I met Madeleine McBroom at The Mad Hatter’s Bakery off Main Street in Durham at 11:00, and we had the most delightful hour-and-twenty-minute chat. We caught up on life, and then I picked her brain about her experience being on American Public Media’s The Story last year. I met Kevin (av8rdude) at the gym at … Read more
I started my day off with a delightful walk with @Justis, from about 9:15 until 10:30. Various topics, among others, covered today: Last night’s TweetUp, which we both attended Potential social software applications Meeting Madeleine tomorrow to talk about The Story Today’s plans Buying an iPhone Haircuts I still have eulogies on my mind. Reading … Read more
I worked from home this morning, knocking out my remaining edits for Jim. I had a very interesting instant message conversation with Madeleine McBroom, who had checked in to see how I was doing after seeing my e-mail address listed on the solicitation for letters for Suzanne Allen’s IBM 25th Anniversary coming up soon. I’m … Read more
I woke up to my land line ringing. It was Joe calling saying, “I can’t stand up.” I spent all morning with him in the emergency room at Rex, and then until about 2:00, getting his meds at the Walgreens near his new house, and having lunch at Jersey Mike’s while we waited for the … Read more
I arrived at First Baptist Church (FBC) in Garner at just before noon. Though the visitation ran from noon until 2:00, pretty much no one other than family showed up before 1:15. I checked out the number of flower arrangements on either side of Jeane’s open casket, but pretty much stayed away from it in … Read more
I tried to sleep in today, but didn’t have much luck. At a little after 11:00, Phyl called to let me know that she, Jimmy, and Justin were at the funeral home, where they’d probably be for another hour or so, as they had to have a short meeting there with the pastor of First Baptist … Read more
A fan of radio shock jock Howard Stern was overjoyed when he thought he’d spotted his idol on Beverly Hills’ Rodeo Drive, says the National Inquirer. As the tall, shaggy-haired figure in sunglasses emerged from a limo, the star-struck young man rushed up, yelling, “Yo, Howard, I am such a huge fan, man!” before realizing … Read more
I began writing the eulogy today. On Twitter yesterday, @Justis said, “May the best spirit of love be your companion while you write the eulogy for your dear friend. It will be beautiful.” And that spirit must be with me, as it’s coming along easily and beautifully. I worked out from about 3:15 until 4:30 today. … Read more
I tried to sleep in this morning, but didn’t make it past 8:00, which is actually pretty early for me when I’m not working. After breakfast, I devised yesterday’s blog entry and posted it. I’m going to use parts of a two-hour-or-so discussion I had with Jeanie, back in January, in devising her eulogy. To … Read more
I was up at 7:00, had the complimentary breakfast in the hotel lobby, and got on the road by 8:00. Needless to say, I drove the speed limit the whole way back. At about 10:00, I guess, I turned on my cell phone and received this message from 8:14 this morning. John Martin this is … Read more