We all got up at about 10:00, and each had a bagel for breakfast (thanks to Robert for his run to the grocery store last night!), showered, and then headed out to a Caribou Coffee place we had passed on the way to the bar last night. We each had a cup of coffee, and used … Read more
Joe arrived at about 10:30, and we headed out right at 11:00, as when we got around to the Hardee’s drivethru just around the corner from my house, they had just changed the sign from breakfast to lunch, but still had four sausage biscuits left for us to purchase. Somewhere between Durham and Burlington it … Read more
I went into work today, where I scanned and e-mailed Mary’s edited Getting Started Guide to her with general comments about the specific markup. I got a haircut (I know, actually got ’em all cut), and used a dollar-off coupon. Afterwards, I walked over to the post office where I mailed my rebate offer for … Read more
I spent a few hours at Helios today, and completed my edit of Mary’s Getting Started Guide. Yay! I stopped by 42nd Street Oyster Bar to get a gift certificate for Steve. It took too long for the manager to come out, who evidently was the only one who could sell me one using their … Read more
Thanks to my friend Steve for introducing me to “The Fruitcake Lady.” (If you’re at work, listen with headphones, as the lady does have a gutter mouth.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSnIFZErPrY I had brunch with my ex-wife, Donna, and her boyfriend, Rob, at Brigs in North Raleigh. She arrived in her new Jaguar, which is actually a used … Read more
I spent the entire afternoon at Helios editing Mary’s Getting Started Guide. It’s not done, but it’s close. I stopped at Cameron Village on the way home, and got to K&W at 7:50, not realizing how close to their 8:00 closing time I was. There was plenty of food out still, though, and even as … Read more
Happy Holidays 2006 I left Raleigh between 9:30 and 10:00, after the hassle of getting my wrapped gifts into the car without getting rain on them. I bumped the corner of my eye on one of the boxes in the process. I know we need rain, but it’s a pain in the ass on Christmas … Read more
One of the postcards at this week’s PostSecrets site: Robert slipped quietly out of bed and the house this morning, leaving me to some glorious sleep, which reminds me of this fabulous card he got me for Christmas: I ran out to Michael’s, and bought a couple of candy boxes and box liners, as well … Read more
Having left my front door unlocked, the outside and inside hallway light on, and the bathroom light on (déjà vu), I woke up at 8:00 to find Syd and his “helper,” who I believe was his daughter, well into the replacement of my water heater. They worked for another almost two hours once I was … Read more
I set my alarm for 7:00AM, expecting Syd at 7:15 or 7:30. He arrived at about 7:45. It would appear that my (slowly) leaking hot water heater needs to be replaced. He’s going to come back at 6:30 tomorrow morning, with a helper, and they’ll take care of it. He said that I didn’t need … Read more