~Monday~ Go to November's Walking Challenge 2012 Entry | See All Walking Challenge 2012 Entries And so it ends. After watching this video on January 2, 2012: I took on the challenge of making myself walk for at least 30 minutes every day for the rest of the year. I was successful on 342 … Read more
~Sunday~ For serious Barbra Streisand fans—myself included—we’ve been anticipating the release of her latest movie, The Guilt Trip, for quite a while now. It was released on December 19, 2012, and I saw it today. I was (pleasantly) surprised at how much I liked it. Which was a lot. An inventor (Rogen) invites his mother … Read more
~Saturday~ I know you only have to save paperwork for 7 years, but I’ve pretty much always ignored that. To the tune of having 33 years worth. Today I had reason to try and find evidence of a financial transaction that took place sometime in the 15-20-years-ago range, and I started by laying out all … Read more
~Friday~ From the very first listen to Barbra Streisand's Release Me CD, months ago now, this was my favorite song on it. I know relationships end for a thousand different reasons, and sometimes the sentiment in this song is not possible, but I'm thankful that I have parted amicably with the people I have loved … Read more
~Thursday~ Tonight I stuffed my pockets with a handful of Bit•O•Honeys and two bags of Snackwell’s Caramel Popcorn, and “carried myself” (as we say in the south) to the Blue Ridge 14 Cinemas, where all movies are $2.00, and I attended the 7:30 screening of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower.” A funny and touching … Read more
~Monday, Christmas Eve~ We celebrated Christmas on Christmas Eve this year, once again at the home of my sister and her husband, and once again the decorations, the food, and the company were superb! In a change from the traditional turkey and ham holiday meal, not unlike our Thanksgiving meal, Vivian and Jeff made the … Read more
~Saturday~ From Wikipedia: Salon (gathering): A salon is a gathering of people under the roof of an inspiring host, held partly to amuse one another and partly to refine the taste and increase the knowledge of the participants through conversation. These gatherings often consciously followed Horace's definition of the aims of poetry, "either to please … Read more
~Thursday~ Each year the organization I work in, the Office of Information Technology at NC State University, sponsors two or three organizations as part of its Holiday Giving Project. As I did back in 2009, I put forth Love Wins Ministries as one of those organizations for this year’s project, and it was accepted. Over … Read more
~Monday~ This morning, while enjoying my breakfast—poolside at the Island House in Key West—I received a Facemail from a friend of mine alerting me to the fact that it appeared that Joe Jervis was currently at the Island House, too, which he’d surmised from this Morning View—Island House Pool entry on Joe’s blog. Joe Jervis … Read more
~Monday~ You may remember my Thursday, December 6, posting about joining Reddit’s Holiday Greeting Card Exchange. If not I’ll give you a moment to go read it. Go ahead. I’ll wait. Well, today I received the card from the person who sent one to me, who is not the same person to whom I sent … Read more