I worked at home today for IBM, taking a late lunch hour to attend a presentation on his research by Dr. Brent Faber of Clarkson University, who is the second (of three) candidates coming to campus this month to interview for an associate professor job opening in the Department of English. He “read” the first … Read more
You Can Take the Woman Out of Georgia, but You Can’t Take the Spit Out of Your Coffee http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/008720.html Waitress: Hi, sweetie, how are you?! Can I get you some more coffee, sweetie? Sweetie, you look like you’ve had a rough night, can I get you something else? Queer looking up at waitress for a … Read more
I got a lot of work and school items taken care of today, which included a ride into the office in the late afternoon, where I submitted my PBC results for 2006. I stopped by Donna’s on the way to work to deliver Robert’s Christmas gift of caramels. I got to Flex before Joe did … Read more
These crack me up: http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/008545.html Old lady: Do you have gift cards here? Employee: Yes, we do. Old lady: Can I get one for Best Buy? —Barnes & Noble, Whitestone, Queens http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/008546.html Teen girl #1: He broke up with me on Facebook! Teen girl #2: Like, on your wall? Teen girl #1: No, he just … Read more
I worked from home today, taking an hour conference call from 11:00 to noon, which was actually worthwhile. I volunteered to demo my editing database at next month’s meeting. I drove to Charlotte, stopping at Replacements, Ltd. on the way, where I returned two place settings of the eight I bought Vivian for Christmas. I … Read more
A friend of mine found these pics in a box that had still been packed up in his garage since his move. These are from around 1994, when I was about 37 years old. And my close up, Mr. DeMille. Lord, to have that jet black color back again! But I digress wistfully… I worked … Read more