I drove in to work today specifically to attend one of my longest-time friend’s 25-Year Anniversary with IBM. He invited 7 or 8 colleagues to have lunch with him (on IBM) at Manchester Grill in Morrisville. His name is Kevan, and he also invited another guy named John who we hung around with in the … Read more
These guys do get pretty tickled over this! (And you can’t really blame them.) My sister has a cameo appearance in this video podcast. (It takes a little while to “transfer” before you can start playing it.) She’s at a little over a third of the way through—she’s after these four speakers: Dr. Rhea Miles, … Read more
A lady’s friend had a great sense of humor and always used to say that when she died she wanted a parking meter on her grave that said “Expired.” So her nephew got her one on ebay! She said that her grave is right by the road so everyone can see it and many people have … Read more
For goodness sakes, folks! Take some pictures of your loved ones, so you don’t have to use one like this one in their obituary: I did my part with regards to IBM’s Energy Action Day—of which today was one, as is the rest of this week with the projected temperatures—and worked from home. I signed up … Read more
This story is so pathetically sad. How twisted can parents’ “love” get? Deeper in the bowels of the transcripts: “The record also shows that she told Conrad that if her son was going to return to life with him after recovering from his stroke, she would prefer he not recover at all.” Twisted. If you … Read more
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Chapel Camp Lejeune, NC 29 years ago this evening at 7:00PM, I was entering this church to walk down the aisle to say, “I do.” And I did—for 16 years. Robert and I got up at about 9:00 this morning, and we had coffee and sausage biscuits for breakfast while poring—with … Read more
I went into the office today, rescheduling my work week specifically to attend a meeting from 4:00–5:00 today. I got to the meeting at just before 4:00, and when the person who called the meeting wasn’t there by 4:10, I got up and left. So much for calendar integrity and leadership by example. I thought … Read more
This is a fascinating look into the mind of one married man seeking same for discreet play. I’ve heard absolutely no buzz over this year’s Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, and evidently, ticket sales start tomorrow. I was looking at my calendar for a possible beach weekend and looking at the weekend of the 11th, … Read more
The first thing this morning, my caller ID read: “Incoming Call” instead of displaying a number, and after debating on whether or not to pick it up, I did. “Mr. Martin?” “Yes, it is,” I replied. “This is Gladys at the Coastal Federal Credit Union and…” “You have my ATM card?” I interrupted. “Yes, we … Read more
I had no idea Aretha was ever this thin: Last night I had one of my life-long recurring dreams that I haven’t had for a while: I’m supposed to be in class, but I haven’t been to it in a while—long enough that in real life I would have been dropped from the class. I’m … Read more