Real Live Preacher (a.k.a. RLP)… remember him? He’s the preacher I mentioned making a donation to in December to help fund his trip to the Dominican Republic… the trip he had committed to, but then realized he didn’t have the $950.00 he needed to make his final payment… the one who asked for money, but … Read more
6 Serious Medical Symptoms Some medical symptoms are warnings that you need immediate care. Learn to recognize these six. What is my impetus for posting this information? Recently I came across the obituary of someone I went to high school with and she was diagnosed on December 12th with cervical cancer that had spread to … Read more
I arrived at 8:45 for my 8:40 dentist appointment, and my hygienist for the day was at the door waiting for me. It was Jeanie, not my regular hygienist, Leigh Ann. Dr. Susan did my filling today, and I just can’t rave enough about her. I left there wanting to write her a thank-you note, … Read more
I worked from home today. I attended an interesting—albeit not too applicable to the work I do—education session today on Search Engine Optimization techniques with regards to PDF files, Flash files, RSS feeds, Podcasts, and Blogs. Following that, I attended another hour-long conference call, this one an Information Development & Design team meeting of one … Read more
Inspired by bratman, I made: “Emma fumbles Clarke’s writhing rhubarb that becomes enormous” out of the available words on Emm@’s fridge. I love hovering over the words in order making her say the sentence out loud. I worked from home today. The highlight of the day was not the two-hour conference call I listened in … Read more
Robert and I were up at about 9:00. He put on some coffee, and I made a cheddar-sausage-pineapple omelet for us. Yum! Late in the afternoon, I walked for an hour around my neighborhood, and I listened to one of the best episodes (to me) of This American Life that I’ve heard in a long … Read more
For the record, please note that I am in compliance: A friend sent me this advertisement about an upcoming screening that benefits Equality NC. I saw a “short” about this couple a few years ago at the NC Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, and it was quite engaging. SPECIAL FILM EVENT TO BENEFIT EQUALITY NC: … Read more
I had my tires rotated at Just Tires, and it was done before I even realized that they’d taken my car into the bay. I was deeply engrossed in the redesign of my home page, which I’m doing in Dreamweaver. After that, I stopped by Target, where I bought: household cleaning products (Tilex and OxyClean), … Read more
You know it by now: I love me some Prudie… Dear Prudie, I’m a woman in my 20s who has worked hard to learn several languages. Being a linguist has a distinct downside; often I’ve picked up on “private” conversations that are no longer private. The most troubling example is at work. My building also houses … Read more
I slept in today, precisely because I could. It’s my last vacation day from IBM since just before the middle of December. I spent a good portion of today working on mitigating the imminent loss of my NCSU web hosting space, which currently houses my home page. Toward that end, I purchased a domain name … Read more