Sometimes bodily functions can seem- just- necessary. But it was refreshing to be confronted with a different attitude in this bathroom in Munich.

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This morning I was reading through my morning blog routine, and came across this tidbit of info. 2008 has been named the International Year of the Potato by the United Nations. “The celebration of the International Year of the Potato (IYP) will raise awareness of the importance of the potato—and of agriculture in general—in addressing [...]

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Check out Casey’s latest work, featured in a show at The Morning Times in Raleigh this month. Opening night is tonight! She’s been a favorite artist of mine for the past few years, and Designbox has had a number of very successful shows with her. Casey started painting Chihuahuas but has [...]

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New Year’s Eve midnight moments - there are actually 38 of them! Wha? Some time zones are only 30 minutes different and a couple are only 15 minutes different. Weird. Here’s a sampling of New Year times in comparison to Raleigh, NC (USA EST, GMT -5) …you can decide when you start (and stop) [...]

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Recently I was having a conversation with Sonny Cheeba from Camp Lo. He says, “An outstanding album is one where every single song is great. Most musicians only have two to three good albums in them in a career. The exception is Stevie Wonder.” I happen to agree with Cheeba’s statement [...]

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