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Jackhammer
37 Signals’ Jason Fried nicely summarizes a source of recent aggravation for me:
… Brute force (jackhammer) may get things done, but a whole lot more can go wrong
Quote of the Day
In New Orleans, the world always seemed a little askew. Oozing delightful eccentricity and a laissez-faire attitude, the city masked the grinding, generational poverty with bread and circuses. Free Mardi Gras beads and high unemployment, world class cuisine coupled with genuine hunger, European civility and street violence worthy of Somalia.
Beth Millbank, on her previous home in New Orleans. Beth, a co-worker, will be a regular contributor to the Raleigh News and Observor.
Public Realm’s Best of the Triangle - 2006
Well, not really the whole Triangle. Mostly just Chapel Hill and a few spots in Cary and Durham.
- Best outdoor activity: Mountain biking at Lake Crabtree
- Best thing to happen in Governor’s Village (my hood): A sign on a long empty store-front that reads “Coffee/wine bar opening in early 2007″
- Best gas station: Britt’s on Mt. Carmel Church road
- Best restaurant: Jujube
- Best bar: Lantern
- Best place to eat a popsicle: Locopops
- Best DA: Nifong. Hah…
- Best local band: Pleasant
- Best German bakery: Guglhupf
- Best place to buy wrought iron, stained glass, or other pretties: The Last Unicorn
- Best lunch conversation: Med Deli
- Best driver: Mohammad Taheri-aza
- Best coffee: 3 cups
- Best sandwich: Sandwhich
- Best guilty pleasure: Fosters for breakfast (extra bacon), coffee, NY Times
- Best nearby small town: Hillsborough
- Best place to feel arty with your camera: Bynum
- Best new book: Encyclopedia of North Carolina
- Best happy hour: Milltown
- Best weekend getaway with your ladyfriend: Wilmington
- Best place to chill with your friends: Streets of Southpoint, near movie theater
- Best Southern Indian restaurant: Udipi Cafe in Cary
- Best BBQ: BBQ Joint (Just ask Rachel Ray)
- Best movie theater: Chelsea
- Best infill project: American Tobacco District
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