Irony is a multi-faceted rhetorical device, as explained by GrammarGirl (On video! So that’s what she looks like.) using a Sarah Palin event to illustrate the plethora of considerations involved in producing, and understanding, irony: We had turkey sausage patties on Portuguese sweet rolls this morning for breakfast, and ham salad and Swiss on rye … Read more
Robert came over at a little after noontime and we began a “Six Feet Under Marathon,” during which we: Watched 12 hours worth of episodes—pretty much the entire second season, and the first episode of season three. Lunch: Had ham salad and Swiss cheese squares on cracked wheat sesame crackers Salty: Popcorn Sweet: Hershey’s Kisses … Read more
I spent most of the day today at Helios, where I haven’t been in a long while, and where my customer service experience didn’t start off well. For the first hour or so, I sat out on the patio, and then later moved inside when it got a little too cool to be outside in … Read more
Robert and I got up at 8:00 and mom was already up. We had a light breakfast of cinnamon toast and coffee. Vivian and Jeff arrived at about 10:15, with our entire Thanksgiving meal in tow. They are exerts at transporting food, with years of practice of serious tailgating. We usually meet at their house … Read more
2008’s First Christmas Joke Three men died on Christmas Eve and were met by Saint Peter at the pearly gates. “In honor of this holy season” Saint Peter said, “You must each possess something that symbolizes Christmas to get into heaven.” The first man fumbled through his pockets and pulled out a lighter. He flicked … Read more
There was drama on the bus this morning. The driver stopped between stops on Hillsborough Street and just idled the bus there for a minute or two. She kept looking in the rear view mirror, so I took out my earbuds to hear what was going on. A guy in the back of the bus … Read more
Due to disconcerting news items such as these, in which, sadly, the “free expression tunnel incident” in my very own university is referenced: Obama election spurs race crimes around country After Obama’s win, white backlash festers in US N.C. State is sponsoring this, which I plan to attend: If anyone reading this wants to attend … Read more
I was up at 8:00, and I found my mom in the bathroom doing her hair. She’d just gotten home at about 7:30. The good news was that my dad had had a real good night. He woke up just a couple of times during the night, and actually was conscious of her presence, asking, “Are … Read more
I was up at 9:30, and I was surprised to find my mom still asleep. I let her sleep until 9:30, as we had agreed on getting to breakfast by 10:00 today to get to the hospital by 11 or noon. We had breakfast at the IHOP at a window table facing Western Boulevard, which … Read more
I got in to work early this morning, so I could leave on the 12:30 bus, to get home and then to the doctor’s office for 1:30, where I had my MRI read. Some tweets from the doctor’s office, where they have free wireless, and from which I tweeted on my iTouch: in the waiting … Read more