Fall is falling. I walked three miles this evening. The paved path around Lake Johnson is almost covered in pine needles. My “neat side” wants it blown clean. A handsome jogger ran toward me, waved hello, and then passed behind me. It was Justin from Tivoli. I wondered if he was still seeing the girl … Read more
I had a phone meeting today to “meet” my new manager. She works in Austin. It never ceases to amaze me how the pendulum keeps swinging back and forth. “Remote management isn’t a good idea.” “Remote management can work.” “We want our employees to have local managers.” “Virtual teams are the way of the future.” … Read more
We got up at 10:30, and checked out by noon. There was a $50 charge-per-night on my bill that shouldn’t have been there, since I stayed on Starwood points. I took care of that upon checkout. We stopped for gas about halfway back to the airport, where we found gas for $2.79 a gallon, and … Read more
We got “A” vouchers for our Southwest flight by “checking in” on the Internet early in the morning before heading to the airport. Mary Lou did the same. Our flight ended up being delayed by almost one hour. We were scheduled to leave at 11:20. The first delay was to 12:05; the second one to … Read more
I’m in a funk. Work sucks. My last several entries here suck. The size clothes I’m wearing again sucks. Missing a semester of school sucks. Vacuums suck. Five non-sexual images returned on a Google Images search with “suck” as the search argument: The guy in the last picture is supposed to be sucking beer out … Read more
I received my pro-rated refund from N.C. State today. Glad that’s taken care of. I attended the STC seminar called “Interviewing to Get the Job Done,” presented by Ronnie J. Duncan, President of TimelyText(TM), Inc. I liked how he stressed the “relationship” side of interviewing, and his assertion that people make decisions emotionally, and then … Read more
Book club met for lunch today, with Suzanne, Sharon, and myself attending. Mary was working from home, and Janet is still recovering from her back surgery. Suzanne and Sharon talked about shared experiences of kids in high school. Sharon shared some fun stories about Nicholas and his “girlfriend.” I lied down at just after 9:00 … Read more
I felt like shit today, so I called in sick. I logged into work just long enough to cancel my 1:00 meeting, and to send e-mail to my manager. I slept all afternoon, from about noon until 6:00PM. I felt much better when I woke up. I spent the early evening uploading our rodeo pictures … Read more
We got up around 10:30, and were ready to check out at noon as required, and did so using the menu on the television. I waited out front with our luggage while Robert went to retrieve the car at Union Station. All went smoothly, and we hopped on South, whose entrance was just a few … Read more
Robert was up before me and made us some coffee. Then, he ran across the street to get us bagels from that deli before it closed at 10:30. They only had plain ones, but we had them with cream cheese, and they were yummy. And We’re Off At about noon, we walked over to Union … Read more