Jason’s Walking-Around License Gets Revoked Burly man who pulled frat boy out of tracks: Dude, are you drunk? Frat boy: Ah… Ah… I don’t know. I guess I had something to drink. Burly man: Dude, next time you get on a train make sure it’s there first! —1-2-3 platform, 96th St via Overheard in New … Read more
From an obit in today’s N&O: He is survived by his wife of 43 years Jo Ann William Gay; daughters, Mandy and Brian Hayes, Melanie Gay; granddaughter, Lizzie Morgan Gay; mother-in-law, Aileen Cooper Williams; brothers, Ray and Emma Gay,Tommy and Louise Gay, Earl and Joan Gay; sisters, Peggy and James Williams, Betty Jean and Randy … Read more
From a GLBT discussion forum I subscribe to: reflections on some postings about recognizing our relationships … “…and this is April’s friend, Dorothy.” April’s other grandmother died… “other grandmother” meaning not the paternal grandmother who lives with us, but her mother’s mother. So Sunday and Monday we attended the wake and funeral. Gram had 4 … Read more
Thanks to Robert for bringing this one to my attention. Beautiful. And the obituary, too. Dewayne C. Eckhoff Dewayne C. Eckhoff, 67, of Kansas City, KS, died on Friday, March 23, 2007, at KU Medical Center. An Agnostic Infidel gone to a place he didn’t believe exists. Dewayne was born on November 21, 1939, in … Read more
From indexed blog: I love the expression she’s assigned to the BE line segment. I went into the office today. I attended two conference calls today—one on editing indexes and the other on the “new and improved” IBM 2007 Compensation Plan. With regards to the second meeting, once again, IBM puts a different slant on … Read more
I love it when technology actually makes life easier. I’ve been complaining lately about the slow disappearance of spray gel that is taking place, and yesterday Robert asked, “Have you checked the Herbal Essence web site to see if they are still making it?” I did just that, and lo and behold, not only did … Read more
I love these two postcards from this week’s PostSecret postings: We were up at 10:00 this morning and followed our standard morning routine: coffee, a little breakfast, listening to music, and catching up on the news on laptops. I installed TurboTax, and Robert did his taxes before heading back to Durham. After he left, I … Read more
I, reluctantly and under duress, shopped at Wal-mart today, where it was once again obvious that the making of the liquid spray gel is approaching its demise. I ended up buying this: Root lifter? What in the hell is that? I also bought TurboTax and some 8-gallon trash bags. My next stop was at CostCutters … Read more
Today was a rescheduled work day for me—from Tuesday, when I was flying back from Dallas. I took a late lunch to attend a S-L meeting, at which I was given a 200% increase on a stipend. Sweet! After work, I met Kevin (av8rdude) at Helios, where I tried one of their smoothies for the … Read more
Just checked “snafu” to make sure I had spelled it correctly, and was surprised to read the first definition: noun: an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up Who knew? I worked in the office today, and had a full day. I left RTP at just before 7:00 … Read more