~Sunday~ Bob and I are both huge fans of Maggie Smith and have been waiting for The Lady in the Van to become available to us on Netflix. We recently finished the final season of Downton Abbey, during whose run we enjoyed many, many witty, snarky, and meme-worthy quips of The Dowager Countess, for which … Read more
~Tuesday~ Tonight I attended one of the 10 preliminary rounds of the North Carolina's Funniest amateur stand-up comedy contest at Goodnight's Comedy Club in Raleigh. This was an out-of-my-comfort-zone outing, but I wanted to support my colleague and friend, Matt Morain, whom I happen to think is a very, very intelligent-funny person. Aversion to stand-up … Read more
~Sunday~ In March of this year, I went to the Intelligent Content Conference in Las Vegas, where the closing keynote speaker was none other than Andy Weir, the author of the book, The Martian. When describing the publication history of the book, he mentioned that at one time it was available for download for $.99 … Read more
~Sunday~ I found the title of this movie saved in my iPhone “Notes” file, which means someone I was talking to—at some time, somewhere—recommended it. I thought it was my friend Todd, but he said it wasn’t him. At any rate, watching the trailer, I quickly decided it was “my kind of movie,” and naturally … Read more
~Wednesday~ I’m not a fan of sci-fi, so it’s an anomaly that I watched this film. Bob had paid—which is also an anomaly—to stream it from Netflix, and since we had access to it for several days, I went ahead and watched it, too. Bob had already watched it, himself, but he watched again with … Read more
Skis, bindings, boots, and poles I only used these for one season, before I gave up skiing. They’re in excellent condition. $200 I’d rather sell the entire set together, so if you do buy the entire set, I’ll throw in the gloves, goggles, boot bag, and ski bag free. Scroll down or jump to individual … Read more
~Tuesday~ I am thrilled that the same team at the same company at which I was working when I retired is welcoming me back with open arms. I’ll be working again on the Content Team at Red Hat in downtown Raleigh. I’ve always said, “If you have to work, this is the place—and the people … Read more
~Sunday~ I will be going out tonight, and I will have my first drink in a month at 12:00:01 a.m. And it might very well be a shot—of bourbon, of course. As these final hours of Dry January tick away, I’m reflecting on the month. My first inclination is to compare my experience to the … Read more
~Friday~ It snowed today, and Bob and I walked to Seaboard Station to catch the R-Line over to The Borough. It was running mid-afternoon when I checked it to make sure, but by the time we walked to the stop at about 4:10, it had—apparently—gone “out of service.” We ended up walking the rest of … Read more
Entertainment center Black teak finish Glass door on left side, solid door on right, top shelf slides out 25.5″ wide x 15.5″ deep $20 SOLD!