I was up at 8:00 this morning, and did just a little more work on grants for our Manbites Dog board meeting. Specifically, I looked at applying for a Google Grant for our organization. Getting that grant, we’d also get free access to Google Checkout. I headed to Durham at 9:30, actually leaving enough time to make … Read more
Today’s buscapade has to do with men in hats… and hoods. The difference in temperature comfort zones in people always amazes me. It was not that cold today, and yet at each of three different bus stops, a guy got on the bus with a ball cap on and a hood pulled over it. It was … Read more
Hover for message… of I sent my ex-wife a “Happy First Day of Spring” e-card today. When we were married, I always gave her flowers on the first day of Spring, as Spring is her favorite season with its potential of new and renewed hopes and dreams. In response, I received, “I will be out … Read more
This morning’s buscapades left me wondering this about the girl who got on the bus with her bicycle and then got off two stops later: “Why???” Agriculture Awareness Week @ NCSU continued, where on the way to coffee, I saw not a man outstanding in his field, but a cow outstanding in his brickyard—along with … Read more
I had a morning of meetings today. The first one was the University Information Technology Committee (UTIC) meeting, which is held every other month. It’s the one that I recently (a couple of weeks ago) finished the meeting minutes before, as that’s my charge, and this is one of those “official university meetings” that has … Read more
Jude (my boss) and I walked over to the NCSU library for coffee this morning, her treat. I got a small, plain coffee, and a bagel with cream cheese. She got a large coffee to which she added goop. We had a nice chat to and fro, some of it about my study circle experience … Read more
I forgot to capture two things that happened yesterday while I was waiting for the bus to go home: I glanced over at three cars parked in the meter spots in front of my work building, and I saw a ticket tucked underneath one of the wiper blades with its ends flapping in the breeze . The meter readers … Read more
After a full eight hours of sleep, I greeted the day. I went to the gym from 5:00-6:00 PM, where I did 200 crunches, followed by 45 minutes on the treadmill. It felt good, and I need to get back to a more regular routine with regards to the gym. I also need to start … Read more
This morning, much to my horror, I found myself singing out loud while waiting for the bus at the bus stop, “The wheels on the bus go ’round and ’round, ’round and ’round, ’round and ’round…” [Go ahead, click on it.] My boss reviewed my draft of the minutes of that university meeting that I worked … Read more
I worked from home today, keeping my germs with me. I’m very grateful to work the kind of job in which this is possible, and I’m grateful to have an employer and a manager who embrace the notion. You gotta love The Onion: Click to read their story entitled, “Sasha Obama Keeps Seeing Creepy Bush … Read more