Shopping mostly to no avail, nagging will make you fat, a customer service WIN, and a late workout..

~Monday~  I worked from home today, which was a wonderful, welcomed change. I got a late start to running errands after work, beginning with a run to K-Mart to pick up my Nexium prescription. While there, I also checked for some picture frames—to no avail—for a couple of pictures I want to frame for Christmas … Read more

Early to work, an Eggnog Mini Concrete, some scareyoke, and some old pics of a younger me…

~Sunday~  I was determined to not being doing work work at midnight on Sunday for the second or third weekend in a row, so I took care of that first thing today. After that I went to the gym, where I did 300 (15 sets of 20) ab crunches, followed by a 40-minute upper body … Read more

Straight No Chaser, the storm after the repeal, and Steve’s holiday party…

~Saturday~  At a little after 12:30, I met Jen at the Hillsborough Building where we work on NC State’s campus. We left her car there, and I drove us to The Diner in Glenwood South, to which Jen had never been, and where we had lunch and bookend cocktails. Hey, it was after noon. Jen … Read more

A Survivor primate, $omething’$ changed, back-door-front-door, and a bitter workout…

~Friday~  Finally a day in which I wasn’t running behind in the morning. I actually got out to the stop at 8:14 for the bus that doesn’t leave its originating stop about a mile away until 8:15. It might have had something to do with the fact that the university buses have stopped for winter … Read more

A sick day, a redundant or complementary breakfast, YouTube copyright infringements, and dancing…

~Wednesday~  I took a sick day from work today, and started off my morning with a piece of delicious homemade banana bread, which Sarah so graciously gave to me at Salon on Monday. Here’s a picture of, and comment about, it that I put on Facebook: Redundant or Complementary? Sarah asked on Facebook if that … Read more

Examcapdes, basement politics, a happy birthday wish, and Salon XVII…

~Monday~  I was running late again this morning. On my short drive over to the Park and Ride, I passed a Wolfline #9 Greek Village bus, but when I got to the park and ride, there was another #9 there and a #1. I parked along the side of the road instead of in the … Read more

Living vicariously, an underliningly loved son, Mostly Social Book Club, and some flurries…

~Sunday~  Since I stayed in last night and was in the bed fairly early, I was up early after eight hours of sleep. It was Sunday morning, so you know what that meant. I really liked this particular PostSecrets entry of this week’s lot, as it reminded me of my friend Steve. I traveled with … Read more

Snowflake-shaped ice, the leave-me-alone gods, +10 minutes a month, and imagining…

~Wednesday~  If you remember, it snowed here on Saturday. It’s Wednesday now, and it’s obvious by the snow still on the ground four days later, that I get limited direct sunlight in the front yard of my townhouse. This morning it was in the 19°-20° range, and when I got in my car to drive … Read more

20- to 30-minute snoozing, therapy with a whip, a traveling morgue, and a gazillion-calorie dinner..

~Sunday~ The laziest day evah. I kept hitting the “virtual snooze button,” and by that I mean not waking up every nine minutes, but more like every 20 or 30, and going down for another count. At around 4:00, I finally got my ass to the gym, where after stretching I did 300 (15 sets … Read more

A productive board meeting, snow, a strong back & a Neanderthal@the gym, and a toilet fly drowns…

~Saturday~  I was up at around 9:00, and off to Durham at 11:30 for our December Manbites Dog Theater Board of Directors meeting from 12:00 – 1:30. We had a productive meeting, and things are looking a little better financially for the theater, so that’s a nice boost of spirits. I was going to meet … Read more