Krispy Kreme Challenge 2012
[singlepic id=7291 w=320 h=240 float=right]The premise sounds simple - run from the belltower at NC State to the Krispy Kreme eat a dozen doughnuts and return in under an hour. Approximate distance 5 miles give or take. This isn't the first time we're been to or participated in the challenge and while it is much harder than it sounds - it is likely the most fun race in Raleigh. Congrats to Mark, EdG, Eileen/iLean, BobG 11.75, Zach, Nick, Lisa, Bentley, the rest of the DC crew and anyone else I may have missed that we saw. Special congrats to those runners ...
Rembrandt in America at the NC Museum of Art
The Rembrandt in America exhibit at the NC Museum of Art uses the slogan "You know the name. Now find out why." And much in the same way that I had heard of Genghis Khan I could have told you very little about our other museum guest in the city. Namely he may have been French (not true) and he didn't have a Ninja Turtle named after him (this one is true). Rembrandt in America is the largest collection of Rembrandt paintings ever presented in an American exhibition and the first major exhibition to explore in depth the collecting history of ...
Genghis Khan at NC Museum of Natural Sciences
[singlepic id=7209 w=320 h=240 float=right]The name Genghis Khan is probably a familiar one even if you don't know who he was exactly. Before going to the exhibit at the NC Museum of Natural Science I had a very vague idea of who Genghis Khan was and something of a concept of who he was historically but knew very little about the role he played in history. Genghis Khan is famous as the ruthless Mongol warlord who conquered half the known world. Under his rule, the Mongol Empire grew to be four times the size of the Roman Empire at its largest ...
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Cameras on Atlantis’ twin Solid Rocket Boosters provide unique perspective as the shuttle soars into orbit for the final time.
Awesome. Thanks BobG for the link.
The video is 32 minutes long – worth the watch.
Out riding the bike the morning and Cara spotted this awesome Barbie display. Either people that live at the beach spend too much time in the sun or someone has a good sense of humor.
I resisted the urge to play in the sandbox. Pictures after the jump.
We saw this at a gas station on our way home from the Mountains earlier this week in Elkin, NC off of I-77. The car was a pretty impressive replica of Dale Sr.’s all the way down to the out of order sign.
Seriously – I was very surprised to see it – Dale Earnhardt hasn’t driven since 2001 and I imagine this is quite a collector piece.
The Museum of Coastal Carolina is a welcome distraction from the sun, heat and sand in your crevices that are the usual hallmarks of a trip to the beach. It has a dry aquarium, very hands on exhibits and great short programs on ecology. It isn’t an incredible bargain at $8 per adult but it isn’t bad by any stretch. I wouldn’t put it on the top of the list of things to do but it is a good change of pace and the kids that were running around seemed to love it.
Dry aquarium? You read that right – this museum is not only the only natural history museum on the barrier islands but it has the largest dry aquarium in the known universe. The dry aquarium is a large room with fish hanging from the ceiling and mounted to the walls and floor. No water needed.
If you end up going here make sure you plan to stay for one of the programs. We stayed for one on sea turtles (they lay their eggs on the barrier islands) and the presenters were knowledgeable and extremely patient. I really did not know that most sea turtles do not turn into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. What do I have to say about that? Ninja please!
One of the most interesting parts of the beach is their constant reminders that you are at the beach and more importantly their spoofs of regular things that suddenly “beach” themed. Sort of like this t-shirt. And the 800 items in the beach house that scream – you are at the beach from the multiple fishes, sea shells, signs and I kid you not a light-up palm tree.
We can see the ocean from the house – but lest we forget – you can’t turn around without seeing a “beachy” reminder. You can find all of the crap stuff at Callahan’s of Calabash.