I worked from home today, and edited pretty much all day and all night. At E-Ching and David’s Chinese New Year party yesterday, I had a conversation with another of their friends named John, about how in Disney World in January, we were asked to put our finger in one scanner while our ticket was being scanned in another. I … Read more
I had slices of watermelon, cantaloupe, and banana for breakfast this morning, along with two turkey sausage patties. And coffee, of course. With an undergraduate degree in Math and Computer Science, I am always wondering what algorithms are used in the exercising machines to calculate how many calories I’m burning, specifically in the treadmills and … Read more
A clip from a Lesbian friend’s blog: She’s in a Shoprite grocery store, and this is a discussion between herself and a gentleman with Down’s Syndrome (but evidently high-functioning) who is bagging her groceries. Pat is her partner of 10+ years. He’s bagging the food and says with a stutter he didn’t have when he spoke … Read more
I spent most of my day editing today, stopping only long enough to meet Joe at Helios at 6:00, where I went through the pile of paperwork he is signing in applying for a home loan. Since he’s never bought a house before, and I’ve bought several, he asked me to take a look at … Read more
A couple of little delicious tidbits from two different obits in today’s N&O: When asked, “What vodka is best, Polish or Russian?” she would resolutely answer “Polish!” and proceed to tell of how she learned this fact while on a ship in the North Atlantic with an all-Polish crew. They sailed in bad weather and—being … Read more
I decided to make yesterday’s blog entry “friends only,” due its slight potential to be hurtful. I worked from home this morning, attending the first 10 minutes of the ITIM IDD (Information Development & Design) team conference call, and then working the rest of the afternoon from Helios, where Kevin (av8rdude) and Kurt joined me. … Read more
I’m not sure how one resolves these two things: Inmate Found Dead in Women’s Prison Posted: 11 minutes ago Raleigh — An inmate at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women was found dead over the weekend in an apparent suicide, authorities said Monday. Officers discovered Nicole Bouleris, 29, hanging from her bed at about … Read more
I was up and at ’em early this morning, and drove to Augusta via I-40 E to I-95 S to I-20 W. It was a 295-mile, 4.5-hour drive. On the way, I listened to a number of Slate Explainer podcasts, including: Should We Throw Hazardous Waste Into Volcanoes? Is $100 a Barrel Oil a Big … Read more
I worked from home this morning and went into the office this afternoon. My officemate evidently was working from home today. We’ve been officemates over a month now, and we’ve yet to be in the office on the same day. I guess that’s a good thing, except two people dropped by to see him today. I … Read more
I worked from home today, and I participated in three conference calls: A meeting with my manager to receive my 2007 Personal Business Commitments rating, which was exactly what I expected it would be, which is exactly how it should be. [World without end, amen.] The last half (as the aforementioned meeting with my manager … Read more