I love this “Map of Online Communities and Related Points of Interest”: Just capturing my tickets from my NYC trip: Tonight, at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, we saw: which starred Joan Collins and Linda Evans. It was “good enough,” but not great. It wasn’t as funny as the advertisements … Read more
I worked at my Service-Learning job today from 10:00 to almost 6:00. We’re in overdrive mode now preparing for a big Celebration of Service-Learning in the Ballroom at Talley on Thursday. I called dad for his 76th birthday. He sounded pretty good, and his eye is 100% than my last call. The cataract surgery has … Read more
Now with Extra Benzene! Woman: I’m going to get some water. Friend, pointing to basket of water bottles: How about this? Woman: No, I don’t like that water. It’s too watery. I like Poland Spring. —Starbucks, 43rd & 8th via Overheard in New York, Apr 23, 2007 I went into my IBM office today. I … Read more
I don’t watch television myself, but if I did, I think I would find this website interesting: Television Without Pity. I heard an interview with a former writer for this web site in a slate.com podcast today. Most of us have an idea of the relative size of the planets and sun, but it’s rather … Read more
Interesting: Using Google Maps to Get Free Phone Calls Note: I heard about this on a YouTube clip about “Google Hacks.” To that end, it may be something that Google has heard about and fixed if it’s not really how they want it to work. Bottom line: use this “trick” at your own risk. I … Read more
The wind was furious this morning. I thought this tornado weather was forecasted for yesterday. Twice my power blinked on and off, and then at about 11:15, I heard a very loud pop that sounded like a transformer blowing out. I showered before my hot water got cold, and left the house—still powerless—at about 11:45. … Read more
I’ll give you a topic. Baby Swiss Cheese. It’s neither infant-acting nor younger-looking. Discuss. So what puts the “baby” in Baby Swiss Cheese? Don’t answer that! Just think about it. And once you have…
This is way cool: The Future of Computer Interfaces? I set my alarm for 10:00 today, but woke up, and got up, at 9:00. After a hard-boiled egg and a banana, along with some some coffee for breakfast, I spent a couple of hours finishing the update to my ENG 675 defense presentation. I’m much … Read more
From an obit in today’s N&O: He is survived by his wife of 43 years Jo Ann William Gay; daughters, Mandy and Brian Hayes, Melanie Gay; granddaughter, Lizzie Morgan Gay; mother-in-law, Aileen Cooper Williams; brothers, Ray and Emma Gay,Tommy and Louise Gay, Earl and Joan Gay; sisters, Peggy and James Williams, Betty Jean and Randy … Read more
I love these two postcards from this week’s PostSecret postings: We were up at 10:00 this morning and followed our standard morning routine: coffee, a little breakfast, listening to music, and catching up on the news on laptops. I installed TurboTax, and Robert did his taxes before heading back to Durham. After he left, I … Read more