Today was “Free Bagel Tuesday” at the gym, and Kevin (av8rdude) and I got up with an attitude at 6:45. My first thought as I woke up and put on my face before heading out was, “All this for a free bagel?” Imagine my look of surprise when we saw a sign at the front … Read more
I worked from home this morning and finished up my edit of a new writer’s work. I had a lot of markup, especially toward the end, and finished a write-up of the overall work to send to the writer, the team leader, and the manager along with the completed edit. @jazzychad “tweeted” this today, to … Read more
I got a full eight hours sleep last night—always appreciate when I do that. With the temperature finally being manageable, and the humidity not being outrageous, I substituted a cardio workout at the gym with a walk around Lake Johnson this afternoon. I listened to a podcast while walking, which I haven’t done in a … Read more
I spent most of the morning working on written answers of an interview I did with Wayne Sutton (@waynesutton) for the latest video featured on the new Web site, 30THREADS. The name of the video segment is “A look at two different bloggers named John,” for which Wayne basically clipped sound bites from a five- or … Read more
Take a man. Add eye work (unisex glasses if eye wear is needed) Botox. Mix in a bad haircut or unfashionably long hair—if possible a dye job. A little doughy-ness doesn’t hurt, either. Have a weakness for turtlenecks and by all means fight aging like it’s a battle you can win if you try just … Read more
Gadgets. My alarm went off at 8:30. I meandered downstairs to the coffee pot, which had also triggered an event at 8:30. The coffee was still brewing. I wanted more aroma. I rubbed the click wheel of another, somewhat-temperamental-these-days, gadget, saying, “You gonna play for me this morning, baby?” Turned out it was a wheel of fortune … Read more
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
Good week for… Bad week for… Getting some relief, after a Nevada brothel offered an incentive of a $50 gas voucher to all clients who pruchased $300 worth of services. The vouchers sold out in a week. A sense of privilege, after a first-class passenger on a Delta Airlines flight from New York became so … 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