A short history in a fat book, an amazingly affirming gift, and an update on our Habitat house…

~Thursday~  I got a late start this morning, and after making my breakfast and lunch sandwiches while waiting for my four cups of coffee to brew, I drove over to Gorman and Avent Ferry to catch the Wolfline #9 Greek Village bus. A cute guy sat across from me reading Why GM Matters, presumably for … Read more

Rewarding behavior you don’t want to encourage, an impressive student, and cheap decadence…

~Wednesday~  I was at the city bus stop at 8:18. Shortly after that Exercising Asian Man walked down the entrance to our townhouse, but instead of coming to our stop, he turned left and jogged down to the one further down the street. The bus arrived at 8:24. Hot Mess Driver was at the helm, … Read more

Permeating fresh-cut grass, a decent workday, and ready-for-the-rapture paperwork…

~Tuesday~  I was up before the alarm this morning, which most certainly is unusual, particularly since I’d only had about five hours of sleep. It was a beautiful, sunny, 69° spring morning with the smell of fresh-cut grass in the air, remnants of fresh-cut grass on the pavement, and the sound of fresh-cut grass becoming … Read more

An up non sequitur, a creepy backseat theater man, The Virginia Gentlemen, & a late night workout…

~Monday~  I caught the Wolfline #9 Greek Village bus, and a guy with nice legs sat to my left doing a crossword puzzle on his iTouch. At a subsequent stop, a student on crutches got on and an Asian guy gave up one of the handicap seats for him, which reminded me of this sign … Read more

Insurance, banking, and medical piles, oh my! Dinner w/Anna, The King’s Speech, & scareyoke…

~Sunday~  I slept in late today, managing to get up just before it turned afternoon. I worked some more on the “paperwork process,” getting through the bank statements pile, the insurance pile, and the medical and dental pile. I had two file folders for insurance. The first one holds my Nationwide policies, which includes an … Read more

Taxes taken care of, 10 years of paperwork sorted and filed, and an over-served night out…

~Saturday~  I filed my federal taxes electronically this morning. This is the first time I’ve ever filed electronically, as it’s the first time I’ve been able to do it for “free.” Well, with the cost of the H&R Block software, you’re allowed five “free” submissions. As I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned here before, I am … Read more

Facebooking on the bus, one out of three meetings agree, and a bad connection @ Helios…

~Friday~  I parked on Gorman and caught the Wolfline #9 Greek Village bus in. After taking my seat in the back, I looked around and saw someone that I thought was my friend Jackie, but I couldn’t be absolutely sure, as her face was turned toward the front of the bus, and she was behind some … Read more

Rolls in the morning, intellectual debate all day, and a sh*t-ton of exercise at night…

~Wednesday~  Before parking for the bus on Gorman, I ran into the Food Lion and bought a bag of King’s Hawaiian Sandwich Rolls and used one of them to make my breakfast sandwich and another to make my lunch sandwich later in the day. I initiated what turned out to be a fun, fun, fun … Read more

Body temperature differences, a heart-to-heart work talk, and Jen’s birthday…

~Tuesday~  I parked on Gorman, and as I was parking, the #9 Greek Village bus was pulling away. I literally ran down to and across Avent Ferry Road and onto the #1 Avent Ferry bus. There was no air circulating on the bus, and needless to say I immediately started slightly perspiring after running like … Read more