I caught the 8:25 bus this morning, and it was uneventful other than the fact that it wasn’t one of the regular buses used in the fleet. There were a lot fewer seats, as they weren’t facing the front of the bus, like the regular bus that is used. Instead, there was just seating along … Read more
I was up at 6:00, still having 9 hours of sleep, since I got to bed so early. I caught the 7:25 Method Road bus, and the ride in was uneventful. The microwave in the kitchen area on our floor at work has three preset buttons: one for popcorn, one for beverages, and one for … Read more
Morning BUStle Once again, I caught the 7:25 Method Road CAT bus, which once again arrived two minutes early. I’m keeping a mental spreadsheet of average arrival times to miniminze my future waits. Once again, up by Western Boulevard, that very tall woman boarded the bus, once again with a convenience store cup of coffee, and today I noticed … Read more
I worked from home this morning, and during lunch time I ran to Coastal Federal Credit Union (CFCU), where I: Changed my mortgage payment to be drafted from my new State Employees Credit Union checking account instead of my CFCU checking account. Did the same with my home equity loan payment. Stopped my first-of-the-month transfer … 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
Today was a much better bus day, since I got off to an earlier start, which allowed me to catch a bus that actually had plenty of seating available—as opposed to yesterday’s butts-to-nuts situation. I didn’t mention that yesterday afternoon, I attended my first meeting, which was actually training (on the Drupal system), presented by … Read more
Regretfully I’m going to have to make this short to catch up, to keep from getting too far behind. Suffice it to say that today was my first day in the office at my new job, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was a very nice day, with my manager organizing a little breakfast-type gathering … Read more
I had nine glorious hours of sleep last night. Yay! I had waffles and eggs for breakfast today. It’s been forever since I’ve had waffles. I had an early afternoon workout, and in preparing to leave for the gym discovered that I’ve lost my water bottle. In the car, I confirmed I hadn’t left it … Read more
I attended our Manbites Dog September board meeting today from 10:00-12:00 at the theater in Durham. Only four (of seven) of us were present, and I volunteered to take the minutes. After the meeting, I picked up Robert at his “old” apartment, giving him a break in the middle of moving to his new place, by treating … Read more
Today was going to be my last day at the office, with my official quit date being tomorrow. However, when it was all said and done, I didn’t get done what I wanted done, so I talked to Woody about “checking out” tomorrow at about 1:30. Robert and I saw The Island, staged by The … Read more