Kevin (av8rdude) and I had a little miscommunication about the gym today. I thought we had agreed to meet there at 1:00. He thought we were going to check in, but shoot for 1:00. Enter social networking. He checked to see if I was on AIM, and not finding me, checked my status on brightkite, … Read more
David Rakoff, who is just absolutely hysterical in my book, said the greatest thing on NPR’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me the other day. With the recent California decision about gay marriage, he was talking about this inane notion that letting gay people get married will denigrate the institution of marriage, by saying: “It’s like … Read more
I woke up to my land line ringing. It was Joe calling saying, “I can’t stand up.” I spent all morning with him in the emergency room at Rex, and then until about 2:00, getting his meds at the Walgreens near his new house, and having lunch at Jersey Mike’s while we waited for the … Read more
I met Joe at his place at about 11:40, and we drove over to a townhouse that he has his eye on buying. He’s looked at it once before, showed me the specs and a picture online, and asked me to go with him this time as he took a second look. I liked it. … Read more
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
Bumper sticker spotted on an edgy-looking female driver’s car: If you’re gonna ride my ass, at least pull my hair. I picked up Myra at CECE at 8:45, and we had a most delightful breakfast at Café Carolina & Bakery at Cameron Village. I love the people in my life. Myra is an absolute gem. … Read more
Highbrow Osmosis A British woman who had a kidney transplant has acquired the donor’s highbrow taste. Cheryl Johnson, 37, a former nightclub bouncer, says she used to read only thrillers and pop-star autobiographies, but since receiving her new kidney has been devouring thee works of Jane Austen and Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Although Johnson doesn’t know the … Read more
This story, as it continues to unfold, is just incredible: Also incredible, to me at least, is the fact that there is a typo in the wife’s name in this graphic. But I digress… I had the rest of my Chicken, Sausage, & Clam Gumbo soup for lunch, along with a killer salad of romaine lettuce, … Read more
We got up at just before 10:00 this morning, and after some coffee and the leftover half of my omelet from last night, Robert and I headed out for a ride to the closest Target to get some Pepper & Onion Relish to make a dip with. Amazingly, there was exactly one jar of it … Read more
I started off my morning meeting Kevin (av8rdude) at the gym at 9:00, where I did just my lower body routine today, as I’m going to get plenty of cardio tonight and all weekend. Today’s workout statistics: Exercise Type Minute Duration Area Worked Resistance 45 Lower Body We stopped at Bruegger’s for a bagel, and … Read more