Kevin (av8rdude), Kurt, and I met Dave/Jace at Pam’s Farmhouse Restaurant at 8:15, and I was absolutely stunned at the number of cars in the parking lot at the place. Surprisingly though, we were seated immediately. Dave did his typical “Sally” ordering. [Harry from When Harry Met Sally: “I love that it takes you an … Read more
I was up at 7:00, and in RTP at 8:00 for my annual eye exam. I just can’t say enough good things about Triangle Visions and the people there. From the receptionist who asked me if I wanted a coveted cup of coffee to Susan who did all the assistant work (i.e., the various readings … Read more
A woman got on the bus this morning on Gorman Street, on just the other side of Western Blvd, and I’m not saying that her boot heels were quite at the sharpness of stilettos, but she had cleanly pierced a leaf that had become an unflattering, unbeknowst to her, part of her outfit—not unlike some … Read more
I had a good day at work today. On the way home, I took an elderly-disabled seat on the bus, so it was a seat that faced into the aisle. I was in the seat farthest to the right of three like that, so just to my right was the first seat facing forward. This … Read more
Joe drove me to the Blue Ridge Surgery Center, and we arrived right at noon in the pouring rain. From the car, I ran to get under the shelter over the front entranceway to the building, but still got pretty wet. Who runs to the surgery center when they’re getting knee surgery? Evidently I do. … Read more
Nearly 300,000 people have applied for the approximately 7,000 available jobs in the Obama administration. ~ New York Daily News ~ With hotels in Washington, D.C. rapidly filling to capacity for Barack Obama’s January 20 inauguration, area college students have been renting out their dorm rooms for anywhere from $500 to $1,800 a night for … Read more
I attended two work meetings today, one on accessibility considerations when creating Word documents, PowerPoint slides, and PDFs, and the other on Web site organization with regards to the director to whom our department reports. A tweet after that meeting was rather telling of how it went: Myers-Briggs-speak: I need to do some (S to … Read more
I had a productive, if not at times frustrating day today. Information architecture in a highly restrictive environment is challenging, to put it nicely. We had a nice retirement gathering for a colleague today, at which I honored her “with her own words.” Saroj is NCSU‘s “accessibility person.” It’s not that she’s the only person … Read more
Irony is a multi-faceted rhetorical device, as explained by GrammarGirl (On video! So that’s what she looks like.) using a Sarah Palin event to illustrate the plethora of considerations involved in producing, and understanding, irony: We had turkey sausage patties on Portuguese sweet rolls this morning for breakfast, and ham salad and Swiss on rye … Read more
There was drama on the bus this morning. The driver stopped between stops on Hillsborough Street and just idled the bus there for a minute or two. She kept looking in the rear view mirror, so I took out my earbuds to hear what was going on. A guy in the back of the bus … Read more