~Monday~ While having lunch with my parents for their ‘tween birthdays on Saturday, I decided to take advantage of one of the few remaining living sources that could verify a story that I’ve been telling for years—and have repeated recently a couple of times in the context of the election of the new pope. I’m … Read more
~Sunday~ Today was our thirty-sixth Salon meeting, and we met at Anna’s house and Skyped in Kim, which didn’t end up working so well this evening, so she dropped out after the Burlesque question. Below is our agenda, with my answers following each item: 1. If you’ve published something that allowed a dedication, did you … Read more
~Saturday~ Today, I drove two hours to Jacksonville, NC to join my sister and her husband, Jeff, to have a ‘tween birthdays lunch with my parents. My mom turned 81 on March 1, and my dad will turn 82 on April 30. On the way, I was listening to one of the playlists put together … Read more
~Tuesday~ I joined my friend Bob, and his friends Cindy and Tina, at the Colony Theater for the 7:15 screening of Quartet this evening. I enjoyed this movie, although I suspect more so than others might, because I really enjoy opera music. I used to attend the opera regularly, with my friend Mary—who found it … Read more
~Monday~ Some of these resonate with me, some don’t. Shy and reserved as opposed to outgoing and active? I don’t think so. In the stability arena, I’m ambivalent about that one. The rest, I’ll take.
~Sunday~ My previous public entry was about my friend Bob’s playlists, and this is a little bit of a follow-up to that. One of the things that’s really great about being one of the recipients of these playlists is that every once in a while, I’ll hear a song that I’ve never heard before that … Read more
~Friday~ My friend Bob is a huge music fan with a brain like a database of the many facts about songs—such as their artists, the years they were released, who recorded various versions of them, and so on. This is also true about movies. It’s rather remarkable. Not surprisingly, I suppose, he has a massive … Read more
~Tuesday~ Recently, my friend Casey posted a blog entry entitled, “If you’re happy and you know it… make a list?.” Take a moment to read it, if you want to. I’ll wait. I liked the idea so much when I read it that I promised to make my own list soon, and today’s blog entry … Read more
~Monday~ I’ve mentioned here before that our organization has T.O.A.S.T. (for Totally Outstanding Attitude, Service and Talent) award that any employee can give to any other employee for any reason at all. Think of them as the old “atta-boys,” which I’m sure should now be called “atta-persons.” I received one today from my colleague, Vanessa, … Read more
~Friday~ Today was payday in the five-day Bread Tasting Test that I participated in all this week, as part of NC State’s Sensory Service Center. Before I started this test last Monday, I did not know that the actual bread part of the bread—as opposed to the crust—is called “the crumb.” Did you? Each day … Read more