I caught the 7:55 bus today instead of the 8:25. I was surprised to find my office door locked, as Rhonda is always in before me. Turned out she was on vacation today. I spent some time this morning preparing for a 1:00 meeting with Dana from the Operations team. I took the city bus … Read more
We slept in this morning, getting up at about 10:30. We decided to forgo the BBQ plate luncheon that was included in our Stomp Weekend Pass in favor of getting out of town earlier. We stopped at Replacements, Ltd. on the way back, in Greensboro, where I picked up a wedding gift for my neighbor’s … Read more
We got up at around 10:00, and Robert made coffee in the little 4-cup hotel coffee maker, after which we walked to the IHOP for a late breakfast. We had the best service, and on the way out, I asked to speak to the manager: “I just wanted to let you know that our server, … Read more
I worked from home and was glad to have the opportunity to do so. I had two loads of laundry done by 8:30, since I started working at 6:00 in order to be able to stop by 3:00. Today was my 15th anniversary of living my authentic life. What prompted me to do it after … Read more
I was up and at ’em early this morning as I needed to get into work early enough to write-up my status report to give at my 10:00 meeting. There wasn’t a morning buscapade, but there was one on the way home. Read on. We had our monthly staff meeting at my second-level manager’s level … Read more
One thing that’s interesting about Twitter, and its connection to Facebook’s status field, is that you just never know what kind of comment is going to spark wild conversation. At work, right before lunch, I went to the restroom, and upon returning to my office, I tweeted: I hate, hate, HATE urinals beside sinks in … Read more
This was new news when I first saw it, but now it’s all over the Internet. If you haven’t seen it, it’s worth the 7-minute investment. 47 Year old Susan Boyle wows the judges with her performance in the auditions for Britain’s Got Talent, singing I dreamed a dream from Les Miserables. Dream the dream. … Read more
I was going to work from home all morning, since my exterminator was expected some time between 8:00 and 11:00. However, he arrived at just after 9:00, so I jumped in the shower in an effort to make the 9:50 bus. With just a couple of minutes left, I was unable to find my badge—I … Read more
Oh the bizarreness of dreams… I was in a work meeting in which Mardecia, who is an African-American director-level colleague of mine, was supposed to do a short presentation. I opened the door to the room in which we were meeting, which was clearly a school classroom, and looked to see if she was coming … Read more
I was up around 10:00 today, and it was an erand-y kind of day. My library book was due, but just before heading there, which was out of the way of my other errands, I decided to just renew it online. Done with it. May 2nd now. See for yourself. I ran to Target, where … Read more