I met Steven at the gym at 1:00. I actually got there at 10 till, and sat out at the basketball court basking in the sun. Beautiful day. We did our usual elliptical machine and walk combo. There wasn’t too much “scenery,” as the semester is winding down, and summer is virtually here. I met … Read more
I slept in, and fiddled around online most of the day, a good portion scanning in pages of my passport for my story that’s being published. Cullum ended up happy with the scans, but not with my “headshot,” as the DPI was too small. I told him I’d take my digital camera to the party … Read more
I checked my email before work and found this note: Dear John Martin– We’d like to publish your story “My Detainment” in an upcoming issue of the Urban Hiker. Would you please send us the following?: * your address, for our files. * a short bio. * a photo of yourself. You can send the … Read more
First thing this morning, I called the Lost & Found office at the airport. I had a very frustrating conversation with the lady who answered the phone that went something like this: “Hello, I either left my keys in my trunk or lost them somewhere in the airport some time between last Sunday and yesterday.” … Read more
I woke up before my 7:00 wake-up call, at about 6:40. I couldn’t go back to sleep, so got up at about 6:50. I called the wake-up call number, and tried to cancel the call (so it wouldn’t ring while I was showering), but there was not an option to cancel. Just one to confirm, … Read more
Cantaloupe, melon, pineapple, and orange juice for breakfast again. Go, me. I continue to be fascinated by the captioning on the huge screens at the front of the main tent sessions. At first I thought someone was typing what the speaker was saying, which I found incredible, because several of the speakers, especially Ted, spoke … Read more
I made it to the 7:00-8:00 breakfast at about 7:45. I managed to pass on the bacon and eggs and had cantaloupe, melon, and pineapple, with orange juice and coffee. Since the opening “main tent” started at 8:00, breakfast was a little rushed. I had somewhat of a roller coaster day, at times feeling extremely … Read more
The alarm came way too early. I got up showered, and packed. I left the house, and halfway up Kent realized that I’d left the list of names of folks at the conference from Tivoli, and the Tivoli “sign” I had made to hold up at lunch time to gather us together. I turned around, … Read more
We got up at around 9:00. I had breakfast, and Robert lopped the bushes out around my deck, and by the trash cans. We went to Crabtree, and I bought three shirts at Belk’s. We stopped at the food court, and Robert had Cream of Broccoli soup at the Bistro Deli, I think it was … Read more