I woke up to the news of the passing of KayYow at 6:40 this morning. R.I.P., great lady. My exterminator was scheduled to arrive some time between 11 and noon today, and he pulled up at about 11:01. He was not my “regular guy,” as I’ve never had service on a Saturday before—didn’t even know … Read more
A couple of tidbits from the bus rides today: Two adults were talking to each other in the back, and one asked the other, “So are you happy with your president?” to which a little child traveling with them interjected before the other could answer, “He’s my president, too!” On Hillsborough Street, across the front lawn … Read more
I was pointed to an article about changing careers by someone’s tweet today, and this was an interesting point made by a reader commenting on the advice of the career advisor who wrote the article: When colleagues get restless and ask me the if they should stay or go, I always ask the question, “Are you … Read more
We had a snow day today, and I worked from home. At 10:00, I logged into cnn.com‘s live coverage of the inauguration, and I was glued there until about 1:00. I was watching the event on my PC (wired connection), and I was following Twitter on my laptop (wireless connection). I found the commenter on … Read more
Robert was up before me this morning, and had coffee ready when I got up. Sweet. We listened to more of When You’re Engulfed in Flames. Hilarious! I checked my cell phone voice messages mid-afternoon, and found a message from my aunt’s stepdaughter telling me that my aunt is trying to enlarge some pictures I … Read more
I did a grocery run today, and it was cold enough outside that I didn’t worry about leaving what I bought in the car for about 15 minutes while I got my hair cut. At home, I diced the onion I’d bought, and then I browned 1.25 pounds of ground turkey, and put .25 of … Read more
It’s been a while since I’ve shared a Prudie “snap snap”: Dear Prudie, My mother does something that is most annoying to me. She gets my and my brother’s names confused. She calls me his name and him my name. My brother is 15, very immature, not so bright, lies and steals everything, and is … Read more
I have never been one to hang plaques on my wall. I’m not sure why, but I have decided to go ahead and do it here in my office at State. I guess I was motivated by finally getting my diploma framed. It was interesting choosing the four awards that mean the most to me. … Read more
We got up at about 9:30, and Robert made me breakfast, while I nursed my back on the couch. At about 12:15, we left for Kohl’s, where Robert checked out their shoe sale for a new pair of sneakers. He ended up not getting a pair, but did get a set of twin sheets for … Read more
Kevin (av8rdude), Kurt, and I met Dave/Jace at Pam’s Farmhouse Restaurant at 8:15, and I was absolutely stunned at the number of cars in the parking lot at the place. Surprisingly though, we were seated immediately. Dave did his typical “Sally” ordering. [Harry from When Harry Met Sally: “I love that it takes you an … Read more