~Saturday~ I am not a shopper at all, but I am a writer, and so that’s what I mostly did at the flea market today. I could probably count the times on one hand that I’ve been to the flea market over all 23 years that I’ve now lived in Raleigh. Today, it was a … Read more
~Sunday~ I know I should work harder at not getting my blood pressure up (not in a bad way, at least) at the gym, but on and off, there are a few really annoying things that happen there. I’ve given a couple of examples in the past, one of them being people who sit on … Read more
~Thursday~ I’ve always wanted to submit a postcard to PostSecret, more for the challenge of getting it published than getting some daunting deep secret off my chest. The other day, I was cleaning up my “Friends” list on Facebook—because, really, who needs 350 friends—and in the course of doing that, I noticed that someone had … 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
~Monday, Labor Day~ I ate too much at a lunch-time cookout, and then slept like a slug late in the afternoon for two hours. By the time I got up, it was too late to get to my gym before it closed, it being on holiday hours today, closing at 7:00. To that end, I … Read more
~Tuesday~ There are a few things annoying me these days, so I thought I’d get them out in a blog entry to see if that’ll dissipate them any. They say that people click on articles with a low number of items—like 5—in their title, which is presumably how you got here. Here are the 5 … Read more
~Saturday~ I ‘ve mentioned before here that I have the uncanny ability to wake myself up if I’m having a nightmare, which is an ability I cherish. For instance, if I’m dreaming that someone is coming toward me to cut off my tail with a carver’s knife, I can say in the dream, “This is … Read more
~Tuesday~ It’s been a while since I’ve made a public posting, so here’s a little “potpourri” one. I’m here to tell you that the use of the word always in the message on that bag is hyperbole. Witness this weekend, when I grabbed one such bag to use as a “mutt mitt” while walking Frances … Read more
~Monday~ This weekend, I babysat (some people would call it dog-sitting, but the daddy to these kids refers to it as babysitting, and I respect that) for Vincent and Frances. Here they are enjoying the beach: Bob left at oh-dark-hundred on Friday morning, and I arrived at his house at about 3:00, and … Read more
~Thursday~ In a recent blog entry, I mentioned two “out there” experiences that I’ve had as a result of social media: 1) Meeting someone who read my “buscapades” and accosted me on the street, and 2) A guy who was one of the victims of a crime for which I sat on the jury 10 … Read more