There was drama on the bus this morning. The driver stopped between stops on Hillsborough Street and just idled the bus there for a minute or two. She kept looking in the rear view mirror, so I took out my earbuds to hear what was going on. A guy in the back of the bus … Read more
Due to disconcerting news items such as these, in which, sadly, the “free expression tunnel incident” in my very own university is referenced: Obama election spurs race crimes around country After Obama’s win, white backlash festers in US N.C. State is sponsoring this, which I plan to attend: If anyone reading this wants to attend … Read more
I was up at 8:00, and I found my mom in the bathroom doing her hair. She’d just gotten home at about 7:30. The good news was that my dad had had a real good night. He woke up just a couple of times during the night, and actually was conscious of her presence, asking, “Are … Read more
I was up at 9:30, and I was surprised to find my mom still asleep. I let her sleep until 9:30, as we had agreed on getting to breakfast by 10:00 today to get to the hospital by 11 or noon. We had breakfast at the IHOP at a window table facing Western Boulevard, which … Read more
I got in to work early this morning, so I could leave on the 12:30 bus, to get home and then to the doctor’s office for 1:30, where I had my MRI read. Some tweets from the doctor’s office, where they have free wireless, and from which I tweeted on my iTouch: in the waiting … Read more
We met Robert’s co-worker, Yelena, and her friend Josh at the Farmers’ Market Restaurant for a killer breakfast. It was nice to meet Yelena after all I’ve heard about her. All good, of course, since she’s a reader of this blog. After breakfast, we strolled through the Farmer’s Market, where I almost bought a totally … Read more
I had hoped to take advantage of the last day of early voting, but I slept so late that I didn’t make it. I spent a few hours unpacking a little, organizing some of my digital photos, and ordering the blog entries in our P2P techcommchina blog. Robert came over at about 7 or 7:30, … Read more
Though my alarm was set for 9:00, I was up at 8:00 after about 10 hours sleep. Felt good. Aunt Annette and I had coffee and cinnamon toast, while we talked about the updating of her will, which she wants to do soon. She expressed concern about not having a co-executor to name, and I … Read more
I was up at 4:45, and at the airport by 5:45. I parked in Lot 3, the “Purple Lot,” and was in line at U.S. Airways by 6:00. I had my laptop, a suit bag, and a small bag that I’d normally take as my carry on bag, but was checking today, since I had … Read more
At about 1:00, just before I turned off my computer to get on with my day, I received an e-mail from my cousin in Atlanta: Hi John, We haven’t spoken in awhile, and unfortunately I’m writing now to tell you sad news. Dad died at home last night at 5:00 pm. He’s been home since … Read more