I had the most delightful lunch with Jason, a professor of mine from grad school who’s just a quality human being. It was good to catch up. I’d asked him to bring a picture of his two-year old, which he remembered to do—two of them in fact—and she is just adorable. Among a number of … Read more
I had an über-productive day at work today, which included: Completing three news blurbs for this month’s OIT News.
I have never been one to hang plaques on my wall. I’m not sure why, but I have decided to go ahead and do it here in my office at State. I guess I was motivated by finally getting my diploma framed. It was interesting choosing the four awards that mean the most to me. … Read more
I went through my car yet one more time, this time with a flashlight in the daylight, to look for my badge after Kevin (av8rdude) tweeted that he’s certain he saw it in there at one point during his visit. No luck. Favorite tweet of the day (01/08/09): RobertFischer Note to Everyone Else: When I … Read more
Today’s synopsis in an unordered list: I devised my blog entry about the dumpster suicide, which was “threaded” at 30THREADS by my friend Ginny. I had a Chicken Curry dish at lunch that was so spicy that I had to blow my nose when I was done. Good stuff. I had all kinds of good … Read more
This was a first on the bus this morning: A guy using a cane—the metal kind with a rubber top on it for a handle and four forked prongs at the base for stability—boarded the bus and at the entrance by the ticket machine he faced the entire bus and said, “Does anyone have 50 cents to help … Read more
I was up at 7:00, and in RTP at 8:00 for my annual eye exam. I just can’t say enough good things about Triangle Visions and the people there. From the receptionist who asked me if I wanted a coveted cup of coffee to Susan who did all the assistant work (i.e., the various readings … Read more
Kurt, Kevin, and I did indeed pay for last night’s sins this morning. Dragging ass. All of us. I had quite the affirming day from very different sources, for very different things, but all in e-mail or on the Internet. An e-mail from a wonderful lady I worked with many years ago, and with whom … Read more
I liked all three of the “good” items from this week’s Good week for… / Bad week for feature, so I’m just including those: Good week for… Chutzpah, after Blake Fielder-Civil reportedly demanded a $1.5 million divorce settlement from British singer Amy Winehouse, threatening to write a tell-all book about their relationship if she refused. … Read more
While devising yesterday’s blog entry, and including all of the TED talks I watched last night, I listened to this one in the background: Steven Strogatz: How things in nature tend to sync up (21:58) Mathematician Steven Strogatz shows how flocks of creatures (like birds, fireflies and fish) manage to synchronize and act as a … Read more