I walked down to the post office this morning to mail Jeanie-baby’s final taxes to her daughter, Phyllis, in Boca Raton. Two things to note; call them post officecapades if you want to: The first thing I noticed is this sign hanging on the door through which you enter the post office: Box Up at 11:00 … Read more
I didn’t get some things done that I wanted to get done, but I got some things done that I needed to get done, but hadn’t planned on getting done today. I worked out early afternoon today, starting back on my alternating upper and lower body workouts, starting with upper body. I started with the … Read more
I had the most delightful lunch with Jason, a professor of mine from grad school who’s just a quality human being. It was good to catch up. I’d asked him to bring a picture of his two-year old, which he remembered to do—two of them in fact—and she is just adorable. Among a number of … Read more
I have never been one to hang plaques on my wall. I’m not sure why, but I have decided to go ahead and do it here in my office at State. I guess I was motivated by finally getting my diploma framed. It was interesting choosing the four awards that mean the most to me. … Read more
I thought about riding out to the outlet mall in Smithfield today, but decided to hit Kohl’s at Crossroads to see if I could get what I wanted there first, which would also help keep my gas usage down. I’m still above a half tank, and it’s coming up on two weeks, tomorrow, since I’ve filled … Read more
Recently I announced my imminent departure from IBM noting that I was embracing the “independent” part of being “financially independent.” To that end, I received a host of very heart-warming e-mail notes and discussion forum postings. One such e-mail posed this question in it: “Does ‘financially independent,’ come anywhere close to ‘independently wealthy’?” Interesting question, … Read more
I had such a great, affirming day today. I had a meeting scheduled, whose subject was “Quick Task Prioritization Meeting,” with my manager for 4:15. At 2:45, she instant messaged me that her 2:00 meeting had ended early, and asked if I wanted to go ahead and have ours then. I gave her my two weeks … Read more
I spent most of the morning working on written answers of an interview I did with Wayne Sutton (@waynesutton) for the latest video featured on the new Web site, 30THREADS. The name of the video segment is “A look at two different bloggers named John,” for which Wayne basically clipped sound bites from a five- or … Read more
Today, I completed my Five Wishes form, which provides for: The person I want to make care decisions for me when I can’t The kind of medical treatment I want or don’t want How comfortable I want to be How I want people to treat me What I want my loved ones to know This … Read more
Oh. my. god. We had the greatest day today—such incredible, incredible fun running all around Raleigh (sometimes literally), with a great group of folks, learning tons about the city, and trying establishments (including a lot of bars!) that I would never have otherwise ever ventured into. We had a team participating in Raleigh Typhoon 2, … Read more