A definite passive-aggressive bus passenger play this morning. Things like this always fascinate me about people—what they could possibly be thinking and what in their lives has led to such a behavior pattern. So, at one of the stops at which both the Wolfline (NCSU’s bus line) and the CAT (the city’s bus line) stop, … Read more
Work affirmation: All state employees go through a 6-month probation period when they’re hired—”just in case things don’t work out.” This e-mail exchange took place on 02/05/09 between the personnel rep (Marilou) and my manager (Jude): Jude, John’s probation will be up on 3/15/09—if you have no objection, he will go permanent on that date. Marilou … Read more
Why is it that some people can only “see” homosexuality for what it is when it happens to them or someone they love? Pastor Ted Haggard, who was exiled from his Colorado church in 2006 in a gay sex scandal, said this week that the incident has altered his views on religion and the culture … Read more
In the category of total cuteness, I got an e-mail from my friend Kevin (av8rdude) with this little note in it from his manager, who lives in Australia: A little Koala which just walked on to our neighbours back veranda looking for a bit of heat relief. Filled a bucket for it and this is … Read more
I was up at about 8:30, as we got a decent night’s sleep. I knew it was Superbowl Sunday, and both Robert and I knew that the Pittsburgh Steelers were playing in it. Neither of us, however, knew who the other team was that was in it. I googled it, and I said incredulously, “The … Read more
I have been tagged in a meme to divulge 25 things about myself. Back in November of 2004, I did a list of 100 things. I’ve revisited it, and 25 things are no longer the case, so I’ve removed them. Here are the remaining 75, exactly three times what this meme calls for. I love … Read more
At our previous (and first) Salon meeting, we talked about a “personal motto” that can be summed up in three words. All of the others have by now put forth theirs: “Not The Holdup” (Anna), “Mulling It Over” (Etta), “I Meant Well” (Brad), “Are You Kidding?” (Kim) and “Trying My Best” (Sarah). I have finally settled on one that really … Read more
I was pointed to an article about changing careers by someone’s tweet today, and this was an interesting point made by a reader commenting on the advice of the career advisor who wrote the article: When colleagues get restless and ask me the if they should stay or go, I always ask the question, “Are you … Read more
I went through my car yet one more time, this time with a flashlight in the daylight, to look for my badge after Kevin (av8rdude) tweeted that he’s certain he saw it in there at one point during his visit. No luck. Favorite tweet of the day (01/08/09): RobertFischer Note to Everyone Else: When I … Read more
Today’s synopsis in an unordered list: I devised my blog entry about the dumpster suicide, which was “threaded” at 30THREADS by my friend Ginny. I had a Chicken Curry dish at lunch that was so spicy that I had to blow my nose when I was done. Good stuff. I had all kinds of good … Read more