Exercising, volunteering, and dancing…

I met Kevin (av8rdude) at the gym at 9:45, and I only did lower body resistance work today. I’ll get my cardio in tonight at dancing. This is the second—and I hope, last—day of morning workouts, which really is tough for me. I am so not a morning person. Today’s workout statistics: Exercise Type Minute Duration … Read more

Water usage update, working out, a board discussion w/Gregor, phone volunteering, and dancing…

Okay back on January 12th, I graphed my water usage over a period of two years, with the final point on the graph showing an average use of water for me at 58 gallons per day for that billing cycle. Since then, I have really cut back on flushing my toilets (every third or fourth … Read more

Service-learning@MEDWorld, Bill’s annual dinner-deck party, and an episode of This American Life…

At 9:00 at the Center for Excellence in Curricular Engagement (CECE) at NC State, I met Myra, James, Caitlin, Heather, Michael, Alissa, and Elizabeth. James is Myra’s new boyfriend, and it was great to meet him. Caitlin, Heather, and Michael are all students, and this was their first service-learning immersion. Good kids. Our service today … Read more

Bonsai watermelons, Service NC State, and a solicitation for cell phones…

From onesentence.org: Grammy I told my three year old son that he was putting his shoes on the wrong feet and he responded that they were the only feet that he had. tags: childhood humor early years [add] sigh My very married, sixty-year-old father obviously doesn’t know that you can search by e-mail address on … Read more