I got up at about 9:00, and after SSSing, I treated myself to the Farmers’ Market Restaurant, where I took a seat at the counter, since I was a “party of one.” I had on my “No one cares about your blog” t-shirt. While I was looking at the menu, a lady tapped me on … Read more
I wore shorts and a t-shirt to work today. Among other things, I created an announcement about my trip to the staff, which is now posted in the Staff News section of the Office of Information Technology home page: OIT staff member talks technical communication in China. I picked up Katherine Chandler at the airport … Read more
I caught the 8:25 bus today, and Barry, one of my neighbors, and this other sort-of regular at our stop had a little chat. The lady works for the federal government, so was off yesterday for Columbus day. Barry works for the university, as do I, so both state employees, who did not have the day … Read more
At about 1:00, just before I turned off my computer to get on with my day, I received an e-mail from my cousin in Atlanta: Hi John, We haven’t spoken in awhile, and unfortunately I’m writing now to tell you sad news. Dad died at home last night at 5:00 pm. He’s been home since … Read more
I attended our Manbites Dog September board meeting today from 10:00-12:00 at the theater in Durham. Only four (of seven) of us were present, and I volunteered to take the minutes. After the meeting, I picked up Robert at his “old” apartment, giving him a break in the middle of moving to his new place, by treating … Read more
I thought I had set a wake-up call for 8:00, woke up at about 8:15, and then discovered at 9:00 (by the ringing phone), that I’d actually set it for 9:00. As expected, the weather outside was dreary, due to the fact the Tropical Storm Hanna was making her way up the eastern seaboard, with … Read more
I had a dream so intense this morning that I didn’t hear my alarm clock going off for about four minutes straight. That has never happened before. Short version of the dream: I was to be put to death by firing squad with one other person. For some reason, we were put in a tent, … Read more
Today was my preantepenultimate work day at IBM. I met my friend Rhonda, with whom I shared an office at IBM at one time, and with whom I shared more laughs than I can possibly recall. I hadn’t seen her in about a year, and when we decided—on IBM’s internal instant message system—to meet at … Read more
I was up at 9:00 this morning. After putting on a pot of coffee, I started my final load of laundry, which consisted of all towels. I can’t remember the last time I’ve had enough towels to wash at once to make up a full load. Half the load was my entire set of bath … Read more
I slept in today. And I mean slept in. Until noon. After finally getting my ass in gear, it was an errandy kind of day for me. I started off at Target at Lynn Road, where I was sure I’d be able to get some onion and pepper relish that I needed to make a … Read more