I spent about an hour-and-a-half at the Morning Times Cafe this morning—my first time there. I parked at Flex and intended to take the R-Line over, but just as I got out of my car, the bus went by. So, even though it was raining, I walked over, which was good exercise and not half bad … Read more
I had a most surreal start to my day today. Highlighting some convergence of events for context: Today was the first work day of Daylight Saving Time. My dad’s health has been declining since early Fall of last year. His issues include: failing kidneys, congestive heart failure (recently diagnosed), and prostate cancer (currently under control), … Read more
Just before leaving my house at 7:30 this morning to meet my 9:00 commitment in Greenville, I logged into my e-mail just to make sure my sister hadn’t sent me any last-minute updates about my dad’s impending discharge. As soon as my computer came up, I noticed 8:29 in the bottom corner of the display … Read more
Most of you know that I collect euphemisms for death in the obituaries. This one is especially poetic: On Saturday, February 28, 2009, God dispatched a host of angels to bring Mother Amie Avery home. The call was louder than a whisper, the roaring voice of God; but you and I did not hear it … Read more
I forgot to capture two things that happened yesterday while I was waiting for the bus to go home: I glanced over at three cars parked in the meter spots in front of my work building, and I saw a ticket tucked underneath one of the wiper blades with its ends flapping in the breeze . The meter readers … Read more
This morning’s buscapades: I practiced “just-in-time” bus stop arrival this morning. Literally, I walked up to the bus stop and onto the bus. Not a second to spare. Once on, it was hot, hot, hot, hot, hot in there, and not in a good way. I used that “hot, hot, hot” line about my office … Read more
This morning, much to my horror, I found myself singing out loud while waiting for the bus at the bus stop, “The wheels on the bus go ’round and ’round, ’round and ’round, ’round and ’round…” [Go ahead, click on it.] My boss reviewed my draft of the minutes of that university meeting that I worked … Read more
I caught the city bus early this morning—at 7:25 instead of the regular 7:55 or 8:25 that I usually catch. I took a seat toward the back of the bus, where across from me sat a man and a woman. The man had long, dirty-blond hair, which covered the sides of his face, which was … Read more
My favorite tweet from today: melissasantos dear god, make me a bird so i can shit on this bitch’s head My work day started off with a staff meeting from 9:00–10:00. After a half-hour break, I conducted an interview of a colleague who recently put on an Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Fair, with … Read more
I forgot to mention a couple of things about yesterday: When I got home from work neither my trash can nor my recycle bin, both of which I had put out in the morning, were anywhere to be found. I spotted a trash can halfway down the hill upon which I live, laying on its … Read more