I had breakfast with Kevin (av8rdude) and his friend Dave at Pam’s Farmhouse Restaurant. I had an omelet this time instead of their French Toast. I was not pleased when our server arrived holding our hot plates with a dish rag, the end of which was touching the end of my omelet on the plate. … Read more
My alarm went off at 7:00, and I drove over to Fred Anderson Toyota to pick up Kevin (av8rdude) who left his car there for service today. Back at the house, we had bagels, cantaloupe, and coffee for breakfast. The cantaloupe roulette came up snake eyes. It was okay, but nowhere near as sweet as the … Read more
August 18, 2008 Update: Dolores Aguilar Obit Real After some debate on the authenticity of Dolores Aguilar’s obit in… I worked from home today—Kate’s edit. During lunchtime, I participated in a live video discussion with Ginny and Wayne from 30THREADS, along with about 20 other people. In the course of the discussion, Wayne mentioned that … Read more
Good week for… Bad week for… Supplemental income, after Mick Jagger turned 65, becoming eligible for a state pension of $180 a week. The getaway, after police arrested Sean Gallagher of Illinois on charges he robbed the same gas station three times in recent months. After the third robbery, a gas station employee pointed Gallagher … Read more
Kevin (av8rdude) and I worked from home this morning. We had bagels for breakfast and ham and Swiss wraps for lunch. We worked from Helios this afternoon, where Joe joined us. I was in line for a Single Iced Skinny Caramella Sugar Free, when the little girl in front of me asked the young barista in … Read more
Today was “Free Bagel Tuesday” at the gym, and Kevin (av8rdude) and I got up with an attitude at 6:45. My first thought as I woke up and put on my face before heading out was, “All this for a free bagel?” Imagine my look of surprise when we saw a sign at the front … Read more
I worked from home this morning and finished up my edit of a new writer’s work. I had a lot of markup, especially toward the end, and finished a write-up of the overall work to send to the writer, the team leader, and the manager along with the completed edit. @jazzychad “tweeted” this today, to … Read more
I spent some time yesterday on an undisclosed project. At about 4:30, I met Joe at New World Coffee House, where there were signs hanging all over the place that said this: Free Chair Massage Tuesday, August 12th 11:30–1:30 I think I’ve decided on one of my kitchen table chairs—the one I sit on the … Read more
Take a man. Add eye work (unisex glasses if eye wear is needed) Botox. Mix in a bad haircut or unfashionably long hair—if possible a dye job. A little doughy-ness doesn’t hurt, either. Have a weakness for turtlenecks and by all means fight aging like it’s a battle you can win if you try just … Read more
I am quite ambivalent about this blurb from the 07/25/08 issue of The Week in their column: It must be true… I read it in the tabloids Sharon Stone is in trouble with animal-rights groups, says the New York Post. In a new autobiography, actor Ernest Borgnine recalls that Stone once refused to appear in … Read more