Top 30, affirmations in general, specific affirmations, and card players at Helios…

An IBM colleague of mine instant messaged me today to tell me that, being inspired by my submissions, he submitted a onesentence.org entry himself—and got published!  It’s a good one, especially with Thanksgiving on our heels. It’s called Pay No Attention to the Backhoe Outside. During the short conversation, he also congratulated me for making … Read more

Lab work, a fellow New Englander, a fun class, a funner time @ Helios, and dancing…

I had my lab work done this morning—in anticipation of my physical which is a week from today, for which all of my lab results will be available. After fingering the crook of my arm for a minute or more, I said to the phlebotomist, “Don’t see anything you like?” She smiled. “This one right … Read more

A snore of a meeting, a birthday affirmation, more homework, more class, more homework…

I worked from home this morning—the highlight being my 1.5-hour conference call on Intellectual Property Naming & Legal Education. Not! 51 Powerpoint slides in 1.5 hours. Let’s see, that’s an average speed of 34 slides per hour, or a half-a-slide per minute. But I digress… I logged in to Yahoo Instant Messenger, which I rarely … Read more

Philip’s funny blog entry, steady editing, class, met Judy @ Helios, and homework…

Here’s a pointer to an entry in the blog of an IBM colleague and friend of mine. It is so like something I would write, especially the seat diagram part.  This just totally cracked me up!  Day One: Stuck in the Middle With You.  Well worth the read! After a good ten hours of sleep, … Read more

Mile-high club warning, living apart together, madman editor, class, finances, and homework…

Singapore Airlines has taken the unusual step of publicly asking passengers on its new Airbus A380 plane not to engage in any sexual activities. The potential problem has arisen because the first class area of its giant super jumbo contains 12 private suites complete with double beds.  The rest of the story… Who knew? There … Read more

An editing frenzy, hukt on fonikz, U.S. mail, fun in class, a Helios stop, and homework at home…

I worked from home today, and edited my little heart out. I got so involved in it that at one point I checked the time and it was 10:30. “30 more minutes and I need to connect into that conference call,” I thought. When I next looked up, it was 11:30. As it turned out, … Read more

Published again, radar t-shirt, Prudie snaps, work, homework, class, and booger drag…

I have been published again on onesentence.org! A friend sent me a link to this story about the Top 11 Geek T-Shirts. My favorite is the very last one: which actually lights up when you’re in the range of a wireless network! Love it, love it, love it. Another snap, snap, snap from Prudie: Hi … Read more

An all-nighter, IBM editing, the PhD Panel Discussion, class, homework, and some bad news…

I know my body is screaming, “What in the hell is going on?” After traveling for 20 hours, and getting to sleep in its own bed, for a glorious 10 hours, it thought it was back on track. And then what do I go and do? Pull an all-nighter. I was awake the entire night, … Read more

onesentence.org publication, and Rhetoric of Science & Technology paper done…

Praise the &deity!  I have finally had an entry published on onesentence.org. I edited my heart out today to finish an IBM commitment before starting vacation tomorrow. I had about an hour to kill before leaving for class, so I wrote my “President’s Pen” article for the October edition of the STC newsletter, which was a … Read more