I was up at 8:00, getting a good eight hours of sleep, while having some very desirable dreams. I’ll just leave it at that. Last night, before falling asleep, I read Kevin’s (av8rdude‘s) Wall Street Journal and was delighted to see, in their “Five Best” column in their “Books” section, “Five Best: Andrew Klavan on … Read more
Robert and I were up at 9:00 this morning, and off to Pam’s Farmhouse Restaurant for breakfast, only to find it closed. I guess they’re not open for breakfast on Sundays. We went to Finch’s instead, where I had my standard Sausage and Cheddar Omelet, Hash Browns, Wheat Toast, and Coffee. I went to the … Read more
I was up at 9:00 this morning, and for breakfast had a whole wheat bagel with one half of it ladened with butter and the other half with cream cheese and jelly, along with some most excellently ripe cantaloupe and some RainForest-flavored coffee. I took minutes for our one-hour Tivoli Editing Council meeting, and then spent about … Read more
In today’s troubling times, people of all faiths need to be aware of these 4 important religious truths: Muslims do not recognize Jews as God’s chosen people. Jews do not recognize Jesus as the Messiah. Protestants do not recognize the Pope as the leader of the Christian world. Baptists do not recognize each other at … Read more
I worked from home today. My friend Kevin (av8rdude) moved in today for a three-to-four week stay (happiness) before he moves to Seattle (sadness). I turned down his bed and left this on it: The card said: Dear Kevin, For the next few weeks, “Mi Casa, Su Casa.” If the 650 thread-count sheets and the mints don’t … Read more
One of my best friends in the world, Suzanne, sent an e-mail to the Mostly Social Book Club members pointing us to the latest adventure of her son, Christopher. As part of one of the team member’s college documentary film class project, Suzanne’s son is one of three members, on one of three teams that … Read more
As expected, each time I raised my arms today, I was reminded of two things: (1) I worked my upper body yesterday, and (2) It’s been too long since the last time I did. At one point this morning, I raised my arms in the mirror and there were these two things sticking out up in … Read more
What are people thinking? From a sentiment posted to an obituary today: I’m so sorry to hear of you’r loss. Huh? Whose loss would that be exactly? What missing letter(s) is the apostrophe representing? I got a good night’s sleep, though I did wake up once or twice absolutely soaked and stuck to my sheets … Read more
My phone rang at 7:37 this morning. US Airways, ready to deliver my luggage. Yay. I think. It’s awfully early. With the call that he was on his way, I was reminded of the woman at baggage claim last night who filled out the claim for my bag. Two things that I thought were odd: (1) … 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