Tired served up, poetic progress, people like me, erections, compelling history, & an early night..

~Monday~  I woke up tired this morning, which is what five hours of sleep serves up. I have got to make a concerted effort this year to get to bed earlier, and to give myself more time to get ready in the morning so that I’m not so rushed. That was the downside of my … 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 snow delay day, a party pooper at work, a pun with pause, & Prudie snap-snaps…

~Thursday~ NC State University was on a weather delay today, starting at 10:00. I checked in with my boss at just after 9:00, which just made me nostalgic for “the good old days.” I was at the bus stop in time for the 9:45 bus, and although the CAT system website said that some buses … Read more

A reflective doppelganger, fighting the cold with GPS, inflammatory buscapades, & holiday parties…

~Tuesday~  Wash. Rinse. Repeat. I was running late yet again this morning. I really need to start setting my alarm ten minutes earlier in the morning. When I got to the Food Lion Park & Ride, there were two Wolfline buses waiting, the #1 Avent Ferry and the #9 Greek Village. I got on the … 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

Si si, veritable ashtrays, garbled connections, sleep trumps a workout, and kisses for Lindsay…

~Thursday~  I was able to quickly pack up my breakfast and lunch today, as I’d done a little “prep” work last night, namely peeling, removing the yolk from, and slicing my hard-boiled egg, separating out a weighed portion of ham, and setting the coffee pot to start brewing at 8:00. I’m not really avoiding the … 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

I’m lighter, the scarlet passenger, no one cares about your humor, & a Gulf Coast trip meeting…

~Tuesday~ I was pleased with my Tuesday morning weigh-in, another three pounds intently—and intensely—worked off. I caught the Wolfline #1 Avent Ferry bus at around 8:15 from the Food Lion Park & Ride on Avent Ferry Road. At a subsequent stop, a girl who looked a little bit like Tonya Harding, boarded and took the … Read more

A piece of War & Peace, enriching a life, a customer service rant, disturbing ENOUGH, & Anna reads

~Thursday~  I caught the university’s #9 Greek Village bus at Avent Ferry & Gorman at 8:30. I did have on long pants and a sweatshirt, but at one point, I thought, “Damn, it’s freezing out here!” I looked at the weather app on my phone, and it sure enough was: 32° At the stop after … Read more