In the category of total cuteness, I got an e-mail from my friend Kevin (av8rdude) with this little note in it from his manager, who lives in Australia: A little Koala which just walked on to our neighbours back veranda looking for a bit of heat relief. Filled a bucket for it and this is … Read more
Someone on Twitter pointed out this website today: Dreams of Barack. I like the concept. I, myself, have not had a Barack dream yet. Is dental floss made in the U.S. at all? I have three rolls currently at my house: one made in China, one made in England, and the other one made in … Read more
Today, at one of the bus stops on Gorman Road, I looked to the left and saw this little “cottage” with one window beside the door and a sign in it that made me laugh out loud: At yet another stop on Gorman, the “cell phone lady,” whom I introduced yesterday, you know, the one … Read more
My workday started off with a 9:00-10:30 Web team meeting, which miraculously ended 45 minutes early. I had to present for the first five minutes or so, which I hate to do and am always tense about, but it went alright. I was going to eat leftover pizza for lunch today, but opted instead to … Read more
Today was one of the very few days since I started riding the bus to work on September 15, 2008, that I had to wait for it in the rain. I started my work day with a (choose your term) staff | department | team meeting. They tend to be called staff meetings here, though … Read more
I woke up to the news of the passing of KayYow at 6:40 this morning. R.I.P., great lady. My exterminator was scheduled to arrive some time between 11 and noon today, and he pulled up at about 11:01. He was not my “regular guy,” as I’ve never had service on a Saturday before—didn’t even know … Read more
A couple of tidbits from the bus rides today: Two adults were talking to each other in the back, and one asked the other, “So are you happy with your president?” to which a little child traveling with them interjected before the other could answer, “He’s my president, too!” On Hillsborough Street, across the front lawn … Read more
Robert was up before me this morning, and had coffee ready when I got up. Sweet. We listened to more of When You’re Engulfed in Flames. Hilarious! I checked my cell phone voice messages mid-afternoon, and found a message from my aunt’s stepdaughter telling me that my aunt is trying to enlarge some pictures I … Read more
I did a grocery run today, and it was cold enough outside that I didn’t worry about leaving what I bought in the car for about 15 minutes while I got my hair cut. At home, I diced the onion I’d bought, and then I browned 1.25 pounds of ground turkey, and put .25 of … Read more
It was cold as frak this morning. If the bus had been one more minute in coming, the tops of my ears might have cracked off. Once on however, I’ll just say this, “Maniacal driving is not a quality I admire in a bus driver—particularly one who has my life in her hands.” Just terrible—drove … Read more