Greetings from Carrboro, A friend of mine has a favorite saying: for every complex problem, there is a simple answer — and that answer is wrong. And as our team at Acme tries to tackle how our business responds to the covid-19 epidemic, I couldn’t agree more. The unprecedented nature of the crisis doesn’t allow us […]
Hammer time
Greetings from Carrboro, It’s a bit like MC Hammer. Food-wise. Though I’d be the first to admit that assigning any dish the culinary equivalent of “You Can’t Touch This” probably doesn’t elicit rampant salivating. But stick with me here. Just, you know, try not to picture Hammer in those MTV, I-guess-you-call-them pants. Nobody wants to go […]
Rib Night 3/11
Greetings from Carrboro, We all know this; airport food sucks. But you’re stranded. And bored. And you think, hell, ramen in Cincinnati might be pretty damn good; look at that photo! Thirty-seven dollars later you stare at the color beige come to life. With noodles. And maybe chicken? And, joy of joys, it’s the same […]
My mouth is dry
Greetings from Carrboro, Acme was always a high-wire act. I just didn’t know it – at first. The robust naivete and willfulness that got me to that point in my life provided the initial confidence to wander those first fateful strides out into the spotlight. After that, well, I didn’t know how to turn around […]
Mardi Gras at Acme
Greetings from Carrboro, I rationalize. All the time. Often with a heavy varnish of moral vanity. I buy bottled juices at the grocery store that cost seven dollars but do not taste delicious – at all – and look decidedly worse. Similarly, I’ll choose bags of various exotic root vegetable and/or corn chips that are made […]
The Acme Love Tour (Drag Brunch 2/15!)
Greetings from Carrboro, It’s a little creepy. They’re always just so chipper, so California. Part of me thinks that they should sound like some old school sci-fi robot or, you know, C3PO. Or even better – Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator. But when a Google Assistant calls the restaurant to make a reservation, the voice actually sounds like an overeducated […]
Argyle wine dinner Thursday 1/30
Greetings from Carrboro, Forgive me. I don’t usually wade this deep into pop culture. But I couldn’t help it. Watching all the drama unfold around Prince Harry, William, Meghan, et al reminded me how much we relegate all sorts of things to sibling rivalry. The eldest and the youngest. And the privileges, foibles, and responsibilities […]
Want a piece of my birthday cake?
Greetings from Carrboro, We’d inevitably bowl on my birthday. Late January sort of dramatically limited the at-home party possibilities for a dozen kids. Plus, Park Lanes had hot dogs and pinball and all my friends liked wearing the green & red shoes. Mom would buy a cake from the Federal Bake Shop for us to […]
Our New Year’s resolutions
Greetings from Carrboro, The winery was fairly busy for a Wednesday afternoon. Couples were arrayed at the bar next to me, sipping and nodding California-like as the peppy sales team regaled them with the virtues of the different wines. I had an appointment with the winemaker and tried to appear nonchalantly un-sketchy in my solo-ness […]
3 reasons to get off your couch
December 26th, 2019 Greetings from Carrboro, They appear like clockwork this time of year. So many in fact that they scare Carrboro’s rather large deer population back into the woods. Like some rare flower that blooms once each year, an inordinate number of awkward extended families suddenly blossom on the streets of my neighborhood the week after […]
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