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In case you haven’t heard here, here, or here, about 40 people were arrested at the Duke Energy protest last week. And omg, you aren’t going to believe this, the CMPD cops, who btdub, are nothing more than the henchmen of Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers, totally arrested a grandmother. Bastards.
seperated at birth. obviously.
And great [...]
She is sitting cross legged on the floor in front of her laptop. Surrounded by half unpacked boxes full of socks and dish towels and suitcases stuffed with worn paperbacks and old college texts. Pillows are scattered across the living room area of her new studio in fourth ward. The place looks like a [...]
Overheard 11/20/08 – Bank of America
Suit #1, hanging head: *sigh*
Suit #2: What you been up to Bob?
long pause
Suit #1: Just trying to save the world.
Suit #2: I don’t think you can.
Suit #1: I have to try.
Goodbye, Ford Tempo. Goodbye vintage ride and dreams of classic cardom. How I will miss your red interior, smooth ride, and impeccable performance. I’ll always remember the days you broke down, the warm glow of the check engine light, the soft putter of the engine, the laughter of people who heard you coming. We shared [...]
Once upon a sweltering Carolina summer day, a yankee girl from the heart of black and gold country relocated to the town that banks built. And it didn’t take long for her to notice that her liberal, blue collar background didn’t exactly mesh with the khaki crowd. Charlotte, she realized, is a place [...]
