I spent most of the day today at Helios, where I haven’t been in a long while, and where my customer service experience didn’t start off well. For the first hour or so, I sat out on the patio, and then later moved inside when it got a little too cool to be outside in … Read more
I went to bed way too late, and got up way too early. I attended our Manbites Dog board meeting from 10:00-12:00, during which—after failing miserably at applying little stickies to invitations—I successfully, and in some cases quite beautifully, addressed a little over 100 invitations to our upcoming fundraiser on November 8, 2008. Ed, with … Read more
I listened to a fascinating podcast on the bus on the way in today: Two Families Grapple with Sons’ Gender Preferences. Each family is dealing with the situation in totally opposite ways. Each is working with a professional, each of which has a totally different philosophy about the issue. Dr. Diane Ehrensaf… Dr. Ken Zucker… … Read more
I met Nathan for a 30-minute 8:00AM meeting, in which he started off by allaying any fears about the solvency of Ameriprise—considering the national financial debacle that’s been going on this week. Next, we talked about shifting my asset allocation to a more conservative mix, as I enter the “quasi-retirement” phase that I’m in. He’s … Read more
I had such a great, affirming day today. I had a meeting scheduled, whose subject was “Quick Task Prioritization Meeting,” with my manager for 4:15. At 2:45, she instant messaged me that her 2:00 meeting had ended early, and asked if I wanted to go ahead and have ours then. I gave her my two weeks … Read more
Robert and I were up and at ’em early this morning, getting to the Farmers’ Market Restaurant on a rare (first time ever, actually) weekday visit for breakfast. We each had their killer, killer French Toast. I had an egg over easy on the side with mine, and Robert had a side order of bacon—which … Read more
Well one out of two ain’t bad—I was bushy-tailed this morning (can’t help it, really), but I wasn’t bright-eyed. Nonetheless, I did get to the gym at just after 7:00, and it was a cardio-only day for me. In anticipation of Robert’s arrival this afternoon from NYC and having seen Wicked, while I worked out, … Read more
I was up bright and early this morning, and got right to editing. I also sent out a reminder that my request for the writers’ editing needs for 2Q08 were due by COB tomorrow, since I sent the request out last Friday and haven’t received one (from 20 writers) request back yet. I got some … Read more
Today, I celebrate 6 complete years with no television in my home. Yay! A gem from indexed blog: Price check! I worked from home today doing guess what—editing. I ran into Planet Fitness today to meet Rachel @ 11:00, who took me through the Lower Body machines. I didn’t have time to stay and do the … Read more
Today was the deadline to complete the judging of the entries I had for the STC Newsletter Competition. I’ve had them since the end of January, and the fact that I spent several hours completing them on the day of the deadline says all I need to say about the task. Done with it. I … Read more