~Sunday~ Since I stayed in last night and was in the bed fairly early, I was up early after eight hours of sleep. It was Sunday morning, so you know what that meant. I really liked this particular PostSecrets entry of this week’s lot, as it reminded me of my friend Steve. I traveled with … Read more
~Saturday~ I arrived at Donna’s (my ex-wife’s) at a little after 10:30, and after being let in by—and saying a quick hello to—her partner, Rob, I had three successive crying (on my part) hugs with Donna, her sister Carolyn, and then her brother Ed, saying how sorry I was for their loss. Shortly after, in … Read more
~Monday~ On the Wolfline bus this morning, an Asian guy sat across from me in a bright red polo shirt, calf-length black pants that stopped four inches short of where his black socks started. That outfit was capped (or should I say “toed”) off with shiny, shiny patent leather dress shoes. The CapadeCam caught part … Read more
As my coffee was brewing this morning, I looked over at my iPod that’s been sitting on a TV tray charging for about three days, ever since I saw that the “call support” error in the display had changed to a “low battery” message. On a whim, I unplugged it, and turned it on. It … Read more
Thanks to davegrrr for his pointing me to this story in a blog he follows, and for his short background to give context to the story. Background: “The attorney” is Tony’s long-term boyfriend. Tony lives with his grandmother as they are all the family that is left and she needs his help with day to … Read more
I arrived at First Baptist Church (FBC) in Garner at just before noon. Though the visitation ran from noon until 2:00, pretty much no one other than family showed up before 1:15. I checked out the number of flower arrangements on either side of Jeane’s open casket, but pretty much stayed away from it in … Read more
I tried to sleep in today, but didn’t have much luck. At a little after 11:00, Phyl called to let me know that she, Jimmy, and Justin were at the funeral home, where they’d probably be for another hour or so, as they had to have a short meeting there with the pastor of First Baptist … Read more
A fan of radio shock jock Howard Stern was overjoyed when he thought he’d spotted his idol on Beverly Hills’ Rodeo Drive, says the National Inquirer. As the tall, shaggy-haired figure in sunglasses emerged from a limo, the star-struck young man rushed up, yelling, “Yo, Howard, I am such a huge fan, man!” before realizing … Read more
My day started off very emotionally today—with two phone calls. One of my dear, dear friends in life left me a voice mail message yesterday, saying that she had something very important to ask me—that it wasn’t urgent, but that it was important. She went on to say that she didn’t know if it was … Read more