Walking Challenge 2012: May put the challenge in Walking Challenge 2012

~Thursday~    April’s Challenge Entry | All Challenge Entries | June’s Challenge Entry This month put the challenge in Walking Challenge 2012. The executive summary is: I had to abandon my daily walks for a good portion of the month. I ate out so many times eating things for which counting the calories was nearly … Read more

A cookout per day keeps the willpower away…

~Monday~  I’m ambivalent about this holiday weekend. I’m grateful to have enough—and a wide variety of—friends to be invited to three (Three, count ’em!) cookouts over the weekend, but disappointed in myself for overeating at all three. I even had an “eating strategy” in mind—two hot dogs at the Saturday cookout, a hamburger at the … Read more

Robbed of a memory…

~Wednesday~  This story in the news today, Raleigh bar patron robbed; suspect nabbed at NCSU, reminded me of another story in the news 10-and-a-half years ago. The former reminded me of the latter due to the location—Player’s Retreat on Oberlin Road. The latter was the last time I served on a jury. Paper: The News … Read more

The eyes have it…

~Wednesday~    “I think the eyes are so important. I believe the eyes are the soul; I truly do.” I watched The Eyes of Tammy Faye online and free and I wanted to capture a few of my thoughts about it for posterity: Overall, this film didn’t really change my thoughts and feelings about Tammy … Read more

A buscapade: Some fierce boots, up in each other’s grill, & sharing a personal communications device

~Tuesday~  I took the city bus in this morning, as the Wolfline is running on its limited schedule until Summer Session I starts. I took the the first forward-facing seat on the left side (facing front) of the bus. At the next stop, a nicely dressed lady with some expensive-looking, almost knee-high, black boots with … Read more

Bird-doggin’ it…

~Sunday~  I had my alarm set for 7:30, but I woke up at 7:15 and got up after a few minutes. I took Nala1 on a walk, and decided to cross Maynard Road and walk around the middle school property across the street. At one point, all of a sudden, Nala lurched into an area … Read more