Class was very interesting today. We watched a short documentary about Steve Mann, who is considered the first “cyborg,” and has been wearing a head device, which he created, for over 20 years now. This picture shows how it has evolved over the years to being virtually “invisible” now, with the camera embedded into the … Read more
I did Robert’s taxes today. Need a few more items to complete them. I finished Jeanie-baby’s taxes today. I must get them in the mail tomorrow or Tuesday so that she can receive them in time to sign them and mail them in by next Monday. Yay for the 15th falling on a Saturday giving … Read more
I picked up Joe and we spent an hour or so at Panera’s, having breakfast and surfing the web. I had coffee, and a half-a-bagel. Joe had coffee and one-and-a-half bagels. I wasn’t being an angel, I had already had a bagel at home earlier in the morning. I drove us to the Carolina Premium … Read more
I walked around the outdoor track at the IBM Rec Center at lunchtime for 30 minutes. I listened mostly to podcasts, but ended the walk listening to a couple of songs, including my two latest purchases from iTunes: Alison Krauss’ When You Say Nothing at All and Brooks & Dunn’s Believe. Robert and I saw … Read more
I met the “TC crowd” at East Village tonight, where we had drinks and dinner. I had the: Veggie Southwest Wrap Fresh veggies with a mix of cheddar, mushrooms, onion, green peppers, jalapeños and zesty mayo wrapped in a flour tortilla. I mean, with those jalapeños, I had to have the three bourbon and diets. … Read more
I stopped by Dr. Dicks’ office before class today to see: If he had heard from Misti. (“No.”) How the “mass exodus” is going from folks enrolled in ENG 675 for the Fall to the section in the Spring. (“There is no mass exodus, unfortunately. There’s barely a trickle.”) If I agreed to move to … Read more
This morning, on my way to a meeting with my “second line manager” (my boss’s boss), a guy was behind me at a door, one at which each person is supposed to “badge in” (No Tailgating!), but I held the door for him because he had in his hands: a cup of coffee, a laptop, … Read more
My manager, who resides in Austin, is in RTP this week, and she took us out to lunch at Tosca’s in Durham. This is the second time I’ve eaten there, and it once again confirmed to me that it’s over-priced, and too foo-foo for my taste. I was sure glad that it was IBM’s treat. … Read more
I am still shaking my head at what I witnessed the other day in my townhouse complex. As I pull into our parking area, there is a white pick-up truck a little ways ahead of me going down the steep hill of our parking lot at a fast enough pace so that as he is … Read more
Steve came over at about 11:30, and after some bagels for breakfast, we worked on his final portfolio for school, and then his cover letter for a job for which he is applying. In spite of a lot of talking to catch up, and a few digressions now and then, we were fairly productive. I … Read more