~Monday~ I caught the Wolfline bus in this morning, checking its whereabouts before I left home this time. At the stop, I waited just a few minutes as I knew the bus was just around the corner and down the street, and in that time I had a pissing contest with some ants. (Yes, that’s … Read more
~Thursday~ I didn’t mention yesterday that when I got home from work, there was a black Honda Civic parked in one of my two assigned parking spots. There was a time that it used to just set me off when someone was in my spot, but now I try to be rational and only get … Read more
~Saturday~ I woke up at about 10:00 and got up at around 10:30. Xolani had started a load of his laundry and was out on the deck getting ready to start washing out a suitcase I gave him to take back with him, since his belongings seem to have multiplied while he was here. At … Read more
~Sunday~ I got up at about 10:30 this morning, and Xolani was out on my deck ready to start on today’s work that I’d mentioned Friday that I’d like to do and put off yesterday. The first thing we did was to completely clear the deck of everything, which meant 4 side chairs, 2 lounge … Read more
~Saturday~ Xolani were up and at ’em in time to leave the house for a 9:00 walk around Lake Johnson. We started at the boathouse side this time, and we made excellent time, completing the three-mile walk in 45 minutes. I usually do it in 50 minutes. The weather was absolutely gorgeous today. After our … Read more
~Saturday~ I was up at 9:00. Had breakfast. Xolani came down around ten. He had some coffee and some cream cheese and jelly on bread. We picked up Duma at 11:00 and the three of us had a most delightful walk around Lake Johnson. Topics discussed included small businesses (how they work here versus in … Read more
~Saturday~ Today was quite the affirming day with regards to communications with my relatives, and by the end of it, I was able to articulate the final arrangements for my aunt’s funeral, which I’m posting here for posterity: There is going to be a mass on Wednesday, 02/10/10, starting at 10:00. Mom, Dad, and I … Read more
~Thursday, Christmas Eve~ I was up fairly early in spite of being off work today, as I pretty much dropped into the bed when I got home last night, so eight hours of sleep finished early. I rode out to Kohl’s with the specific intent of buying two or three pairs of shoes. It’s a … Read more
~Monday~ Right Way William (the bus driver formerly known as Wrong Way Willie) was our driver this morning. I took the seat behind a woman who was dressed flawlessly—at least from the neck up; I couldn’t see the rest of her. She had on a black knit blouse with a thin rim of white around … Read more
~Monday~ I worked from home today because I was sick, so no buscapades. In the category of “Times-When-‘Being-Frugal’-Might-Not-Be-the-Best-Thing-to-Be-but-You-‘Be’-It-Anyway,” today I took NyQuil that had an expiration date of September 2009, and which I thought was Dayquil until about an hour after I took it, and I sucked on cough drops (last night and today) with … Read more