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Debbie R. and I had lunch with Lynn W. today at Nikos in Brightleaf. It was great to see Lynn. She looks great, and seems to be living the hell out of retirement. Good for her. We had great, fun lunch discussion on a number of topics including discovering that Lynn and I both have … Read more

The “Review Changes to ITIM Control Documents based on ITIM Entry” meeting today was short, but fruitful. I was pleased with my level of contribution in the meeting. My meeting with Dana right after that meeting to prepare our response to Randy on the audit items was very productive as well. I like working with … Read more

The ReqPro demo by Gutorum got off to a rocky start this morning, but once the e-meeting finally connected it went fairly smoothly considering he was presenting from Oslo, Norway, some of us were here, some of us were in Austin, and one was connected from California. A plethora of time zones if nothing else. … Read more

This is such a beautiful, beautiful song. I heard it today on MusicMatch Jukebox at work, and it actually made me cry. I Still Believe In You Artist: Vince Gill Everybody wants a little piece of my time But still I put you at the end of the line How it breaks my heart to … Read more

My process meeting was uneventful, and short today. Mark was the officiating 2nd line, and was very prepared for the meeting, which I appreciate. I reviewed the presentation that I did for the folks in Australia later in the evening. I also spent some time going through their team room looking for document and record … Read more

The rain continued today, so we canceled the cookout once again. We should probably look at rescheduling it for the 29th now, as that’s the next weekend Robert has off, and on Saturday, the 28th we’ll be working on the IBM House at Habitat for Humanity. We had the leftover Apple Sausage Bake from yesterday, … Read more

I made Kevin D.’s “Apple Sausage Bake” for breakfast, and it was pretty damned good. Pancake batter, diced granny smith apples, cinnamon, milk eggs, and sausage sprinkled on top. I had to bake it about 15 minutes longer than the recipe called for, but I think that was because of the glass dish I used … Read more

I got email from the travel agent today with some of the details of our trip with EAGLE (IBM’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Diversity Network Group) members from across the globe. Here’s the current temperature in Greece: http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day_f.shtml?world=0070 Here’s the hotel we’re staying in for our two nights in Athens: http://www.avrahotel.gr/main.htm Here’s the hotel … Read more

I had lunch with Richard Z. today at Piper’s. Always fun to jerk Richard’s chain talking about sex. We both had the pimento cheese sandwich, which is always yum. I left work at 7:15, and met Joe at the Golden Corral in Cary, at the 54 and Cary Parkway intersection. We ate, and then sat … Read more

My meeting with Cassandra today was quite short, but neither of us needed more time than that. I presented at the Virtual PM/RM Meeting, and that went well. I met with Dana for a while on ITIM Entry, and we talked about the latest spin on how, process-wise, this work is going to get done. … Read more