~Wednesday~ “I think the eyes are so important. I believe the eyes are the soul; I truly do.” I watched The Eyes of Tammy Faye online and free and I wanted to capture a few of my thoughts about it for posterity: Overall, this film didn’t really change my thoughts and feelings about Tammy … Read more
~Tuesday~ I took the city bus in this morning, as the Wolfline is running on its limited schedule until Summer Session I starts. I took the the first forward-facing seat on the left side (facing front) of the bus. At the next stop, a nicely dressed lady with some expensive-looking, almost knee-high, black boots with … Read more
~Sunday~ I had my alarm set for 7:30, but I woke up at 7:15 and got up after a few minutes. I took Nala1 on a walk, and decided to cross Maynard Road and walk around the middle school property across the street. At one point, all of a sudden, Nala lurched into an area … Read more
~Wednesday~ We had an after-work wedding shower for Vanessa, one of my co-workers, and her fiancé Brian, who are getting married in a little over a week. We had drinks and some appetizers at the Village Draft House in Cameron Village, and on the way, Jen and I stopped at Gigi’s Cupcakes to get our … Read more
~Tuesday~ After casting my vote during lunch time today, I went over to the Raleigh Little Theater, which is pretty much right behind the building in which I work, where they were showing—for free—the play called 8. I wish everyone could see this play, and oddly—in retrospect of what President Obama was about to do … Read more
~Sunday~ Back on Thursday, I received a directed tweet from Dr. Michael Evans, who created this video that I watched on January 2nd, and which started my Walking Challenge 2012: I had directed a tweet, which is also included in the tweet stream here, to him after posting my April Walking Challenge 2012 update: It … Read more
~Friday~ On my way down to Myrtle Beach, I saw my first yard signs urging a vote for Amendment One on the May 8 ballot. I’d heard from friends that as soon as you’re out of Raleigh and into the rural areas, you’ll see a lot of them. This is the first one I saw: … Read more
~Monday~ March’s Challenge Entry | All Challenge Entries | May’s Challenge Entry I’ve made it through another whole month of walking every day for at least 30 minutes. I really struggled—both with my eating and with my walking—this month, mostly due to a setback in the recovery rate from my knee surgery, which I … Read more
~Thursday~ At lunch time today, I went to the NC State Bookstores‘ Sidewalk Sale, and while I found it had been moved indoors, I serendipitously came upon the NCSU Libraries‘s Friends of the Library annual book sale in progress in the general vicinity. A tent was set up for the book sale, and I walked … Read more
~Tuesday~ It sounds like a question you might get asked during an interview. Not being a wine drinker at all, I’d be stumped for an answer. That’s why I was pleased to receive an email from an old friend yesterday, who said: “We were doing a wine tasting a few weeks ago and I came … Read more