Bus driver on trial, out of the rut at Sadlack’s, a rainbow Greenpeace rep, & dancing…

~Wednesday~  I left my place at 8:00, and I parked at the Avent Ferry Park & Ride with plans to do a quick run into the Food Lion upon my return home this evening. Had to get those raisins I mentioned yesterday. The Wolfline #1 Avent Ferry bus driver was standing outside the bus talking … Read more

Alternative Spring Break all-day retreat working on Habitat for Humanity houses…

~Saturday~  I was up at 6:30 and off to NC State at 7:15 for a 7:30 departure with the Alternative Spring Break 2011 Gulf Coast team for an all-day retreat out at the Braemar Habitat for Humanity site in Zebulon, NC. It worked out that we had four cars going, so I drove separately and … Read more

A 5th of July cookout, original factory settings, coffee@Caribou, and Devil Pup pansies…

~Monday~  I was up at about 9:30 this morning, and after a bagel and some coffee for breakfast, I cut up a seedless watermelon to take to Joe’s this afternoon. After that, and before Robert arrived, I ran to the Food Lion to get hot dog buns and potato salad, but actually got macaroni salad, … Read more

A bus ride in the dark, existential sunrise thoughts, disappearing idling cars, a workout, & dancing

~Wednesday~  I caught the 6:45 city bus this morning, so not surprisingly none of my characters were on board. It was still dark out at that time, and it’s another cold day here, so most people had on lots of clothing. Two people, whom I think were both men (well, college boys), both got off … Read more

Laundry, a to-do list, credit card fraud, Bill’s annual deck party, and a baseball bat fight…

~Saturday~  I had my alarm set to not sleep over eight hours, but woke up after seven and couldn’t easily fall back asleep, so I got up. I had an English muffin, a hard-boiled egg with the yoke discarded, and a cup of coffee that ended up being a lot of drama. I hate it … Read more

A passionate plea, relaxing, deseeding watermelon, and a fun night out…

~Saturday~ NY State Senator Tom Duane Gives Gripping, Angry Speech on AIDS. At around 3 am Thursday, New York State Senator Tom Duane, who is gay and HIV+, delivered a mesmerizing, emotional 21-minute speech on the Senate floor at the end of a marathon session in favor of a bill preventing people living with HIV … Read more

Contributing, a Wise man, and today’s buscapade (a.k.a. WWHD?)…

I was up and at ’em early this morning as I needed to get into work early enough to write-up my status report to give at my 10:00 meeting. There wasn’t a morning buscapade, but there was one on the way home. Read on. We had our monthly staff meeting at my second-level manager’s level … Read more

Today’s buscapade, personal sharing, commentary about technology in higher ed, and nappage…

This morning’s buscapade is about time—doing it, that is. Two seats up and to my right sat a rider I’ve seen before. She’s a little unkempt usually—not drastically so, but a little bit. And she’s loud. And she likes to talk. Not a good combination in my book, especially not being a morning person. She … Read more

Hooded ballcaps, GFFs, a great lunch, Rosa Parks’ predecessor, and the Twoubles with Twitters…

Today’s buscapade has to do with men in hats… and hoods. The difference in temperature comfort zones in people always amazes me. It was not that cold today, and yet at each of three different bus stops, a guy got on the bus with a ball cap on and a hood pulled over it. It was … Read more

An affirming day, but “Christian” rhetoric abounds, and dad has a stroke…

My day started off with a nice affirmation in my inbox from my boss. She had sent me (yesterday before going to Mitch’s with the group) a copy of the framework of my work plan (described below) to review, and in the email she said, “Thanks in advance for all you’ve done to ‘advance the … Read more