~Wednesday~ The bus this morning brought us Madonna and Genetically-Beautiful Daughter in the front of the long center-facing seat on the right side of the bus, and passing them to choose my seat, I heard Sophia ask her mother, “But what about Mr. Wiggles?” Approaching the second or third stop after mine, I saw a hot—but … Read more
~Wednesday~ Before leaving the house, I tried to renew my library book online, as I didn’t want to take it with me on the bus this morning if I didn’t have to take it over to the library during the day to return. I was shocked once again, but delighted once again, that I was … Read more
~Saturday~ I was up at 7:30 and out at SAS by 8:15 for the STC Judging Training, which went from 8:30-1:00. Anna, Jen and I signed up during the 10:30-10:45 break as Team 2 for the Online competition category, as Jen and I had to leave at 11:15 to do our volunteer stint at NC … Read more
~Wednesday~ A 5:40 departure from Kevin’s got me to the airport within an hour of my 7:10AM Delta flight departure time. I didn’t know it at the time, but I had one item with me that I shouldn’t have had, and didn’t have one item with me that I should have had. In the process … Read more
~Friday~ A couple of years back, I changed my airline seat preference from window to aisle. So, looking at my seat assignment for this morning’s flight from Raleigh to Cincinnati, I was a little nonplussed to see, “17A.” Well, as it turned out, 17A was both a window and an aisle seat. It was one … Read more
~Wednesday~ On the bus this morning, a man sitting in the seat formerly known as Swapping Dollar‘s had on a ball cap and a Carolina Panthers jersey. He kept a filtered cigarette that was burned down to about a half-an-inch of it left, unlit in his mouth the entire ride. It reminded me of a … Read more
~Saturday~ Robert arrived at around 10:30, and we headed downtown to see the Dog Olympics, which is “a charitable event that is open to dogs of all breeds, shapes, and sizes. Medal events include athletic and non-athletic competitions such as doggie limbo, musical sit (similar to musical chairs), best beggar, best pet trick, Frisbee toss, … Read more
~Wednesday~ On most of the city buses, just under the place where all the pamphlets of the various CAT bus routes are kept, there is a plastic plate under which sheets of paper and postcards can be slipped. Almost exclusively, this spot touts ads for local churches. I wonder what that says about targeted and/or captive audiences. … Read more
~Wednesday~ I woke up at 7:50, immediately disoriented because it was bright out already, but my alarm hadn’t gone off. Turns out it wasn’t set. (Love that “no blame” passive voice.) I can’t remember the last time, if ever, I’ve done that. I calmed myself, “Don’t go to the Alzheimer’s place. It’s an isolated incident.” Because … Read more
~Saturday~ I was up at 8:00 after almost twelve hours sleep. Glorious. After an English muffin, a hard-boiled egg, and some coffee, I caught up Thursday’s and Friday’s blog entries. I watched The Wire: Season 1: Episode 9: Game Day. Intense. I meant to capture this note I got from the dean of CHASS after the … Read more