Uneventful work day. Left work at 5:00, and met Mary and Janet at Tripps at 5:30. Mary and I had filet mignon, and Janet ordered crabcakes. They were way too hot, and salty, and she sent them back. She ordered shrimp to replace them. The shrimp were way too salty, too, and she let the … Read more
At work today, I attended the IDWB 3.7 Worldwide GA Presentation in B500. I really like Alice R. That Brian G. really does have a hot bod. I also took care of a few “PR” type items: 1) sent a note to Nancy C. regarding diversity work, copying Jacci M. (It won’t hurt to be … Read more
Did an installation today, on two machines, for “Dr. No!” Attended the Tour de Friends information session at George’s garage from 6-7. Met Gabe (whom I already knew from the Helpline), and Nancy, leading the meeting. Robert met me there, and there was another interested writer named Pam. We had a spinach dip appetizer, I … Read more
Mathis dropped by, yet again, to talk about “positioning me for a 2 this year.” I have some angst about Cheryl C. right now. Hopefully this will be settled in the next day or two. I stopped by Target on the way home to get a bigger bin for my games. I also bought a … Read more
Got a delightful surprise with a call from Stan K. asking me if I’d like to represent IBM (with others) at the HRC dinner in Greensboro on Feb 15th. Jacci M. and Joseph B. will be there, along with others. I’m going to rent a tux. Unfortunately, it’s on the same night as the Brians’ … Read more
I fiddled with the damn alarm clock in my room, and just couldn’t get it to set the alarm. I even tried unplugging it to “reset it,” as if it’s a computer. It’s worked the entire time I’ve been there. It was too late to connect to the front desk to get a wake-up call, … Read more
I started a half hour earlier this morning, so I could be at Snowmass when the lifts opened at 9:00. I was the only one at breakfast. Amanda was on duty. I caught the bus at about 8:10, and was on the slopes at 9. What a beautiful morning! There was light powder on the … Read more
I got up at 7:30 today, showered and went downstairs for breakfast. David, the “nice hairy chest and belly” television guy came down shortly after I got down there. He’s free-lancing right now for ESPN covering the X-Games which start here next week. He came a few days early to get some ski (snowboarding) time … Read more
I started waking up at about 5:00AM, and forced myself back to sleep until 7:30. I showered and went downstairs at about 8:00 for breakfast. Margie and Bill were down there. Margie and I had a conversation about our “Sleep Mates.” She mentioned that she’d wished she’d brought hers along as Bill was “really cracking … Read more
Robert got up as soon as the alarm went off at 5, made coffee for me and then a sandwich for me to take on the plane. As I finished getting ready, and the final packing, he loaded my skis, boots, and luggage into the car, and warmed the car up for us. So helpful … Read more