A social kind of day: Mostly Social Book Club from 3:00-5:30 and Salon from 6:30-11:00…

~Sunday~ I finished the Manbites board of directors meeting minutes this morning, and sent them to Jeff and Ed for review, before making them available to the full board. I got a chuckle out of this postcard in this week’s PostSecrets: I met Sharon, Suzanne, and Janet out at the Brier Creek Caribou for this … Read more

A bumbling boarder, a three-meeting workday, celebratory drinks, and The Help pleases…

~Thursday~ I was at the city bus stop at 8:18. Because the bus didn’t arrive until 8:25, and there was no one else waiting at the stop after that deluge of students yesterday, I was starting to wonder if I’d missed it getting out there at 8:18. I guess those students only have Monday-Wednesday classes … Read more

Clindamycin side effects, a USPS sympathizer, a black bean brownie, and a 3:15AM return flight…

~Monday~ I was ready to head out at 8:05, which is about 15 minutes too early for the city bus, so I checked to see where the Wolfline bus was. The GPS service indicated, “Route not in service.” Oh yes, it’s that week after summer session ends, but before fall session starts, so only three … Read more

A study abroad Wordle, the Raleigh police calls, a sad engineer, and a pool in the bar…

~Saturday~  I was up early this morning after sleeping almost 12 hours. Glorious. I made moves in the five of seven active Scrabbles in which it was my turn, while i had coffee and a whole grain bagel with some honey walnut cream cheese on it. I spent a couple hours scraping all the text … Read more

Falling and Fallen Lady, convenient lunch for whom, The Brewery’s a rap, and the clue was crew…

~Wednesday~ I was at the city bus stop at 8;18, and the bus didn’t arrive until 8:29. See, that’s too big a variation for my taste. Especially when it’s hot and humid as f*ck outside. Here’s a little diagram for today’s buscapades: Seats 1 and 4 are forward-facing seats, and seats 2 and 3 are … Read more

Not bored at a board meeting, looking at men’s shorts, a collage of friends, and a late night out…

~Saturday~  Not surprisingly I was up early due to falling asleep just after 10:00 last night. It was nice not to be rushed before heading out to Durham for our July Manbites Dog Theater Board of Directors meeting. I stopped at the grocery store by my house, where I picked up a dozen Krispy Kreme … Read more

3 secrets pique my interest, tending to Joe’s plants and fish, a late workout, and a night in…

~Sunday~ I woke up at 10:13 this morning, and settled in for my Sunday morning routine. After frying two eggs over easy, and toasting a sandwich round to have with it, I settled in at my laptop with a cup of coffee, but instead of listening to country gospel music, I listened to my two … Read more

A tomato omelet, a question for Greg, Amy passes, happy mail, savory bruschetta, & inverted biceps

~Saturday~ I woke up at three after eleven and the first thing I thought was, “Mrs. Chason’s funeral is starting right about now.” My thoughts are with you, my friend. My next thought was, “I have to run over and water Joe’s indoor plants some time today.” For breakfast, I made a cheese, onion, and … Read more

Burning flesh, unsolicited survey feedback, born the Glee way, and my name written all over it…

~Sunday~  I slept in and had a pretty lazy day. I peeled the bread off my lunch sandwich that I made at work yesterday, but didn’t eat, and which had become soggy, and I stuck it in my toaster oven on broil to “stiffen” it back up some. When I reached in the oven to … Read more

An eating kinda day, a lost and found credit card, 1000% humidity, and girls night out drag show…

~Friday~  Looking in my wallet this morning, I noticed that my credit card was missing. I checked two other places in the house that it could possibly be—to no avail. I quickly reviewed yesterday’s activity, remembering that the last time I used it was last night at the grocery store, and I made a mental … Read more