This morning’s buscapade is about this adorable little biracial girl that I think I’ve mentioned here before. Most days she is only with her (white) mother, and she’s absolutely precocious and adorable. One day last week, or the week before, her (African-American) father was with them, and he was totally disengaged—from both of them. He … Read more
We were up at 9 this morning, and we had turkey sausage patties on yeast rolls, with coffee, for breakfast. We were going to try the recently re-opened Farmers’ Market Restaurant, but opted to finish the yeast rolls instead, and save the restaurant visit for another time. I started reading some of James Baldwin‘s essays, … Read more
Punk Rock HR Advice: Don’t Ask for a Raise Published March 19, 2009 HR , advice , human resources , punk rock Tags: consumerism, raises I just read an article called How to Get a Raise in a Recession. ::le sigh:: This article makes me sad. You’re not getting a raise in this economy. Instead of … Read more
Agriculture Awareness Week continued today with lunch on the Brickyard: On Wednesday March 18 the Poultry Science Club will be cooking and serving lunch on the brickyard. Plates include a healthy serving of fresh grilled turkey tenderloin and turkey sausage with green beans, potatoes, bread and a dessert with iced tea or water. All for … Read more
I didn’t get some things done that I wanted to get done, but I got some things done that I needed to get done, but hadn’t planned on getting done today. I worked out early afternoon today, starting back on my alternating upper and lower body workouts, starting with upper body. I started with the … Read more
I spent about an hour-and-a-half at the Morning Times Cafe this morning—my first time there. I parked at Flex and intended to take the R-Line over, but just as I got out of my car, the bus went by. So, even though it was raining, I walked over, which was good exercise and not half bad … Read more
I had a morning of meetings today. The first one was the University Information Technology Committee (UTIC) meeting, which is held every other month. It’s the one that I recently (a couple of weeks ago) finished the meeting minutes before, as that’s my charge, and this is one of those “official university meetings” that has … Read more
Jude (my boss) and I walked over to the NCSU library for coffee this morning, her treat. I got a small, plain coffee, and a bagel with cream cheese. She got a large coffee to which she added goop. We had a nice chat to and fro, some of it about my study circle experience … Read more
Most of you know that I collect euphemisms for death in the obituaries. This one is especially poetic: On Saturday, February 28, 2009, God dispatched a host of angels to bring Mother Amie Avery home. The call was louder than a whisper, the roaring voice of God; but you and I did not hear it … Read more
I forgot to capture two things that happened yesterday while I was waiting for the bus to go home: I glanced over at three cars parked in the meter spots in front of my work building, and I saw a ticket tucked underneath one of the wiper blades with its ends flapping in the breeze . The meter readers … Read more