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As usual, my Monday morning was consumed preparing for my 1:00 meeting, which Alan attended today. It was a really good meeting, and it was nice to have him engaged again. He brought up some good things to think about with regards to our “effectiveness analysis” work, both in terms of corrective and preventive actions, … Read more

Well, sort of. I got up at 9:30, showered, packed, and went next out for breakfast. Right outside the hotel door, 52nd street was blocked off and the street was lined with floats for the parade that started at noon. People weren’t in them yet. There were folks hanging around some of them putting last-minute … Read more

What a day today’s been. I got up at 9:30, and had breakfast at the 810 Deli, right next to the hotel. This is the same little place at which mom and dad and I had breakfast a couple of times during our stay back in March. I had a sausage and cheese omelet, which … Read more

I worked from home today, but wasn’t very productive. I met Robert for lunch at Southpoint, at Panera’s. The traffic getting there was unfuckingbelievable. As it turned out there were multiple accidents on 40W, which had caused bumper to bumper traffic starting at the second airport exit. I crossed three lanes, and got off on … Read more

We had a 15 minute meeting in Mel’s office that should have taken 5 minutes. We went over general building security, it seems that over $12,000 worth of equipment has been taken out of the building since the first of the year. After the meeting, I sent Mel a note about the lack of security … Read more

Cassandra and I had a great meeting, finally getting it together on a Wednesday. She shared her frustration with the document control issues once again found on our favorite team! Grrrrrrr! I ran Mary’s Virtual PM/RM Meeting today, which went really well. The project managers were open to being “nudged” for the metrics on the … Read more

I checked the TCW mail on the way into work this morning, and then, on a whim, stopped at the Cup A Joe’s on Hillsborough Street to see if the June edition of The Urban Hiker had come out yet. To my absolute delight, it had! I grabbed about 6 copies, and left. I didn’t … Read more

A Mother Talks Back to the Bigots: ‘I’ve had Enough of your Anti-Gay Venom’ By Sharon Underwood For the Valley News (White River Junction, Vermont/ Hanover, New Hampshire) As the mother of a gay son, I’ve seen firsthand how cruel and misguided people can be. Many letters have been sent to the Valley News concerning … Read more

Work was uneventful today. BT was unable to make the process meeting due to a conflict with a customer call. We had a short meeting, which went well. During the day, I got a call from my old friend Rebecca. How great to reconnect. Her life has had some major change over the past year, … Read more

I spent way too much of a beautiful day indoors. The weather was absolutely stunning today, and for all intents and purposes, I missed it. I slept a lot today. Some of the voices in my head would say, “You deserve it.” At 8:30, I just had to get out. I went to the “Cookout” … Read more