Relationship building in Austin…

I worked out of Building 901 today, where I met Lila, Trevor, Jason, Jennifer, Jim D., and caught up with Liza and John. I sat in an empty office across from Michelle It was great to put a face with Lila. I was curious as to whether she was African-American or not. Over the last … Read more

Texas Two-Stepping…

Katherine took me to work today. We had good conversation on the way in, and she introduced me to Josh Groban. She mentioned buying a Halloween outfit some time today, on her day off, it wasn’t too expensive. I gave her $50 toward a costume, which was pefect, because I was trying to think of … Read more

Meeting Alyssa…

I had lunch with the EAGLE folks today at Southpoint Mall. Deanna was there with Alyssa, so it was a pleasure meeting the little one. So cute! There were about 10 folks there, which is the biggest crowd we’ve had in a long while. Cheryl still hasn’t announced her departure from IBM to the group. … Read more

Picking up Courtney…

My Monday morning was the usual worldwind preparation for the 1:00 meeting, which went well. I also checked in with Jerry Potts at Carmax in Maryland, and with Courtney to make travel arrangements for later in the week. Courtney is going to fly down today, and rent a car to drive back on Wednesday. I’ll … Read more

Birthday breakfast with Donna…

he alarm went off at 9, and I got up and showered. I met Donna at Gregory’s at 10:00 for my birthday breakfast. I had french toast, two eggs over easy, and 4 link sausages. I actually didn’t eat the third piece of french toast. Unusual for me. Donna and I had a good chat; … Read more

A nice ride at Jordan Lake…

I woke up at 8, and called Joe at about 10 after, suggesting we wait until later in the day to decide about riding. We were going to meet at 9 at my place, and head out to Durham. I checked back in with him at about 11:30, and we decided to meet at noon. … Read more

“Marriage Protection Week,” ugh…

I worked from home in the morning, and Smith Exterminating showed up at about 10:30. I signed a service contract for a year with them. I left at 11:00 to make the ITIM 4.5 Appreciation Luncheon at Maggianno’s. I sat at a table with Brian, Vid, Barry, and Jim Ebert. Lunch was so delicious. We … Read more

EAGLE lunch, and dancing…

I had lunch with the EAGLE folks today at Southpoint Mall. Deanna was there with Alyssa, so it was a pleasure meeting the little one. So cute! There were about 10 folks there, which is the biggest crowd we’ve had in a long while. Cheryl still hasn’t announced her departure from IBM to the group. … Read more

Happy Birthday to Me

I met Steve, Joe, and Jay at Rockford’s for a birthday dinner. On the way, I stopped at Carmax to buy a car. I left Brent there to transfer a Silver 2002 Toyota with 12,000 miles on it from Laural Toyota in Laurel Maryland. We had a very fun dinner, with a real cute waiter, … Read more