The Green Drinks Greensboro chapter has its second meeting this evening at Natty Greens Brew Pub in downtown Greensboro.  With 88 members on the current email list and 30 people attending the first meeting, I would venture to say it's off to a successful start.  I look forward to seeing you there!

From Greendrinks.org:

"We're off to a great start.  Over 30 people showed up at the very first event!  The next date is....

When:   July 16th, 5:30pm                                        
Where:  Natty Greene's Brewing Company, 2nd Floor
Why:     See below...

What is Green Drinks Greensboro? It's a social hour.  It's a networking event.  It's unwinding with friends.  It's a time and place where it's okay to be green and to find out what others in your city are doing to be green, work green, play green, or live green.  And it happens all over the country and the world in over 300 cities.  Proving that it's never too late to join the green movement, Green Drinks Greensboro will be meeting every third Wednesday of the month on the 2nd floor of Natty Greene's Brewing Company (345 S. Elm St.) starting from 5:30 until 7:30(ish).

Green Drinks Greensboro invites all those who care about the environment, teach about and learn about the environment, work in an environment-related field, have interest in the environment, environmental products, sustainable building, environmental protection, eating local, ecological design, alternative energy…you get the idea.  There will be no agenda and there are no dues. From time-to-time we will allow a few minutes for short presentations. To get on our e-mail list, simply send an email to greendrinksgso@gmail.com and we will keep you posted on our events.  See you there!"

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~A Camping Trip~

April 18th to April 20th ("May" was a typo)

We are thinking of staying at or near Linville falls.  It's either there or at Price Park and drive over the the nearby falls.  Let me know if you and/or friends want to go.  The more the merrier.  We just need to know how many so we can try to reserve enough space for everyone.  If you need a tent let me know, I have a couple or three extras. 

Linville Falls Campground, located off the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 317, is family oriented, located next to the Linville River. It provides easy access to numerous hiking trails to some of the most beautiful scenery in the Linville Gorge area. Interpretive programs are provided on weekends during the peak recreation season. Fishing opportunities are available on the Linville River.

   

 

Julian Price Park Campground is located on the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway near Boone and Blowing Rock NC. The campground is adjacent to Price Lake. Fishing and boating are allowed. Fishing requires a state license and no motor boats are permitted. Canoe and rowboat rental is available from Memorial Day - Labor Day, and on weekends in early May, late September and the month of October. Hiking trails and trailheads are located within the campground.

   

Please RSVP as soon as possible but at least by Wednesday April 16 if interested.

//Chris

I finally got around to creating a blog, so here it is.  It could use some content, but I'll get around to it soon enough. 

I started as a full-time employee with Volvo IT North America earlier this month, where I had been working as a long-term contractor for just under three years.  Things are nearly as busy as they always were, but looks like we're finally going to have a bit of structure in place and maybe start doing things the right way.  Only time will tell how much of "doing things the right way" pans out, but I've got a good group of developers in my team who have some great ideas and the ambition to move on them.

On the homefront, Bridget and Roxy are both doing well.  My home's aquatic residents are most blissful and doing just great also.  Bridget's classes are going to keep her out pretty late in the evenings for a while, but soon she will be done with all her post-licensing classes and have her EcoBroker designation.  I'm proud of her new endeavors in the real estate market and think the career suits her well.

In entertainment news I have decided to become a rock star in my spare time, dusting off the strat and putting some effort into getting my fingers well calloused.  This evening I'm checking out Steady Elegance's hip-hop group "Ricardo Sanchez's Escort Service" at Greene Street in downtown Greensboro and Big Mike's gig at the same venue on Saturday night.

 And now....back to keeping this web server happy!