At 6:55AM, I changed the alarm setting from 7:00 to 7:30. When it went off at 7:30, I pressed the snooze button. I got up at 7:39. Robert put on coffee, while we got ready and we left shortly after 8:30. We stopped at the Hardee’s at Avent Ferry and Gorman, and found it its … Read more
This morning, I pushed the freight elevator button on the first floor, and the door opened about two inches, and then just stuck. I thanked [insert deity of choice here] that I was on the outside. In spite of the now somewhat infamous elevator incident, I tempted fate by taking this same elevator up to … Read more
I want to find a head of lettuce at half the size and half the price, so that a family of one has a chance of eating half again of it before it rots. I was in a meeting today with two people who irritate the shit out of each other, neither seemingly cognizant of … Read more
And the beat goes on. My voucher has been received, and the shipping process has begun. I attended a 21 CFR Part 11 audit all day today by phone, and e-meeting. It went from 9AM until 5PM. Tedious. I used the Lotus Notes “To Do” function for the first time today, and created myself a … Read more
I love these survey phone calls. “Good afternoon, sir. I’m calling on behalf of a national research firm; we’re not trying to sell anything. We are conducting a survey on how people get their news. Would you be willing to take the survey for us?” “Sure,” I say. “First, a little demographic information. Does anyone … Read more
I got up at 11:00. Donna called at about 11:30 to set up our walk time for 1:00. She arrived a little after 1:00, and I hopped in, as she drove us to Lake Johnson, with Sophie and Pete in tow. They are Silky Terriers, and they look like this: When Donna and I were … Read more
I slept in until about 10:30, and then met Kevin, Glenn, Jace, and Sam at Finch’s for breakfast. I worked hard not to pay any mind to the C 75.5 sanitation grade that’s on their wall behind the counter. Two forms of denial helped me with this: Jace said that that rating only counts if … Read more
Making those credit card charges the other day did the trick! Today I received this news: As soon as I have my in my hand, I will cancel those five credit cards. I finished up that damn blog article I’ve been working on for the next STC Newsletter, and sent it to Heather. I’m not … Read more
My stomach was upset all day today. My manager insisted that I work from home today, since it’s my birthday. Actually, she told me that I should take a vacation day, and that she always takes a vacation day on her birthday. I told her that I had planned to take my birthday off, but … Read more
I like this obituary in the 10/10/05 on line version of the Chicago Tribune. Theodore Roosevelt Heller Theodore Roosevelt Heller, 88, loving father of Charles (Joann) Heller; dear brother of the late Sonya (the late Jack) Steinberg. Ted was discharged from the U.S. Army during WWII due to service related injuries, and then forced his … Read more