~Sunday~ My previous public entry was about my friend Bob’s playlists, and this is a little bit of a follow-up to that. One of the things that’s really great about being one of the recipients of these playlists is that every once in a while, I’ll hear a song that I’ve never heard before that … Read more
~Friday~ My friend Bob is a huge music fan with a brain like a database of the many facts about songs—such as their artists, the years they were released, who recorded various versions of them, and so on. This is also true about movies. It’s rather remarkable. Not surprisingly, I suppose, he has a massive … Read more
~Tuesday~ Recently, my friend Casey posted a blog entry entitled, “If you’re happy and you know it… make a list?.” Take a moment to read it, if you want to. I’ll wait. I liked the idea so much when I read it that I promised to make my own list soon, and today’s blog entry … Read more
~Monday~ I’ve mentioned here before that our organization has T.O.A.S.T. (for Totally Outstanding Attitude, Service and Talent) award that any employee can give to any other employee for any reason at all. Think of them as the old “atta-boys,” which I’m sure should now be called “atta-persons.” I received one today from my colleague, Vanessa, … Read more
~Friday~ Today was payday in the five-day Bread Tasting Test that I participated in all this week, as part of NC State’s Sensory Service Center. Before I started this test last Monday, I did not know that the actual bread part of the bread—as opposed to the crust—is called “the crumb.” Did you? Each day … Read more
~Sunday~ I had Mostly Social Book Club today from 4:00-6:00. We're currently between books, so we were the Completely Social Book Club today. Various members are in various states of wait (i.e., on library request lists) for our next book, which is The Fault In Our Stars. From 7:00 until 11:00 this evening, I attended … Read more
~Friday~ Tonight I had a real treat—figuratively and literally—enjoying Cooking with Titina, a Christmas present from my friend Jen. Cooking lessons with Titina is a combination of meeting new people, learning new recipes, doing a little cooking, and then eating the hell out of everything at the end. Jen and I were the first ones … Read more
~Thursday~ So, it’s been a little over a month now since I started using my Fitbit, and as those of you who know me well know, I can’t go much longer without doing something with the data it’s collecting on me. I’m pretty sure I’ve worn the device every day, but there were five nights … 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
~Friday~ One of the reasons I don’t want to change my cell phone plan is that I am “grandfathered in” (at least so far) with an unlimited data plan. To that end, I don’t ever pay attention to how much bandwidth I’m using each month, but I have often wondered what it is. I logged … Read more