~Thursday~ I was running behind this morning, and in a rush to get over to the Avent Ferry Park & Ride (AFP&R) to catch a Wolfline bus, I hit my neighbor’s recycle bin with the left front wheel of my car and tipped it over. I’m embarrassed to say that I didn’t get out to … Read more
~Wednesday~ I was at the city bus stop at 8:14 and the bus arrived at 8:25, with Hot Mess Driver at the helm. I made a quick assessment as to whether I thought I could make it the entire ride with my sweatjacket on and decided I couldn’t. Too hot. At a subsequent stop, a … Read more
~Sunday~ Yesterday, my friend Anna called and asked me if I’d be interested in brunch today. And that’s who I found myself with at 10:30 this morning at Helios. I had their Early Rise, with cheddar substituted for Gruyere, along with some coffee of course. early rise. 5.75 a café helios classic, butter croissant with … Read more
~Saturday~ Another glorious day of eight hours of sleep. Today I’m thankful for holiday weekends. I met Robert at the Regal Brier Creek Stadium 14 theater, for the 4:30 showing of: As expected, it was pretty much an audience of women and gay men, with the occasional husband who goes to chick flicks to appease … Read more
~Sunday~ A couple of weeks ago, I thought I was buying a bag of 3 Musketeers mini-bars, but they turned out to be Baby Ruths, of which I’m not all that fond. Thinking back, I can’t believe I didn’t even turn the bag over. I grabbed the bag, which was face-down, just assuming they were … Read more
~Saturday~ I got up at about 9:15, and after a quick cup of coffee and a short instant message conversation with Robert, I’d SSSed, and was off to Durham. In case it was crowded, Robert headed over to Elmo’s Diner while I was on my way. I checked in by phone as I got within … Read more
~Thursday~ I waited in anticipation for the 40-foot air-conditioner-on-wheels to rescue me from the 92% humidity at 7:15 in the morning. Shortly before the bus arrived, 70% Geek / 30% Military arrived and said good morning before diving into his latest book, the title of which I couldn’t see. (And you know I tried to.) … Read more
~Saturday~ I was up at 8:00 this morning, since I got to bed early. I had a couple of turkey sausage biscuits for breakfast with some coffee, while I finished up my Friday blog entry. For the rest of the morning, I finalized the agenda for our board meeting at noon, and finished up the … Read more
~Tuesday~ I woke up with a little bit of a start this morning, as my alarm hadn’t gone off, but it was light out, felt late, and the numbers on my clock were blinking indicating a power outage had occurred at some point during the night. I had company at the bus stop this morning, … Read more
~Saturday~ Internet and e-mail access on my Blackberry was still out this morning when I turned on my phone. I tried to make a phone call and found out that that wasn’t working either. I thought it was just the data plan part that wasn’t working. Checking the “Manage Connections” settings, I found everything indicating … Read more