Ole Cackalack

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2010-07-13T23:32:00.003-04:00

So I've been a little derelict in posting, but have not stopped putting the camera to work. I intend to keep posting here as I am able. You can see some of my other photos and keep up with one of the biggest things going on with me over at another blog. Visit Hear us, Kay Hagan to keep up with NC DREAM Team's work in getting Senator Kay Hagan to sign on as a co-sponsor of the DREAM Act.

While you're there, please check out our calls to action (or sign this petition) and see how you can help. No action is too small.

Thanks, Blessings, and Peace.

Chicago Arabesque

2010-07-08T23:59:00.004-04:00

We were on our way down to the Taste and saw a bunch of tents and people dancing dabke. Naturally, we pulled over at the first available spot and wandered into Chicago Arabesque. Some photos of the festivities below, mostly from the Arabica store's tent.

"Hey man, take a picture!"

I'm not sure why the rosary was on the hookah, but it looked pretty cool like this....

Some more things for sale from Arabica

"Eeeeeyyyyyyywaaaaah!"

Showing him how it's done.

The Streets of the Chi

2010-07-08T23:35:00.002-04:00

Some shots from around the streets of the Chi.

First Indo-Pak bakery, only on Devon :-)

Another shot from Devon

Street performers practicing their trade. Pretty impressive, I gotta say....

Drumming, drumming, don't forget to leave some cash!

Goodman Theater

Nady in the 'go

2010-07-08T22:08:00.002-04:00

My birthday weekend consisted of driving up to Chicago to celebrate with my Gujjulicious friend Hanit. During some of the downtime, Nadienka and I took the chance to wander around Chicago taking some photos. Here are a few shots of Nadienka in the city we love :-)

One day....

In the city

Shopping at the festival downtown

With some fresh jugo de melon at Rapa Nui :-)

Saturday Trip to Durham

2010-06-20T19:17:00.004-04:00

We took a trip up to Durham Saturday to get a quick photo of the Liberacion Juice Station at the Durham Farmers Market. The owner heard about my friends Loida, Rosario, and Viridiana who have undertaken a hunger strike, demanding a meeting with Senator Kay Hagan because they will not take a single bite until she co-sponsers the DREAM Act, and was inspired to name a tonic in their honor. If you happen to be in Durham on Saturday morning, pass by the farmers market to pick up a glass of "D.R.E.A.M Solidarity Tonic" and show some support to someone who has greatly supported us in our endeavor. We also stopped by another one of our favorite establishments- Gugelhupf.

Liberacion Juice Station

D.R.E.A.M Solidarity Tonic

Near the entrance to the Farmers Market

At Gugelhupf

Saturday Afternoon in Saxapahaw

2010-06-06T00:54:00.005-04:00

We took part of this evening to visit some friends in Saxapahaw and to enjoy their farmers market/concert. In addition to dining on our favorite crepes from Parlez-Vous Crepe and some great Carolina Crunch from Maple View Ice Cream, we also got to see some people making gigantic bubbles :-)

The water tower

The model

The bubbles!

Saying hello to the bubble

There's just something about bubbles that look so cool!

Rally for the DREAM

2010-06-03T01:05:00.005-04:00

The Raleigh based DREAMers held a rally at the state capitol building this past Friday. At the event they debuted the start of a 65 hour fast by two brave volunteers (representing the 65,000 undocumented students that graduate each year without access to affordable college access and a path to citizenship so they can benefit this country) and the start of a 1,500,000 second fast (2 weeks, 3 days, and some change) to represent the other 1.5 million students who have graduated that would benefit from passage of the DREAM Act. They are calling on the people of North Carolina to contact Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC), and urge her to sign on as a co-sponsor of this vitally important piece of legislation and to whip up support to pass the act this year.

Aycock's vision for North Carolina:
"I would have all our people to believe in the possibilities of North Carolina.
In the strength of her men; the purity of her women; and their power to accomplish as much as can be done anywhere on Earth by any people."

Senator Hagan, Keep our DREAMs alive!

Fasting for 65 hours to get Senator Hagan's attention to the crisis faced by immigrant youth

Downtown revisited

2010-06-03T00:52:00.002-04:00

Some more shots of downtown Durham, NC.

American Tobacco

Remind me never to ask for their men's room...

Hide and seek

Indeed

So I was walking by the pharmacy on Main St and I heard some loud barking. Turns out this Great Dane was keeping the peace from his perch :-)

May Day march for immigration reform

2010-06-03T00:49:00.003-04:00

Since Blogger has a limit on the number of photos/videos I can upload on a single post, see my flickr set with 100+ photos of the Trail of Dreams, Rep. Luis Gutierrez, and the rest of the crowd supporting a just and a comprehensive immigration reform as well as a video of the closing prayer.

Triangle Ralley Against SB 1070

2010-06-03T00:28:00.004-04:00

Students from UNC and Duke organized a march and rally against the implementation of Arizona's SB 1070. What started as a student protest turned out a significant number of community members, including members of the NC DREAM Team who spoke about the effects of the broken immigration system. A friend also put together this video of the protest.

Crowd recording the moment....

We are all Arizona!

Sharing her story

Well?

Palestine United Benefit, Dinner, and Concert

2010-06-03T00:09:00.006-04:00

Palestine United hosted a dinner, benefit, and concert featuring Maher Halabi at the Sheraton Imperial Convention Center to raise funds for The Jerusalem Fund. It was held on Nakba Day and featured some great (and some not-so-interesting) speakers, as well as youth dabke dances, and a performance from the Palestine United Dabke Dancers.

Maher Halabi

Table setting reflecting the flag and banner

DancingMore dancing

Graham Memorial Building at UNC

2010-06-02T23:50:00.003-04:00

A few shots taken after the Anna Baltzer presentation at UNC. These were taken of the Graham Memorial building near the parking lot to Moorehead Planetarium.

Catch up day!

2010-06-02T22:30:00.007-04:00

So just because I haven't been posting, doesn't mean I haven't been shooting :-) I'll try to catch up on the backlog of photos, but while you wait, you can always find more at my flickr page.

To start things off, here are some shots from today in Downtown Durham.

One of my favorite reasons to be downtown: Toast

Some bent trees

Under the bridge

Durham Station and the NC Mutual building behind

View of the old Ligget & Myers Tobacco warehouses, now renovated apartments

Myrtle Weekend

2010-04-20T00:33:00.005-04:00

My parents came out for an extended weekend trip, so we headed down to Myrtle Beach to get some sun and some well deserved down-time.

Smiling in the sun

Creepy CAT overlooking sunbathing ladies...

Duffy's- say no more...

Woody's- also say no more...

I was unaware that there was such a thing as Maryland Fried Chicken, but there you have it!

BP Service Station

2010-03-23T22:52:00.002-04:00

Here are a couple of shots from the BP on the corner of University and Blackwell in Durham. The attendant was pretty cool. As I was finishing up fueling my car, he came out and said "Hey man, you a photographer? You need a shot of me?" Hahaha, sweet :-)

Spring Blossoms

2010-03-23T22:46:00.003-04:00

I love this tree from the park near Forest Hills in Durham! It just stands out from the rest of the scenery so much.

Downtown Walkabout

2010-03-23T22:36:00.002-04:00

Some shots from walking along Ramseur and Chapel Hill Streets. Downtown has some pretty great architecture, more posts coming soon on the rest :-)

Sadly, the South's Greatest Book Store is now for sale.... Although its bizarre "Alphabetical by Publisher" thing is not something I'll miss....

The Durham Station with part of the downtown skyline

Durham StationNC Mutual sign and the fountain/pond

Sping Sprouts

2010-03-23T22:31:00.003-04:00

Here's some dill that's growing in our kitchen. The crazy part is that it divided and made this heart shape which I found to be cool in a cheesy sort of way :-)

Closed Shop

2010-03-23T22:20:00.004-04:00

So I've been derelict in posting the past couple weeks. Things have been pretty busy and I was out sick for a bit, but here's my attempt to make up for the lack of posts :-)

Here are a couple of shots from University Drive in Durham near where I get my car serviced. These buildings have been closed up for as long as I can remember, but it looks like there's a nice car stored in the back of one of them....

Cullowheekend

2010-02-23T23:47:00.004-05:00

So part of my absence for the past few days can be attributed to a great weekend up in the mountains of NC near Cullowhee (thus the title- Cullowheekend). The trip was a great chance for me to do some outdoors shots and here are 5 of my favorites from the weekend since Blogger won't let me upload more than 5....

A bad idea never looked so good

Ash Wednesday

2010-02-17T22:30:00.002-05:00

So it was Ash Wednesday today, and here are some shots of our burning palm fronds in the back yard.

Mate and Mustard Greens

2010-02-16T22:33:00.005-05:00

So in an effort to keep the photos rolling, no matter how mundane, here are a couple of shots from my kitchen. My mate sitting on the shelf above the sink and a couple of shots of the chopped mustard greens that went into the lentil soup I'm making for our church's Ash Wednesday dinner.... Mmmmm....

Snowy Saturday

2010-02-13T22:04:00.006-05:00

Back to the snow theme!
We got around 2-3 inches of snow Friday night (perfect snowball-making texture) and after a quick snowball fight with our dog, I decided to snap some shots before all the snow melted! There's also a completely random shot of some Korean snacks mixed in there from this afternoon.

I said that this would be a daily blog, I didn't necessarily claim that everything would be congruous :-)

(this one is slightly picnik-ed)

Old Bull

2010-02-13T21:53:00.008-05:00

So apparently this whole daily post thing will take me a while to get into, let's hope this isn't an inauspicious start :-)

Part of the American Tobacco Campus in Durham has an illuminated sign that reads "Old Bull" with a Lucky Strike chimney and water tower in the background. Here are a couple of shots from Wednesday and Thursday of the campus facing south from Ramseur St.

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Snow in January?

2010-02-10T22:48:00.006-05:00

Spending most of my life up north and out west, snow in winter was hardly something to get worked up about, but here in Carolina, it's enough to close schools for 2.5 days! Anyway, here are a few shots I took from the Great Snowstorm of 2010.