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 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
We had a staff meeting from 10:00-11:30 today. It was for everyone who reports to my boss’s boss, and the first 45 minutes or so of it featured a presentation from the director of one of the other units, the Advanced Computing unit in our overall Office of Information Technology organization. I was the facilitator … 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
Someone on Twitter pointed to this video today. I love it. “Rosa sat, so Martin could walk Martin walked so Barack could run Barack ran so all our children could fly.” Today was not a good bus day. It started with the No. 12 Method Road bus arriving not with such indication on the L.E.D. sign … 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
Today was one of the very few days since I started riding the bus to work on September 15, 2008, that I had to wait for it in the rain. I started my work day with a (choose your term) staff | department | team meeting. They tend to be called staff meetings here, though … Read more
I showed up for my physical therapy (PT) appointment at Raleigh Orthopedics Rehabilitation (ROR) in Cary at 7:28. My appointment was actually at 7:45, but they told me to be there at 7:30, because it was my first visit. I arrived to no one and after a few minutes, someone came in that didn’t really know … 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
While devising yesterday’s blog entry, and including all of the TED talks I watched last night, I listened to this one in the background: Steven Strogatz: How things in nature tend to sync up (21:58) Mathematician Steven Strogatz shows how flocks of creatures (like birds, fireflies and fish) manage to synchronize and act as a … Read more