~Monday~ I got up at 10:00 and after a shower and some breakfast, I made a grocery store run for hot dogs, buns, and potato salad. Robert arrived between 12:00 and 12:30 and at about 1:45, we left for Joe’s Memorial Day cookout. We grazed on potato chips—Salt & Vinegar and Sharp Cheddar varieties—while Joe … Read more
~Sunday~ I used the alarm clock on my BlackBerry for the first time, and it woke us up at 8:30. We were going to stop by Dunkin’ Donuts for breakfast on the way to the airport, but Lisa remembered the complimentary hotel breakfast that went until 9:30, and we ate that instead. There was a … Read more
~Saturday~ Lisa and I were up at about 9:00, and I ran over to a nearby Dunkin’ Donuts, where I picked up breakfast for us courtesy of Lisa. I had to order my coffee and receive it from one person, order our bagels from another person to whom I paid for everything, while yet another … Read more
~Friday~ I got up at about 8:30 today, and sauntered over to the hotel lobby for the complimentary breakfast, which was adequate but nothing great. They didn’t have bagels, which would have been my number one choice, but I had a hard-boiled egg, two slices of toast, a small cheese danish, some apple juice and … Read more
~Thursday~ I usually fall asleep within five minutes (literally) of lying down at night. Last night, I lay for an hour-and-a-half before falling asleep. That’s just crazy. Needless to say 5:00 came early. I was out the door by 5:40 and pulled into Joe’s place ten minutes earlier than my expected 6:00 arrival. We left … Read more
~Wednesday~ There were several people on the bus with ear buds in and listening to gadgets, which is not really that usual for the city bus. They were all guys, and three of them sat right around me. One of them also had a lot of bracelets going on. Here he is: I took the … Read more
~Tuesday~ I was back on the 8:15 bus today, which was driven by the usual driver, but with unusual hair. Not unusual in general, just unusual for her. It was teased out, and I liked it. A couple of stops into the route, a plus-sized lady boarded with a turquoise and lime green top on. … Read more
~Monday~ I wanted to catch the 7:45 bus today and barely did, having only just a second to glance at that muffin continuing to deteriorate on top of that Southern Bell underground cable warning post. It wasn’t an ant-fest today, but as you can see, there was at least one still loitering about. At a … Read more
~Sunday~ I woke up to an incredible thunderstorm at 9:00 this morning. Unable to go back to sleep, even though I hadn’t had eight hours, I got up. I had big plans today, but they sputtered out as the day wore on and I didn’t move to see things through. In the early afternoon, somewhere … Read more
~Saturday~ I slept in this morning, and once up enjoyed a leisurely breakfast and took care of several to-do items online, including some calendaring for Salon, writing Thursday and part of Friday’s blog entry, and playing some Scrabble. Mid-afternoon, I finally got my ass to the gym, where I did 40 minutes on the elliptical … Read more