...

Mar 25th

How to make your butt look bigger

Mar 25th

Hotel phone & note pad.

Mar 25th

Charlotte & Hotel information.

Mar 25th

Leno on the TV, tumblr on the laptop in my hotel room,...

Mar 25th

Rear view of #48 - Jimmie Johnson’s car

Mar 24th

The #88 of Dale Earnhardt Jr, complete with a lifesize...

Mar 24th

Jeff Gordon’s #24

Mar 24th

G-r-r-r-eat photo of Tony the Tiger, on the wing of Mark...

Mar 24th

lickystickypicky: by twomets Finally - truth in...

Mar 24th

I've been invited to have lunch here today!

Mar 24th

“The creative is the place where no one else has ever been....”
— Alan Alda

Mar 24th

Hendricks Motorsports, the race shops of Jimmie Johnson,...

Mar 24th

I’m just down the road from the Lowe’s Motor...

Mar 24th

Greetings from the Comfort Suites in Concord, NC.

Mar 24th

lickystickypicky: The person who fills the snack vending...

Mar 24th

Good Monday to you.

This is Charlie of http://charlie-in-raleigh-nc.tumblr.com/ While my tumblr friends know that, the...

Mar 23rd

“Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the...”
— Samuel Butler (1835 - 1902)

Mar 23rd

Dear ACC Teams:

We got 7 teams invited into the NCAA Tournament. Clemson, Maryland, Boston College, Wake Forest,...

Mar 23rd

on the road again

Six Days. Four NC locations:  Cleveland, Concord, Sanford & Morganton.  The plus side - I shall...

Mar 22nd

“Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world.”
— ~Virgil A. Kraft

Mar 22nd

icanread: (via wordboner) I’m bad about doing that...

Mar 22nd

Can someone tell me what the uproar is...

manditra: lepanopticon: Because I’m pretty the reaction-media is about 11 years behind the curve...

Mar 22nd

GO TAR HEELS

Mar 21st

grrr

Hotel’s internet would not work last night.  It is somewhat functioning this morning.  Not...

Mar 21st

“It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of...”
— Robert H. Goddard (1882 -...

Mar 21st

Student suspended from school bus for passing...

Mar 20th

Happy Birthday Spike Lee 52 years old today.

Mar 20th

“There’s the country of America, which you have to...”
—  Bono (1960 - ), Oprah Winfrey...

Mar 20th

ontheshoresarah: come on that can’t be comfortable! My cat...

Mar 20th

Asheboro

Will be in Asheboro for the rest of the week.

Mar 19th

“Don’t tell God you have a big problem. Tell your...”
— Author (Unknown)

Mar 19th

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Tim Hawkin’s Chick-fil-a song. This is my LOL moment of the morning.

Mar 19th

jellyfrances: when i was five-ish i thought a bastard was a type of fish. one afternoon as my...

Mar 19th

agreed

Mar 19th

Bracketology

bettybrowser: Does anyone have a good cheat sheet site? I need to study up before making my picks....

Mar 18th

I am out of it this morning.

It was almost 11 pm before I left Danville, VA last night, and I got home just before 12:30...

Mar 18th

stillbeautiful: I’m not sure how I feel about the new Sierra...

Mar 18th

“Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will...”
— Voltaire (François-Marie...

Mar 18th

I usually smile at the cat photos on this site, but this one...

Mar 18th

arrrgh!

Last song on the car radio before I got home about an hour ago was that “Single Ladies”...

Mar 18th

GPOYW works for me!

Mar 18th

ontheshoresarah: he is not a mean kitteh charlie, he just...

Mar 18th

“What would you do if you knew there was no way you would...”
— Poster in a youth Sunday...

Mar 18th

I need an honest opinion from the men of...

thephenthouse: thenewfilosofee:(via hautelikecouture) As a man, my honest opinion is that college...

Mar 18th

ontheshoresarah: let me put that on the who gives a shit...

Mar 18th

“An Irish Prayer May those who love us, love us; and...”

Mar 17th

May the luck of the Irish be with you today.

Mar 17th

“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we...”
— Sir Winston Churchill (1874 -...

Mar 17th

I got a new phone today, as well as upgraded the plan for...

Mar 17th

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Taylor Swift in Australia

Mar 17th

Mar 17th

Just got this in the mail today.  I have to drive to...

Mar 16th

withoutmelissa: Things I love just because: Owls (photo...

Mar 16th

“I never have taken a picture I’ve intended. They’re always...”
— Diane Arbus  (via kari-shma)...

Mar 16th

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed...”
—  Thomas A. Edison

Mar 16th

kristyagogo: (via ontheshoresarah) Been there, done that.

Mar 16th

Ok, so I’m only 3 years later than everyone else, but...

Mar 16th

Celebrity Apprentice

Love this show!  I personally thought both Tom & Rodman should have been fired.  Judging by the...

Mar 16th

How to pick your NCAA Tournament...

from the Charlotte Observer

Mar 16th

Mar 16th

quote-book: jotterbook:(via classics) (via icanread)

Mar 16th

I just unfollowed someone

Just dropped one person from those that I follow.  Now this person is creative, usually displayed...

Mar 15th

ACC has 7 teams in the NCAA field.

I was a bit suprised by that.  Good luck to Duke, Florida State, Wake Forest, Clemson, Boston...

Mar 15th

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thephenthouse: SNL: Party Guys Oh the puns! One of last night show’s better moments.

Mar 15th

no voice Sunday

It is a good thing Sunday is a day of rest.  I had to work Friday & Saturday as I dealt with the...

Mar 15th

“Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I...”
— William Arthur Ward

Mar 15th

Mar 15th

at least Maryland will not be playing for the ACC Championship.  Have I mentioned lately how much I...

Mar 15th

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101mg: Yeah Yeah Yeahs Clap Song (It’s Blitz! iTunes pre-order bonurs track)

Mar 15th

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WOW!  See what the radiation from cell phones can do.

Mar 14th

Yesterday's ACC games recap

Duke hangs on to beat Boston College, 66-65 Carolina beats Va. Tech in thriller, 79-76 Maryland...

Mar 14th

“Men are simple things. They can survive a whole weekend with...”
— Diana Jordan especially...

Mar 14th

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from 1971:  Kermit the Frog - Sesame Street Sports

Mar 14th

chrisandcaroline-myheart: lickystickypicky: John T. You...

Mar 14th

applebloggingjeans: Goooooooooooooooo Heels!

Mar 14th

thephenthouse: “Dude, just chill.” too funny

Mar 14th

“Do not be fooled into believing that because a man is rich...”
— Julius Rosenwald (1862 - 1932)

Mar 13th

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Now that the cold has settled into my chest, I can do a really mean version of the bass for Elvira. ...

Mar 13th

How to Tell the Sex of a Fly

How to Tell the Sex of a Fly A woman walked into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around...

Mar 13th

ugh, the evening edition

It’s been a day of fever, sleep, lots of listerine gargles, and parking it on the couch while...

Mar 13th

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Clever!

Mar 13th

ronel: ESPN Fail. Georgia Dome. NCSU Fail too.  Welcome to...

Mar 13th

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geoweasel: lumber: ha!

Mar 13th

cwoody: i’ve been in bed all day.  i’ve been up long enough...

Mar 13th

Playboy´s Girls of the ACC

Playboy´s Girls of the ACC Start Date: 03/16/2009 — End Date: 04/03/2009 City: Raleigh, Chapel...

Mar 12th

lickystickypicky: Sign in Spital Fields. London. You got to...

Mar 12th

chrisandcaroline-myheart: charlie-in-raleigh-nc: …  the...

Mar 12th

Toughest NCAA Basketball Conference: ACC...

thephenthouse: kellyv79: kiamatthews: Discuss. The correct answer, btw, is the ACC. But...

Mar 12th

…  the ACC tournament has begun.

Mar 12th

None so blind as those who will not see

Mar 12th

“Whether you think that you can, or that you can’t, you...”
—  Henry Ford (1863-1947)

Mar 12th

ugh

I noticed while I was working yesterday that my throat was starting to feel scratchy.  Once I got...

Mar 12th

Mar 12th

This is an interesting way to handicap the odds of winning...

Mar 11th

Mar 11th

new theme

Just changed the theme on my tumblr page.

Mar 11th

March 11, 1997

Rock musician Paul McCartney of the Beatles was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

Mar 11th

“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if...”
— Anne Bradstreet

Mar 11th

Congratulations to you and Brent and your four-legged...

Mar 11th

What I'm watching

ZZTop concert from 2008 on VH1 Classic :)

Mar 11th

Mar 11th

Discounts, free food during College...

Since we all are looking for good ways to save money and still be able to have fun and go out, I...

Mar 10th

thephenthouse: It’s heeeere.

Mar 10th

“Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember - the only...”
— Zig Ziglar

Mar 10th

I hate to point this out, but you did purchase it, in spite...

Mar 10th

Raleigh’s City Market today.

Mar 10th

Raleigh’s City Market opened in 1914

Mar 10th

“You can either hold yourself up to the unrealistic standards...”
— Jeph Jacques

Mar 10th

Happy 50th Barbie

Mar 10th

basiclies: (via graphiceverywhere)

Mar 10th

A Biology teacher . . .

Teachers Jokes :: #2168 By Aneisha Rampersad from Trinidad And Tobago A biology teacher wished...

Mar 9th

Why I don't play Fantasy Sports for...

My Current Nascar Fantasy Sports rankings (you get to play for free) Name ...

Mar 9th

Monday morning with the cat.

As you may remember, I was out of town for a few days last week.  When I am gone, Mom will come over...

Mar 9th

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Jimmy Fallon asks you to “Save the Bankers”

Mar 9th

UNC defeats Duke, wins ACC regular...

Chapel Hill, N.C. — More than 21,000 fans filled the Dean E. Smith Center Sunday and watched No. 2...

Mar 9th

“How hard it is, sometimes, to trust the evidence of...”
—  Norman Douglas

Mar 9th

bettybrowser: From the newspaper Friday: “It’s been almost five years since Google launched Gmail...

Mar 9th

Watching the UNC-Duke game with my Dad

Dad’s (Duke fan) comments during the game: Oooh he put a finger on Hasbrough, so he gets...

Mar 8th

Mar 8th

some folks don't like Daylight Savings...

Many people intensely dislike Daylight Saving Time. Frequent complaints are the inconvenience of...

Mar 8th

“An extra yawn one morning in the springtime, an extra snooze...”
— Winston Churchill (in...

Mar 8th

gotta love tumblestats

Mar 8th

As a native North Carolinian I am a little embarrased to...

Mar 8th

I’ve been to that location! and the other six Hampton...

Mar 8th

Mar 7th

Dear Winston-Salem: I can’t wait to get out of town...

Mar 7th

“The only reason some people get lost in thought is because...”
—  Paul Fix

Mar 7th

This Sunday is the end of the regular college basketball...

Mar 7th

How Its Made

Just finished watching another episode of How Its Made (Discovery Channel / Science Channel).  In...

Mar 7th

employment assistance from WQDR 94.7

At 94.7 QDR, we know you are special even if your boss hasn’t figured it out yet.  If you have...

Mar 7th

What kinds of birds always stick...

corny, but cute applebloggingjeans: Vel-Crows! Hey-ooooooo!

Mar 7th

Dancing with the Stars loses Jewel

Jewel has withdrawn from this season of Dancing with the Stars due to injuries in training for the...

Mar 6th

Mar 6th

Will you be in Las Vegas this weekend?

You can attend Paris Hilton’s birthday party!

Mar 6th

Want to share with you a great radio station - WCPE 89.7FM...

Mar 6th

Experience the R-LINE, an eco-friendly approach to urban...

Mar 6th

“I have noticed that the people who are late are often so...”
—  E. V. Lucas

Mar 6th

Hope your little gal gets better soon. jellyfrances: my...

Mar 6th

CD Baby has a sense of humor

Your CD has been gently taken from our CD Baby shelves with sterilized contamination-free gloves...

Mar 6th

It’s in stock and available for purchase - Brent...

Mar 5th

Mar 5th

Since I am Winston Salem today, here is...

In 1928, teenager Thad Garner used $600 he had saved driving the high school bus to buy a barbecue...

Mar 5th

We Truly Miss You, Eve

applebloggingjeans: An email I just received. I’ve been thinking about her all week.  I cried...

Mar 5th

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Mickey Mouse busts a move

Mar 5th

A history lesson

No one likes war.  War is a horrific affair, bloody and expensive. Sending our men and women into...

Mar 5th

I’m working here this week.  The historic African...

Mar 5th

One of the most famous photos from Life Magazine.

Mar 5th

“The secret of a good life is to have the right loyalties and...”
— Norman Thomas (1884 - 1968)

Mar 5th

Panther player's home for sale on eBay

By Bobby Sisk NewsChannel 36 StaffPosted: Wednesday, Mar. 04, 2009 More Information ...

Mar 5th

A year ago today UNC Student Body President Eve Carson was...

Mar 4th

“If you wait for perfect conditions you will never get...”
— (via cwoody)

Mar 4th

“Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible...”
—  Charles Kuralt

Mar 4th

Mar 4th

#96 Hall of Fame Racing goes green: JuicedHybrid.com, a sponsor in the Sprint Cup Series with Hall...

Mar 4th

I am waiting on my email from CDBaby telling me it is in...

Mar 3rd

A food critic takes his boys to Hooters

Mar 3rd

Who's in Raleigh?

Major ancestry groups reported by Raleigh residents include: · Black or African American - 28% · ...

Mar 3rd

“For beauty being the best of all we know Sums up the...”
— Robert Bridges

Mar 3rd

“» No, Groucho is not my real name. I am breaking it in for a...”
—   several Groucho Marx quotes

Mar 3rd

Welcome to the wild and whacky weather of Raleigh. Since...

Mar 3rd

I think I’d have to go someplace else to pee. ...

Mar 3rd

Just watched this week’s episode on Chuck.  I enjoy...

Mar 3rd

Reminds me of the tractor in “Green Acres”

Mar 3rd

“Don’t be afraid of being unique. It’s like being afraid of...”
— Donald Trump

Mar 3rd

Oracea®

Oracea® is indicated for the treatment of only inflammatory lesions (papules and pustules) of...

Mar 2nd

meanwhile across the street in my neighbor’s yard...

Mar 2nd

Standard...

Mar 2nd

I zoomed into a tree across the street to get the snow...

Mar 2nd

ok, so I went ahead and did some snow photos.  Put the zoom...

Mar 2nd

“If at first you don’t succeed, failure may be your...”
—  Quentin Crisp

Mar 2nd

it snowed in Raleigh

1/20/09 when Raleigh got snow I was up and busy taking photos of the rare occurance all morning, and...

Mar 2nd

Mar 2nd

Las Vegas NASCAR Cafe offers 2ft 6lb...

By Associated Press · February 27, 2009 · 9:03 PM The NASCAR Cafe at the Sahara Hotel...

Mar 2nd

less than an hour before The Appentice

I am a big fan of Donald Trump’s show The Apprentice.  The new season begins tonight. I only...

Mar 2nd

happy Sunday night tumblr

Had an early start to my Sunday, that’s why I just posted my daily quote tonight. It was a...

Mar 2nd

“Watch, listen, and learn. You can’t know it all...”
— Donald Trump

Mar 2nd

One tank of gas costs Spokane man $81 Billion

Mar 1st

Yʼall Have a good day

Only a born and bred Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption fit,...

Mar 1st