I met Raj for lunch today. We haven’t met in forever. We did our usual: lunch at Chick-fil-A, and then a walk over to, and through, Sam’s Club. Out of habit, I picked up a beaucoup-pound package of Cabot 50% Light White Cheddar Cheese, and a gazilion-pack of gum. It wasn’t until I was heading … Read more
My Process Improvement & Effectiveness meeting went well today. I met Steve at his house before we headed out to dinner. I was stunned to find his Christmas tree already up, not because it’s “not him,” but because I don’t keep up with that stuff myself. His bathroom looks absolutely beautiful. I love the tile … Read more
Joe and I drove back from Charlotte, singing Christmas carols most of the way. I had a UPS package by the door when I arrived. It was Vivian’s and Jeff’s Christmas gift. Yay! I worked from 12:00 – 8:00 today. Loretta postponed our 3:00 meeting until next Monday at the same time. I did 1.5 … Read more
We hung out in the room this morning, enjoying the wireless service in our third room of the weekend. At somewhere around 1:00, we set out to find the popular South Park Mall in Charlotte. Our main goal in visiting this mall was to check out the Belk store, which is a “flagship” Belk store. … Read more
We started our day off at our favorite coffee shop, where we entertained some women sitting outside and looking through the window at our laptop screens. I caught up on my mail, checked out my LiveJournal friends page for updates, and had an AIM conversation with Robert. There was a woman working there this morning, … Read more
I arrived at Joe’s at about 10:50, and we set out for Charlotte at around 11:00. At about an hour into the trip, we had ham sandwiches on yeast rolls — leftover from my Thanksgiving dinner at Vivian’s. Yum! In Charlotte, I realized that I hadn’t noted the exit to take to get to the … Read more
I’ve lived in Raleigh for 25 years now, and have never been to Sadlack’s Heroes on Hillsborough Street – that was, until last Wednesday. My impression of the place is sprinkled with drive-by memories of patrons over the years – sitting on the steps, or along the wall, or out on the patio when the … Read more
I left for Greenville at about 9:30. The new 64 Bypass was very much appreciated to avoid those gazillion traffic lights up New Bern Avenue and out toward Knightdale and Zebulon. Within the first 20 or 30 miles, I saw four people getting tickets from State Troopers. No thanks on Thanksgiving. I saw three huge … Read more
I met Kevin, Eric, Glenn, Kevin, and Jace at Finch’s for brunch. They actually gave us lunch menus, which I’d never seen before. I’ve had a chicken salad sandwich, and their tuna salad sandwich, several weeks ago when Joe and I met the EAGLE group for the hike at the Eno. Part way through the … Read more
I had a good meeting with my manager today, our bi-weekly “1-on-1” meeting. She works at our Austin, Texas site, so it was a phone meeting. I’ve listened to several podcasts over the last few days, checking out some that were recommended by subscribers to the EAGLE discussion database at work. I found three of … Read more