~Friday~ My friend Bob is a huge music fan with a brain like a database of the many facts about songs—such as their artists, the years they were released, who recorded various versions of them, and so on. This is also true about movies. It’s rather remarkable. Not surprisingly, I suppose, he has a massive … Read more
~Tuesday~ Recently, my friend Casey posted a blog entry entitled, “If you’re happy and you know it… make a list?.” Take a moment to read it, if you want to. I’ll wait. I liked the idea so much when I read it that I promised to make my own list soon, and today’s blog entry … Read more
~Friday~ Tonight I had a real treat—figuratively and literally—enjoying Cooking with Titina, a Christmas present from my friend Jen. Cooking lessons with Titina is a combination of meeting new people, learning new recipes, doing a little cooking, and then eating the hell out of everything at the end. Jen and I were the first ones … Read more
~Friday~ From the very first listen to Barbra Streisand's Release Me CD, months ago now, this was my favorite song on it. I know relationships end for a thousand different reasons, and sometimes the sentiment in this song is not possible, but I'm thankful that I have parted amicably with the people I have loved … Read more
~Thursday~ I was up at 6:30, with an ambitious goal of making 30 deviled eggs and three loaves of bread by 8:00, in order to leave Raleigh at 8:30. I’ve made deviled eggs many, many times now, and I’d already peeled, sliced, and de-yolked the eggs, and mixed up the filling last night, so I … Read more
~Tuesday~ Late this afternoon, I met with my financial advisor to check on my “stash” in advance of the presumably imminent, so-called “fiscal cliff.” I’ve been meeting with Nathan for over 12 years now, and although he certainly knows more about me than I know about him—If he didn’t, how could he advise me financially?—I … Read more
~Saturday~ I had a fun day today, attending the 2nd annual SpeedCon conference, SpeedCon 2012, put on by NC State’s student chapter of SIGDOC (Special Interest Group for the Design of Communication). I was a “gold” level sponsor of this conference, which means I donated $100 in cash to help put it on. I also … Read more
~Saturday~ I was up at around 8:30 and I hopped on the #1 downtown train to Columbus Circle. Coming up out of the subway, I saw a Subway (sandwich shop), which I just found both interesting and redundant. I made my way over to 9th Avenue, between 57th and 58th, in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood … Read more
~Friday~ I was up at around 8:30 and set out for a “day in the city,” leaving my gracious hosts to work from home. I stopped at the close by Tal Bagels, where I had an egg and cheese bagel and some coffee for breakfast. Here are a couple of Facebook status updates I made … Read more
~Thursday~ I was up at 6:00, and Bob arrived at about 6:30—with a birthday card from Frances and Vincent, no less—ready to whisk me off to the airport for my long birthday weekend in New York City. My flight was delayed by 40 minutes, which was annoying in that they didn’t make announcement about the … Read more