Nashville’s Batman Building
Everyone loves the “Batman” building in downtown Nashville. It’s hard to miss from the air or when driving by the city.
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Everyone loves the “Batman” building in downtown Nashville. It’s hard to miss from the air or when driving by the city.
Downtown Raleigh looks pretty amazing from the top floor of The City Club. Everything is spectacularly green, even in the
The drenching rains covered the Earth for what seemed like weeks. The people ran for cover and shelter where they could find it.
Would the onslaught ever stop? Or would the world be covered by the endless seas? With no end in sight hope was quickly fading.
And then suddenly the clouds parted, as if touched by an unseen hand above, and the sun burst through….
Is that you Oprah? Tom Cruise? Kanye? You all are more powerful than God so it must be one of you guys!
I will admit that I had 4 or 5 orders of the “soup”….
Traveling PSA: Get yourself together before you get on a plane! You arrived at the airport almost 2 hours before
The right lighting, a pitch black cold night, and a sexy plane. Sounds silly but sometimes my chariot ride home
No one cares about who’s birthday it is. They really care about the party. The cook out-pool party-sparkler-drink-a-thon-firework bonanza is all that matters.
So from our house to yours: Happy 4th of July.
Drink up friends and let the gin flow like fine wine!
I love gin. I know it’s not the first choice of most. It probably is not the second or third
Well done Mac’s Speed Shop in Charlotte. Great looking crowd and great BBQ Platter. I’m full like a tick!
Check out Cochon Butcher restaurant if you are in New Orleans. Great lunch spot and a big pink pig to
I am not sure I could be happier with a custom designed piece of art. I met The Noble Woodsman (@noblewoodsman on Instagram) at The Man Expo in Raleigh (@manexponc ) a few weeks ago. On top of being an incredibly talented artist, Shane was just a super cool guy to meet in person. And as I quickly found out at his booth he creates some pretty amazing custom metal and wood pieces (including many EDC items).
One item he had on display were these really heavy thick solid brass hand hammered engraved coins. I thought one would be an awesome addition in my home office. We spoke and few times and I asked he if he could make one with my custom logo of my initials. He happily said yes.
What I received is spectacular.
It is 2 inches wide and almost 1/2 an inch thick. It weighs almost 202 grams! The patina color and texture of the brass is fantastic. It is totally unique and just looks amazing on my desk.
You can check out The Noble Woodsman’s work on his website or Etsy shop. Definitely discuss custom options with him if you want something unique and different! Thank you again to The Noble Woodsman!
I woke up last week and decided I must have a retro “typewriter-style” keyboard for my computer. I just had to have one. Requirements were simple:
Bottom line, the new keyboard had to have the look, feel, and sound of an old-school typewriter. I thought the search would be easy. But as I quickly discovered there are many many options available and at wildly different price points between $20 to $200+.
In my opinion the best one by far was the $200 Azio Luxury Vintage Keyboard on Indiegogo. I love EVERYTHING about this keyboard and how it looks, functions, and sounds. It is full size, wireless, and beautiful. But the $200 price tag was way too much for my budget. Again, I love this keyboard, but just too much $$ at this time. Hopefully the price will come down when the “newness” of this keyboard wears off in the coming months.
Another interesting option was the Rymek Retro Bluetooth Mechanical Keyboard which is also available on Indiegogo. While this one is also TOTALLY cool and operates like an old school typewriter look, it is also more than I was hoping to spend. Additionally it is not a full sized keyboard design which was one of my initial requirements.
The next interesting option I found is from a company called Lofree. This one I was able to see in person as a good friend already owned one. The Lofree Retro Mechanical Keyboard is incredibly stylish, already available, and there are multiple color options. It’s design is inspired by a classical typewriter with a modern feel. I was able to test it out and see how it performed in person and it displayed great key action, sound, and design. As much as I like the Lofree spending $149 was again just too steep for my comfort level for a non full size keyboard.
I just kept searching. There had to be an affordable, wireless, round key, typewriter-like, full size, retro feel, loud clicking, keyboard out there. Of course Amazon was the solution.
As it turned out Amazon had a bunch of keyboards with the old school typewriter look and feel. None of them were high end like the ones above (but they do sell those also) with metal keys and fancy wood finishes, but there were a ton of great options. After checking out all of the specs I decided to try one out that only cost $25. $25!! This was a LOT less then the other keyboards above and if I did not like it I had not broken the bank on an impulse purchase.
The Xunian full size retro style round key wireless keyboard was perfect! Available in black or white I chose the white version which also included a wireless quality mouse. The round keys are comfortable and the louder than normal clicking sound gives it a typewriter feel. Sure it is not comparable to the other options described above but for now, and for only $25, it was perfect! Worth checking out if you are looking for a fun keyboard.
What a massive #fail Wendy’s . Traveling today I was looking forward to trying the new highly advertised Southwest Avocado Chicken Salad. The pictures looked appetizing so I ordered one for lunch while waiting for my plane. Here are some images of the salad from the Internet:
Initially I had high hopes as Wendy’s has always been one of my favorite fast food restaurants.
As you can see what I received is not even remotely close to what it advertised on the sign at the store or online on the Wendy’s website. The bacon was stuck together and chewy and the entire presentation just completely lacked everything shown in the advertisements.
But the biggest disappointment was the guacamole. It was a mushy mess that did not seem fresh or even served in the portions promoted in the images. You can do better Wendy’s!
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JUST ONCE I would like to be the first to get on a plane. 5+ years of traveling almost every
Oh hell yes! This spectacular Lobster Cobb Tower salad from McCormick & Schmick’s rocks in every way. M&S has a
I will admit that I had 4 or 5 orders of the “soup”….
The drenching rains covered the Earth for what seemed like weeks. The people ran for cover and shelter where they
Traveling PSA: Get yourself together before you get on a plane! You arrived at the airport almost 2 hours before
On Wednesday 6/27/18 Thirty Seconds To Mars put on a live concert in Charlotte NC that literally (OK .. figuratively) burned the PNC Music Arena to the ground. Game over!
The Monolith Tour was better than expected and all the bands that performed rocked! (Totally worth standing in the 90 degree heat for 5 hours!)
Pictures below and videos to be posted soon!
JUST ONCE I would like to be the first to get on a plane. 5+ years of traveling almost every week and I still can’t get the highly desired #1 position in line.
#2 is close, but still feels like a virtual slap in the face.
GIVE ME #1 Southwest Airlines. Just one … please 🙂
What a massive #fail Wendy’s . Traveling today I was looking forward to trying the new highly advertised Southwest Avocado