September 27, 2007 at 5:32 pm · Filed under food, flowers, entropy, america
It is time to buy vegetables for the week and having spent six months in Charlotte without taking the time to make the drive, we decided to check out the Charlotte Farmers Market. The Charlotte Farmers Market is one of five farmers markets owned by the State of North Carlina. It is operated by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
The market is housed in a large steel building with ample ventilation of plenty of space for vendors. There were maybe 15 different vendors on the Thursday that we went. There were not a large number of customers there and it was easy to wander around the space without feeling crowded or rushed. I expect that the Charlotte Farmers Market attracts both a larger number of vendors and customers on the weekends.
Even though the number of vendors was somewhat limited, the selection of produce was excellent. We saw regular and heirloom tomatoes, potatoes, onions, apples, peaches, peppers, grapes, strawberries, squash, pumpkins, beans, asparagus, egg plant, various herbs, cantaloupes, watermelons, mushrooms, and many other items. There were also vendors selling canned jellies, chow chow, and honey. A stand was setup to sell fresh cut flowers. Another stand sold knitted blankets and accessories. A man was even selling his locally raised and cured bacon.
Most items were priced well below grocery store prices. The vendors compete with one another for business both on price and quality. It is common to see variations in price of ten to twenty percent on some common goods such as tomatoes.
The Charlotte Farmers Market is not the only Farmers Market in the area as I know of at least one more: The Matthews Community Farmers Market. I find that The Matthews Market has less produce available and generally has higher prices. Both are worth checking out, but the Charlotte Farmers Market is clearly a fine source for fresh economical produce.
June 22, 2006 at 5:55 pm · Filed under entropy, idc
This was posted on an old wordpress installation that I had and lost. I’ve updated it to reflect my current reality. All edits are clearly marked.
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As seen on
pedrovera.com and
subversa.com.
- I was born in Rome, Georgia
- My middle name is Gene, in honor of my maternal grandfather, who had no male children
- I spent my formative years living in a rural area
- I spent my summers and free time outside often wandering the woods and hills surrounding my home
- The house I grew up in was built in 1903
- I met the gentleman whose father built that house
- My family never had much money when I was growing up
- We relied on our garden as a primary source of food for more than one summer
- I have worked pretty much continuously since the age of 14.
- I got my first real job 2 days out of high school and have been working full time since
- I have a
three 4.997 year old son
- I am married
- I have lived in Broward County, Florida since 1995
- I have been online since 1991
- My first ISP was Prodigy
- I remember them charging $0.25 per email over 10 sent per month
- I was copying BASIC programs from a book when I was 6 years old
- In second grade, I made BASIC programs to do my math homework
- My grandfather and I used to play “find the country� with a large world map when I was small
- He also paid me cash to learn my multiplication tables
- I have never liked a female math teacher
- I
am currently a non-degree seeking student at finally got an AA from a community college
- I will get a degree in
something one day, but I don’t know in what or when that will be Business Administration most likely.
- My
I drive a 1988 Jeep Cherokee that performs less than optimally died a slow death. I am pimping a Park Ave now.
- I will drive the Jeep until it is really dead.
- I read books 2, 3 or 4 at a time
- I read anything that I can get my hands on
- The last book that I (re)read was
“Einstein’s Dreamsâ€? “Chinese Views of Future Warfare“
- I was once a registered member of the communist party
- I now have no party affiliation
- I voted for algore in 2000
- I do not think Bush stole the election
- I hate politicians
- I have no retention of information relating to music that I don’t care for
- I have no retention of information for any movies
- I do not like to go to other people’s parties
- I like to host people at my house for food and drinks
- The best drink I ever had was a Johnny Walker Gold label, on the rocks
- I like to drink Gin Martinis
- I live in 2/2 apartment
- My house was robbed twice in 2003
- The .22 rifle that I got for Christmas when I was 10 was stolen
- I own a Ruger P89 in 9mm
- I have a permit to carry a concealed weapon
- I participate in my employer’s 401k
- I am looking forward to retiring
- My ideal life has me living in a rural area doing something online to make enough to support my family [I’m telecommuting starting 7-3-6].
- I
will never might live that life
- I despise debt
- My credit rating sucks because of some stupid decisions I made when I first had the opportunity to get credit
- I can take ownership of the mistakes I have made
- I do not care for people who cannot take ownership of their own mistakes
- I enjoy creating websites that collect and manage data
- I have a lot to learn in the area of creating websites to collect and manage data
- I maintain a very small number of friends
- I do not like large gatherings of people
- I have a knack for getting in a line before a bunch of people fill in behind me
- I was a vegetarian for 10 years
- My favorite steak is a New York strip cooked medium well over an open flame
- My favorite breakfast is served at my grandmother’s house and consists of biscuits, sausage gravy, eggs, fresh fruit, juice, bacon, sausage, and fried potatoes
- I was baptized in a Baptist Church at 10 years of age
- I’ve been to church 3 times in the last 10 years
- I do not consider myself a member or any organized religion
- I do believe in God
- I do not like to watch reality TV shows
- I
like to watch shows on HBO and Showtime, but the Sopranos is the only show that I follow cancelled my cable account.
- I have my computer set to record every episode of The Simpsons that comes on
- It also records every episode of JoJo’s Circus
- I cycle through episodes of extreme productivity and extreme procrastination
- I have
no pets two fish
- It is a constant struggle to keep my house clean
- I do not believe it is possible to get rich quick[ly]
- I hate computers
- I spend too much time surfing the Internet
- I’ll listen to the same cd or playlist more likely for weeks at a time
- I
drink diet soda exclusively rarely drink soda
- I do not like getting drunk, but I still do sometimes
- One of the biggest wastes of money was my Playstation 2. I don’t really play games
- Although, my favorite game of all time is Age of Empires. I’ll play it for days at a time if given the opportunity
- I have been to three continents: North and South America and Europe
I think that April 20th should be a national holiday Stupid- I use mylobean as my pseudonym online
- My friends call me “mylo� and my family calls me “my�
- If my wife would let me, I would not have phone service at home
- I hate my cell phone
- My approach to voicemail is to let about 50 people leave messages, then I like to delete them all without listening to them
- The only CD I have purchased for myself in the last 5 or so years is Johnny Cash, American IV: When the Man Comes Around
- I’m a huge Johnny Cash fan
- I wore black the day after Mr. Cash died
- I do not like banks
- I have worked for my present employer for
over 4.5 years. almost 7 years. I’m leaving soon though!
- I was at Woodstock 99
- The wildest period of my life was from March 1999 to August 1999
- I can’t talk about it with anyone who wasn’t there for fear of incriminating myself and others in criminal or civil charges
- I have changed more than I thought I would since then (I have changed more than I thought I would since I wrote this the first time.)
- I tend cut my hair not as frequently as I should
- I wear a moustache and a
goatee beard that doens’t grow like I want it to
- I want to wear a full beard when I can grow enough hair
- I have had every hair color that you could name
- I am amazed at the change I see in my life and in the world around me
June 22, 2006 at 5:14 pm · Filed under entropy, pictures, amusing
I took this while driving today.
I was suggested this list of passwords by a random password generator.
