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Category: Interests

  • Weekend Wash

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    We rose a little before 6am on Saturday getting our things together to head down to Skydive Carolina in Chester, SC. I was scheduled for an 8am AFF (Assisted Free Fall) class to start my multitude of jumps to aquire a class A skydiving license. We arrived on schedule and it was going to be…

  • The Beginning of a Long Fall

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    Today marks a day of commitment. After years of talking about it I signed up for [Skydive Carolina’s](http://www.skydivecarolina.com/) accellerated free fall program ([AFF](http://www.skydivecarolina.com/training/rate_card-aff.html)). September 23rd will be a day of coursework then a long step out of a perfectly good plane. I am so very excited to have finally firmed this up and am taking…

  • Caffè Fresco Ambrosia Espresso

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    After much cajoling from Noll we took on some new espresso and coffee’s from [Caffè Fresco](http://www.doubleff.com/). Tony Sciandra, the proprietor of [Caffè Fresco](http://www.doubleff.com/) makes a strong effort to educate those who buy his product. The general rules of thumb are posted on the site as well as in your purchase email he goes to a…

  • Evening Out, NoDa & Joe Firstman

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    We stepped out after work yesterday to shop around the North Davidson st. ([NoDa](http://www.noda.org/)) area and planned on attending the “[Joe Firstman Band with Friends & Family](http://www.neighborhoodtheater.com/shows.asp?fshow=559)” concert at [Neighborhood Theater](http://www.neighborhoodtheater.com/).

  • Transformus 2006

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    A friend of mine that came with us said he had come up with a narrative for his time at [Transformus](http://www.transformus.com) and I thought that was a good idea. Before our trip we spoke to many people about where we were going. Have you heard of [Burning Man](http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_man “Wikipedia: Burning Man”)? 9 out of 10…

  • Flickr Explore

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    1. Cappuccino Etching, 2. Dagoba Mocha, No Whip, 3. Charlotte Hero’s Convention, 4. Bubble Rosetta, 5. Naked 03, 6. Latte Art 006, 7. Berry Parfait 01 This is fairly narcissistic I’m sure. Being that my birthday was yesterday I think I’ve got some +/- days to enjoy it. I didn’t know that [someone](http://www.flagrantdisregard.com/flickr/) had made…

  • Return from Charleston

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    We got back late Sunday from Charleston. The thrust of the trip was to see my cousin Carter Trout get married to Lindsay Finch. While we were there though we used it as a time to chillout with some extended family in Wild Dunes on the Isle of Palms. Robin and I had a fantastic…