I worked from home today. I got to the post office with 10 minutes to spare to drop off my application to Sigma Tau Chi. At some point during the day today, it dawned on me that those are the Greek letters for STC; hence the name of the STC honor fraternity. Doh! I went … Read more
I’m thinking this is a potential cottage industry that might help supplement my retirement. I will start taking orders (minimum 2) starting November 15th. Get yours in time for the Holiday season; every home should have at least two!!!! I am still working on a viable pricing model as well as a bun warmer. Hot … Read more
I met Joe at Panera Bread in Cary, and we caught up, killing time until his landlord called him to meet him at his old place to close things out there. I left there at about noon. I worked on transcription all day — until 9:00 PM. TEDIOUS!!!! I have to cut and paste the … Read more
I got up at 10:00, and ran into Irene on the steps as I tried to run across the hall to the bathroom without being seen before showering. She’d been a doll, and had driven all over Jacksonville looking for a bagel place. She ended up at Drunkin’ Donuts, and nabbed an assortment of the … Read more
I drove down to State thinking I could get a parking spot in Pullen Park. To my surprise, all of the spots at the end, near the cul-de-sac, were taken. The only spots left had this huge sign up across them that said, “Park Parking Only.” I drove back to the Avent Ferry Shopping Center … Read more
I worked at IBM today, meeting the MSBC for lunch. No one showed up, which turned out to be a miscommunication. It didn’t help that I didn’t have use of my cell phone. I prepared my application for admission into Sigma Tau Chi. To qualify for membership, students must demonstrate the following: grade-point average of … Read more
I participated in a usability test at Red Hat today, providing them feedback on a new consumer shopping section of their website. For my time, they paid me 50 bucks. It took less than 30 minutes. And they fed me pizza, to boot. I worked at State in the afternoon, beginning with an analysis of … Read more
I went into the office today — after the traffic, and in time for my one-on-one phone meeting with my manager, which she ended up canceling 20 minutes after it was to start. I half-listened in on a conference call from 11:00 – 12:00, as it was a presentation about something I already knew about. … Read more
I spent the entire day today studying for my ENG 525 Variety in Languages midterm. I got to class with about 10 minutes to spare, and took a seat toward the back, where I’d have room to spread out my “resources” — as this was an open-book, open-notes test. I just can’t find the words … Read more
Irene and I went to Panera Bread, where I had a bagel, and she had lunch. We spent a couple of hours there, during which I gave her a tutorial on LiveJournal. From there, I took her to the airport, where she picked up a Nissan Xterra at Enterprise Car Rental. She headed out to … Read more