Excuse the . I worked from home this morning, and from Helios this afternoon. Guess doing what. Right! Editing. I had lunch before heading to Helios, and I just can’t articulate how delicious it was: a salad consisting of lettuce, diced tomatoes, chopped scallions, diced red peppers, a chopped hard-boiled egg, julienned carrots, pineapple tidbits, a … Read more
A couple of little delicious tidbits from two different obits in today’s N&O: When asked, “What vodka is best, Polish or Russian?” she would resolutely answer “Polish!” and proceed to tell of how she learned this fact while on a ship in the North Atlantic with an all-Polish crew. They sailed in bad weather and—being … Read more
I decided to make yesterday’s blog entry “friends only,” due its slight potential to be hurtful. I worked from home this morning, attending the first 10 minutes of the ITIM IDD (Information Development & Design) team conference call, and then working the rest of the afternoon from Helios, where Kevin (av8rdude) and Kurt joined me. … Read more
I’m not sure how one resolves these two things: Inmate Found Dead in Women’s Prison Posted: 11 minutes ago Raleigh — An inmate at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women was found dead over the weekend in an apparent suicide, authorities said Monday. Officers discovered Nicole Bouleris, 29, hanging from her bed at about … Read more
Robert arrived at 11:00, and we drove over to the Brigs in Cary to have breakfast with two coupons, which were expiring on 01/31/08, for a complimentary entrée and non-alcoholic drink each. There was about a 20-minute wait, so we took a nice walk around the shopping center in which Brigs resides. The weather was … Read more
I had the complimentary breakfast at the hotel. Today was the South Carolina Presidential Primary. They had CNN (I think it was) on the TV above the tables in the dining area, and I was interested in their interviewing African American women about their presidential candidate preferences at this point in the race. Interestingly, their … Read more
I was up and at ’em early this morning, and drove to Augusta via I-40 E to I-95 S to I-20 W. It was a 295-mile, 4.5-hour drive. On the way, I listened to a number of Slate Explainer podcasts, including: Should We Throw Hazardous Waste Into Volcanoes? Is $100 a Barrel Oil a Big … Read more
I worked from home this morning and went into the office this afternoon. My officemate evidently was working from home today. We’ve been officemates over a month now, and we’ve yet to be in the office on the same day. I guess that’s a good thing, except two people dropped by to see him today. I … Read more
This article made me think of the Raleigh Kodiaks. Thanks, guys, for being “out” there making strides for our community! Gay athletes are making their mark By LZ Granderson Page 2 ASPEN, Colo. — Last weekend, I sat on a panel to discuss one of the sports world’s favorite questions: When will a big-name athlete … Read more
I worked from home today, and I participated in three conference calls: A meeting with my manager to receive my 2007 Personal Business Commitments rating, which was exactly what I expected it would be, which is exactly how it should be. [World without end, amen.] The last half (as the aforementioned meeting with my manager … Read more