Endless Chain Pig Club – Washington NC

Archives: June2006

• Migrant workers

   
  Ya’ll know NC Senate Bill 962  from the 2005 legislative session did not pass, right? Despite support from the NC Council of Churches, The Farmworker Advocacy Network, NC State research supported by grants from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, and others, the NC landlord-tenant law does not, will not, shall not, apply to human beings [...]

• Tall Ships in Beaufort/Morehead City

  Everyone knows the pride of Washington NC will be sailing with the Tall Ships this weekend, eh? Who among you remembers the dedication ceremony at the Estuarium, years ago? Ahhhhhhhhhhh. How nice to have Miss Ada Mae in the waters again, restored to her former glory. Washington — Be Proud.
  Ada Mae Flag: USA [...]

• restaurant fast food goodness

  Burger King’s veggie burger (add cheese) is delicious. Don’t be afraid of it. Speaking of BK, isn’t it sad they have a lawn next to the drive-in window (roadside) where the lovely garden used to be? What a pity it’s gone. 

• 4th of July — part II

  Annie’s Attic, the Options thrift store, is having a *HUGE* SALE * on the Fourth of July.
  Be there or be square.
  The shop is located across the street from the BOJ on Carolina Ave. (for you out-of-town folks, that’s HWY 17 between the Holiday Inn Express and WalMart, on the WalMart side of the [...]

• Perfect, just absolutely perfect.

  When the South wins the Stanley Cup, we do it up southern. How marvelous is it that for the Cane’s victory parade in downtown Raleigh, NC — Rod Brind’Amour and crew are wearing CARGO SHORTS.
  As in, not long pants.
  As in, no jackets, no long-sleeved shirts. As in – this is the South and we [...]