Today was one of the very few days since I started riding the bus to work on September 15, 2008, that I had to wait for it in the rain. I started my work day with a (choose your term) staff | department | team meeting. They tend to be called staff meetings here, though … Read more
I did a grocery run today, and it was cold enough outside that I didn’t worry about leaving what I bought in the car for about 15 minutes while I got my hair cut. At home, I diced the onion I’d bought, and then I browned 1.25 pounds of ground turkey, and put .25 of … Read more
Snap, snap from a Walmart greeter! A very loud, unattractive, mean-acting woman walked into Walmart with her two kids, yelling obscenities at them all the way through the entrance. The Walmart Greeter said pleasantly “Good morning, and welcome to Walmart. Nice children you have there. Are they twins?” The woman stopped yelling long enough to … Read more
I showed up for my physical therapy (PT) appointment at Raleigh Orthopedics Rehabilitation (ROR) in Cary at 7:28. My appointment was actually at 7:45, but they told me to be there at 7:30, because it was my first visit. I arrived to no one and after a few minutes, someone came in that didn’t really know … Read more
Two PostSecret entries that cracked me up today: I went to the Talley Student Center at State for a 1:00-3:00 meeting in the Talley Board Room. I got there at 12:55 to an empty room, which stayed that way until 1:10, when I realized that even though there was a laptop powered on and displaying … Read more
Today was my first day back to work since Christmas eve, and my badge was nowhere to be found this morning. I finally ended up grabbing a business card of mine, which shows that I work at NC State, to try and use to ride the bus free this morning. The driver accepted it. I … Read more
I was up at 7:00, and in RTP at 8:00 for my annual eye exam. I just can’t say enough good things about Triangle Visions and the people there. From the receptionist who asked me if I wanted a coveted cup of coffee to Susan who did all the assistant work (i.e., the various readings … Read more
Robert and I were up at 10:00 to greet 2009. He got up first and put on coffee and turned up the heat, making my ascent easier. For breakfast, we had bagels with a couple of strips of bacon, along with our coffee. We listened to a bunch of podcasts, and at some point during … Read more
Kevin (av8rdude) and I had a disconnect at the gym this morning. We were supposed to meet there at 10:00. I got there at 9:50, and left him a voicemail message saying I was already there and would be doing just lower back and lower abdomen stretching exercises in the front on the floor mats. … Read more
After a late start, leaving Raleigh at about 9:20 instead of 8:30 like I wanted to, I had an uneventful ride to Greenville. I didn’t expect mom and dad to be there until 11 or noon, but when I checked in with my sister on the way, she said, “They supposedly left Jacksonville at 8:30; … Read more