~Friday~ Though the rain was supposed to stop today and it was only slightly drizzling, I schlepped that big-assed golf umbrella to the bus stop again. Madonna & Genetically-Beautiful Daughter were getting ready to get off at the next stop, and little Sophia was holding a book that I so wanted to see the title … Read more
~Friday~ I was running behind this morning, so I once again took the Wolfline bus. There is a grocery store at the beginning of the line I take, and I got on at the second stop. A kid had been shopping that early in the morning, and he had his grocery bags sprawled across the … Read more
~Friday~ Okay, it’s official. Grumpy Boy does have a sense of humor. And once again the evidence of that was on his t-shirt, which today instead of saying, “Does this shirt make me look grumpy?” said, “You’re not yourself today. I noticed the improvement immediately.” At one stop, a man got on the bus, while two … Read more
~Thursday~ I didn’t get the memo that I was supposed to wear camouflage pants on the bus this morning. Two very attractive young men did, though, and they wore them well. One of them is becoming a regular rider whom I haven’t really mentioned before, but he’s a young Hispanic boy who I’ve seen almost … Read more
~Tuesday~ This morning at 8:00 was my appointment with my new dermatologist. This is the doctor that my GP, whom by now you know I love, recommended to me back when I saw her in May. Yes, I finally got around to making an appointment with him. This is what I wrote about him in … Read more
~Thursday~ It has happened twice now in the past couple of weeks, so it’s time to make a serious mental note that these two morning tasks, described here with the rhetorical device known as an unordered list: Put coffee on Get thermos out of briefcase from yesterday to put it in really requires an ordered … Read more
~Friday~ Two normally unrelated things in my life came together this week: the campus on which I work, NC State University (NCSU) a fellow blogger and friend, Ginny Skalski when NCSU did a public experiment and Ginny recorded it and put it on her website, 30threads.com. Before you look at the video, picture in your … Read more
Robert arrived at about 12:30, and we left the house at about 1:40 for Kathryn and Mark’s 2:00 wedding at Forest Hills Baptist Church over at Dixie Trail and Clark. We wound through an amazing maze inside the church to find “the little chapel in the back.” On the way in, we met two of … Read more
I was up around 10:00 today, and it was an erand-y kind of day. My library book was due, but just before heading there, which was out of the way of my other errands, I decided to just renew it online. Done with it. May 2nd now. See for yourself. I ran to Target, where … Read more
Hover for message… of I sent my ex-wife a “Happy First Day of Spring” e-card today. When we were married, I always gave her flowers on the first day of Spring, as Spring is her favorite season with its potential of new and renewed hopes and dreams. In response, I received, “I will be out … Read more