A Sunday night change of venue…

Joe and I left for Charlotte at a little before noon, and we had a tedious drive there. It was rainy, foggy, and the visibility was very, very poor. We saw at least three cars, if not more, veered off in ditches, presumably due to hydroplaning, as they were all single-car accidents. One car was totally flipped over and … Read more

Super bugs, hush money, cataloged cards, an article, paper purging, and ads, ads, ads!

A recent favorite from indexed blog: Scrub that. And in the spirit of Christmas, this one: Thanks! I made sure all of my Christmas cards were cataloged, as the time draws near to dispense with all things holiday. I wrote yet another article for Technically Speaking. This one was entitled, “An ENG 515 Experience,” and … Read more

A killer birthday, car inspection, oil change, Public Insight Network, dirty song, and donation…

Talk about a birthday he won’t soon forget! Evidently this guy partied at a nightclub late into the night of his birthday, got into an argument with someone, and then stabbed him. The stabbed guy later died. “What’d you do on your birthday?” “Oh, you know… I just… killed somebody.”  Talk about a hangover the … Read more

Shopping over the Borders, writing newsletter articles@Helios, & finishing The Turn of the Screw…

I did a little bit of shopping today—at Borders—to which I have a gift card that I’ve had long enough that it might start slowly losing its value, as most will. I bought a great, great birthday card for my friend Suzanne, whose birthday was yesterday, but whose card I will give her on Sunday, … Read more

Some thank-you cards and pics, article writing, dancing, and a difficult crossword puzzle…

Oh glorious sleeping in and vacation days! I ran by Target, where I had printed a couple of pictures from yesterday at my sister’s, as well as a couple of my graduation pictures. I stuck the one of my sister and her husband in front of their tree onto the front of a “photo card” … Read more

Christmas 2007…

This is what Christmas is all about: Here’s some updates from my friend Dave, who as noted in this entry, adopts a family each year and asks his friends if they want to contribute to making their Christmas special. Presents for them; an affirmation for me. Dear John, First off, I was blown away by … Read more