Posts Tagged ‘year-in-review 2007’
Too late at night to come up with a clever title for this photo I just took
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 4px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Herman and the night lily, originally uploaded by toastiest. [Read More]
10 Most-Viewed Toastiest Posts of 2007
Not necessarily my favorite posts (which perhaps I’ll list separately), just the ones that racked up the most hits for one reason or another. 1. Bull McCabe’s Irish Pub (05-10-07) Any restaurant post gets a lot of hits because it will come up in search results [Read More]
Durham politics novice on Decision 2007
For many years, I was one of those Durham residents who drove past the array of election signs every fall and wondered what it all meant. Scratch that. I think I just wondered how effective it was, just sticking your name on sign, in garnering votes at the polls. (This goes [Read More]
What’s it all about, Toastie?
I feel like a pretender. This blog has no explicit purpose, no noble aim. It seems that I write a metablogging post at least once a month, either trying to justify this blog’s existence or attempting to insulate myself from judgment by asserting that I am not an [Read More]
Craig’s court hearing on sex change set for Sept. 26
I realized a few seconds later that the headline I was reading was actually Craig’s court hearing on sex charge set for Sept. 26. Geez…I’m all over the place with these posts the past couple of days. I was thinking of throwing a celebrity death in here, [Read More]
TB: Thanks to George W. Bush and his “ownership society”
This Administration will constantly strive to promote an ownership society in America. We want more people owning their own home. It is in our national interest that more people own their own home. After all, if you own your own home, you have a vital stake in the future of [Read More]
The Great Pruning Massacre of ’07
Butchered Green Street Tree Originally uploaded by toastiest I’ve posted some low-quality (mobile phone) pictures of local oak trees that Duke Energy so mercilessly butchered earlier this summer. These freakish trees now detract mightily from what used to be a [Read More]
TB: Update
Someone badgered me tonight about my reasons for wanting to buy my house and for wanting to live in Durham. I did not respond articulately. I am so worn out by this process already and am so easily infuriated by the slightly nuisance around me that I am unable to [Read More]
The purpose of toastie.st
I feel compelled to mention from time to time what this blog is and what it is not. I do not pretend or intend to be a “Durham blogger” in the sense that I will intentionally make an effort to write about Durham, local issues, or anything that might be of [Read More]
Charles Nelson Reilly dead at 76
I am saddened to hear the news that Charles Nelson Reilly has passed away at age 76. I watch an hour of DVR’ed Match Game everyday. I have been meaning to see his recent documentary film The Life of Reilly. UPDATE Thanks to Blazer Manpurse for sharing the link to this [Read More]
