Back to work, catching up my blog, calendar updates, and coffee w/Joe @ Caribou…

~Monday~  I decided to work from home this morning up until my 11:00 meeting at the Avent Ferry Technology Center (AFTC). That made more sense than catching the bus into my office, staying there for about an hour-and-a-half and then catching another bus to the AFTC. When I sent an email to my manager to … Read more

Mom checks back in (to reality), walks “a miracle mile” on her new hip, and a rainbow celebrates…

~Friday~  Dad and I left the house around 9:15 and we stopped at the Jacksonville IHOP for a quick breakfast. Just as we approached the place and saw the long wait, Meagan called to say that mom had left her a voicemail message crying that she’s afraid she’s been abandoned at the hospital. This did … Read more

A trying trip to J’ville, a scary day at the hospital, dinner w/dad, & sleeping in my boyhood bed…

~Thursday~  I got up at 7:30, showered, and packed, and headed over to the Jiffy Lube by my house on Western Boulevard, where I had them change my oil, since it’s been forever since I’ve had that done, and then I asked them to run diagnostics on my “Check Engine” light. The “Emission-Related Powertrain Diagnostic … Read more

Still dressing on the bus, a DADT kind of lunch, and very limited progress from mom’s hip surgery…

~Tuesday~ I caught the Wolfline #9 this morning, on which students were in various states of being ready to leave their house, although it obviously hadn’t stopped them: One girl’s hair was still wet, one guy was tying his shoes, and another guy was unbuttoning the sleeves of his long-sleeve shirt and rolling them up. … Read more

An out-of-sync sync stop, catching up with work goings-on, and mom’s hip replacement surgery…

~Monday~ I was at the the city bus stop at 8:17 this morning. I added two items to my Ta-Da to-do list, while I waited for the bus to arrive, which it did at 8:22. It was the perfect temperature out at 63°. There were two people on board when I boarded, and although it … Read more

White lies to the TSA, an Honor Flight, & Rene’s surprise 50th birthday party in Newport, RI…

~Saturday~ I left my house at 6:30, parked in long-term parking lot #3 (The Purple Lot), and walked in the drizzle across the parking lot to beat the bus around, which had passed the station closest to my car and was working its way around the perimeter of the parking lot. In my phone, I … Read more