Rainy days and Sundays…

It rained all day today, at times, very hard. I assumed Steve’s pool party was canceled. I hung out at the house all day. Robert and I met Jay, Howard, Russell, and his friend Jerry to see Dirty Pretty Thing at the Colony. I enjoyed that movie. After that, Robert and I went to Legends, … Read more

Steve’s 33rd Birthday Party…

Robert left for work at about 7:15. I slept for another few hours. I got up, had coffee, and breakfast. I spent about an hour-and-a-half out back cleaning up the ground beyond my deck, and the deck furniture. I stacked the leftover pieces of wood that James left out there when building the deck, and … Read more

Dad knows, Mike blows off the trip…

I tried to reach Dad’s doctor twice today, since she never returned my call yesterday. I left a very detailed message at about 11:30, on the way to book club lunch at Souper Salad, which the receptionist said she’d get to her. At around 3:00, I called back to ask for a specific time that … Read more

I worked from home today, and got only one action item done – as far as I could take it anywhere. It takes so much coordination and input and research from different people and areas to get some of these things done, and sometimes that’s real frustrating. Just after noon, my power snapped off for … Read more

From the rally to Raleigh…

Courtney woke me up at 8:15. I changed clothes, and brushed my teeth, deciding to shower when I got home. The toilet wouldn’t stop running, and Courtney yelled from upstairs, “John, are you handy?” We got it to stop running, and she left it precariously set, sure to not work properly on the next flush. … Read more

Verizon on the horizon…

The plan was to see “The Producers” at the NC Museum of Art’s outdoor movie series, but as the evening progressed, things went awry. Robert and I left for FedEx at just after 7:30. My package, which is my new Verizon cell phone has been riding around Raleigh since the first attempt to deliver it … Read more