~Tuesday~ This morning I caught the Wolfline #9 Gorman Street Local university bus, which has had three names in the last year. Originally it was the Greek Village bus. Then it became the Greek Way bus. And now it’s the Gorman Street Local bus. At least by number, it’s always been the #9 bus. This … Read more
~Monday~ I’m coming down the home stretch of the second month of my great Walking Challenge of 2012. On Wednesday, February 29, I’ll post the February edition of the last day of January’s blog entry, and with what’s just a little bit of foreshadowing, today I reached a milestone in the weight-loss part of that … Read more
~Thursday~ I charge everything that I possibly can on one credit card, one on which I get reward points, and I pay it off monthly. The last time I took a snapshot, my average monthly bill was around $1500 a month: Recently, I received my “2011 Annual Summary” of my credit card charges, which is … Read more
~Wednesday~ I’m not saying I’m topically myopic these days, but I engaged with three things related to my health today: 1. I Googled: “Where does the fat go when you lose weight?“ 2. I Googled: “Does your skin shrink when you lose weight?“ 3. I contacted Raleigh Orthopaedics to schedule an MRI for my knee. … Read more
~Sunday~ Some time during the weekend, I heard a story on the radio, most likely on NPR, about how "the Internet hasn’t just changed how we access information, it has altered the very meaning of 'knowledge'." The source for the information was David Weinberger's Too Big to Know, in which he argues that "the Internet … Read more
~Friday~ I had one of these today. I sure hope it brings me some relief. Disclaimer: That is not my knee. In either picture.
~Thursday~ Tonight Robert and I saw Rent staged by University Theater at Stewart Theater at NC State University. I first saw Rent on December 27, 1997, a trip that inspired this poster of mine, Will & Ned’s Excellent Adventure, which has now been used in many corporations around the world for diversity education. I saw … Read more
~Thursday~ I had lab work done on Tuesday, in advance of my annual physical, and I thought it would be at least next week until I got the results, but lo and behold they were emailed to me today. I’m happy to report that my on-going “Walking Challenge of 2012” has evidently improved my “numbers,” … Read more
~Sunday~ Tonight we celebrated the third year of our salon meetings, starting it off with what was supposed to be a "fun and quick" quiz, but which was neither fun nor quick. Discuss. Oh well. I had fun creating it. Before Kim signed off, she presented me with the TWTS (“That’s what they said.”) Award, … Read more
~Saturday~ I went offline for two hours to watch Jane Eyre, which I loved: and when I came back online, the first thing I saw on Facebook were two status updates in my news feed to the effect of, “RIP, Whitney.” My two most salient memories associated with Whitney are: In 1987, on a transatlantic … Read more