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

20- to 30-minute snoozing, therapy with a whip, a traveling morgue, and a gazillion-calorie dinner..

~Sunday~ The laziest day evah. I kept hitting the “virtual snooze button,” and by that I mean not waking up every nine minutes, but more like every 20 or 30, and going down for another count. At around 4:00, I finally got my ass to the gym, where after stretching I did 300 (15 sets … Read more

A productive board meeting, snow, a strong back & a Neanderthal@the gym, and a toilet fly drowns…

~Saturday~  I was up at around 9:00, and off to Durham at 11:30 for our December Manbites Dog Theater Board of Directors meeting from 12:00 – 1:30. We had a productive meeting, and things are looking a little better financially for the theater, so that’s a nice boost of spirits. I was going to meet … Read more

Coffee klatsche @ CupAJoe, romping around campus for egg nog, a workout, and a night in…

~Friday~  I drove into the office today, using one of those three remaining daily parking permits that are expiring on 12/31/10 to park in the Van Allen Deck. The suite in which my office resides was deserted when I got in, which is odd, because I’m usually one of the last people in. I took … Read more

A medicine chest laptop bag; clipart, rhetorically; taking it out & using it; & it’s official…

~Wednesday~  I woke up feeling much better this morning, but definitely not 100%. I guess that expired soup was okay, as I saw no ill effects (literally) from it. By the time I finished packing my laptop back it was part technology toter, part lunch bag, and part medicine chest. Something has happened to the … Read more

A sickday, a good weigh-in, Craigslist discourse, a belligerent bully bear pun, & bro’s birthday…

~Tuesday~ I woke up with a cough that felt like it sucked pure acid up through my esophagus, and a temperature of 99.7°, making me even more grateful to be able to work from home today. I was particularly pleased with my weigh-in this morning, especially with the overeating done this past long holiday weekend. … Read more

A soda bottle soars, rooms to let 50¢, walking a circular line, and fresh Hoo-Mee noodles…

~Monday~  I left my house at 8:14, was at the bus stop at 8:15, and the bus arrived at 8:20. That’s the kind of timing I like when it’s in the 30s in the morning. There were only three other people already on when I boarded, and I was kind of surprised when the bus … Read more