Some time overnight in the last couple of days, the Crown Fast Fare gas and convenience store near my house turned into a Han-dee Hugo’s. Then today, I noticed that the Crown on the corner of Hillsborough and Gorman has turned into a Han-dee Hugo’s. And not only that, but the gas station and convenience … Read more
Work affirmation: All state employees go through a 6-month probation period when they’re hired—”just in case things don’t work out.” This e-mail exchange took place on 02/05/09 between the personnel rep (Marilou) and my manager (Jude): Jude, John’s probation will be up on 3/15/09—if you have no objection, he will go permanent on that date. Marilou … Read more
Why is it that some people can only “see” homosexuality for what it is when it happens to them or someone they love? Pastor Ted Haggard, who was exiled from his Colorado church in 2006 in a gay sex scandal, said this week that the incident has altered his views on religion and the culture … Read more
Someone on Twitter pointed out this website today: Dreams of Barack. I like the concept. I, myself, have not had a Barack dream yet. Is dental floss made in the U.S. at all? I have three rolls currently at my house: one made in China, one made in England, and the other one made in … 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 was pointed to an article about changing careers by someone’s tweet today, and this was an interesting point made by a reader commenting on the advice of the career advisor who wrote the article: When colleagues get restless and ask me the if they should stay or go, I always ask the question, “Are you … Read more
I did a grocery run today, and it was cold enough outside that I didn’t worry about leaving what I bought in the car for about 15 minutes while I got my hair cut. At home, I diced the onion I’d bought, and then I browned 1.25 pounds of ground turkey, and put .25 of … Read more
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 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
Dear Santa, Please send me a baby brother. Love, Johnny Dear Johnny, Send me your mother. Love, Santa I got my last night of dancing in before my knee surgery tomorrow.