nematome ~Wednesday~ After a couple of mimosas with breakfast, Joe and I headed outside to the pool and had a couple of Bloody Marys at the swim-up bar: At one point, I went inside to use the restroom closest to the pool, where they had a waterfree urinal that saved a lot of water annually, but … Read more
~Tuesday~ The highlight of today’s vacation day was a bike ride around the island with Joe. I rented bikes for us—his as a belated birthday gift at which time I printed him a “coupon” to “redeem” for a bike. The bikes were “old-fashioned,” and by that I mean they had no gears or hand brakes. … Read more
~Monday~ I arrived at the place in Cary where Kim was staying at 4:50AM, and after driving me to the airport, she kept my car while I was gone to use while she was in town visiting from Utah. My flight to Pittsburgh was uneventful, and shortly after landing, Joe and I were on our … Read more
~Sunday~ Tonight was a special Salon night as Kim was in town, which means we didn’t have to Skype her in from Utah and that we could meet at Salon Headquarters, also known as Mitch’s Tavern. Tonight’s agenda follows with my responses, where applicable, embedded. Salon XXXI Agenda July 8, 2012 Salon Headquarters Name 3-5 … Read more
~Thursday~ Tonight, when I returned from my workout at: this is what I saw at my front door when I pulled into my parking spot that faces it: Here is the series of questions and thoughts that went through my mind: Who would be sending these to me? What’s the date? Is it an occasion … Read more
~Wednesday~ As the day began to draw to an end, I had to squeeze in my 30-minute walk. With a pizza in the oven and 20 minutes left on the timer, I set out to get 15 minutes of my 30 minutes in, because if I’d’ve waited until after the pizza was ready and I’d … Read more
~Tuesday~ I participated in a 10-minute taste test today, with a compensation package consisting of a $5 gift card to Target. As you can see, today’s test was of 5 milk products: Now, I’m not at all a fan of drinking milk “straight up,” and I rarely do—not even with Oreos, as you couldn’t make … Read more
~Sunday~ I spent about four hours on Wrightsville Beach today. This is pretty much unheard of for me, as usually after—literally—fifteen minutes in the sun, I’m ready to go. This happened, because a week or so ago, while visiting my cousins at their Myrtle Beach house, I bought one of these: which I proceeded to … Read more
~Saturday~ May’s Challenge Entry | All Challenge Entries | July’s Challenge Entry So! It’s been a half-a-year now of daily walking for at least 30 minutes, with only having missed a couple of weeks during May due to my knee surgery recovery. A few fun facts in summary: Total number of days in 2012 … Read more
~Wednesday~ I’ve had a very professionally affirming couple of days, which I’m documenting for posterity. So if you’re not up for a How Great John Art blog entry, you’re excused. Our organization has an informal recognition program called T.O.A.S.T.—as in “Here’s a toast to you!” not as in, “You’re toast!“—and which stands for Totally Outstanding … Read more