The Harvest Moon Ball

Had a good day with Jeane-baby. While she had her hair and nails done at Lord & Taylor, I shopped at Filene’s Basement and TJ Maxx. Got me a nice dress shirt for $9.97, and another one for $12.97. Also got me a beautiful Bill Blass sweater marked down from $42.00 to $16.00 on the … Read more

The Stampede Jamboree

My flight to DC arrived at BWI at 6:30. By 7:00, I was on the MARC train into Union Station on the red line. Then, up to the Friendship Heights stop. Phyl was waiting in the street with one of the babies (poodles), and Jeane was up indoors waiting for me. Jimmy was asleep on … Read more

Raleigh man takes flight…

I’ve got to pack. I leave for DC tomorrow directly from work. James came over today and assessed my “honey-do” needs: 1) add a deck to the back of my townhouse 2) wallpaper the upstairs hall bathroom 3) paint the guest bedroom and repair wall & ceiling 4) adjust washer/dryer and pantry doors 5) install … Read more

Local boy dances his heart out…

I caved today on two accounts: 1) I took a visitor’s parking spot at work with my parents’ car, and 2) I just finished a bowl of Butter Pecan ice cream. Yum. Yum. Work was a drag today — I met with Mathis, which is rarely a positive experience. Today was no different. I had … Read more

Work is in the headline tonight…

I’m just getting home from work. Didn’t get the input I needed from the developer until nearly 9:30. Got my part done now at least. Rest in order… I am resisting having a bowl of Butter Pecan ice cream because I had a bag of chips at work that was labeled “Grab Size,” which means … Read more

Grand Opening

<I know affirmation has two efs in it. With one more letter, the userid is flagged as too long, so I chose the most superfluous letter and lopped it off.> I created this journal this evening. I’m trying to read my friend wild_sun‘s journal, but I keep getting a “page not found” error message when … Read more