~Saturday~ I was up and at ’em at 7:00 this morning, and by 7:40 I was on the road to Durham to pick up Robert. We stopped at Biscuitville, where we nabbed three sausage biscuits and a cup of coffee, before heading out of town to Asheville. We arrived there between 11:30 and noon, and … Read more
~Wednesday~ I arrived at the bus stop at 7:48, and it hadn’t come by 8:00, so I drove down the street to catch the Wolfline #9 Greek Village bus at Kaplan and Gorman. In that short drive, I heard on a morning radio show that a couple just had their third baby on 10-10-10. What … Read more
~Tuesday~ The weather was just perfect today, which translates into temperatures in the high 60s. I think it’s been fairly clearly established here that my body temperature tends to run a little high. Ya think? I caught the 8:15 city bus in, and Try Transit Week has finally arrived, and this is how it will … Read more
~Saturday~ I was up at a decent hour, since I was to bed at a decent hour. Funny how that works. Robert arrived at shortly after noon, and we made our way over to the fairgrounds for The Greek Festival. I had free admission tickets, compliments of a (Greek) co-worker, who’s involved with the festival … Read more
~Thursday~ At the bus stop, the weather felt crisp and I wondered what the temperature was. A quick check of The Weather Channel app on my CrackBerry indicated 59°, which I just couldn’t believe. “It can’t be that cold out here.” I checked wral.com’s weather page, and it said 67°, which seemed much more plausible. … Read more
~Sunday~ A couple of weeks ago, I thought I was buying a bag of 3 Musketeers mini-bars, but they turned out to be Baby Ruths, of which I’m not all that fond. Thinking back, I can’t believe I didn’t even turn the bag over. I grabbed the bag, which was face-down, just assuming they were … Read more
~Saturday~ I got up at about 9:15, and after a quick cup of coffee and a short instant message conversation with Robert, I’d SSSed, and was off to Durham. In case it was crowded, Robert headed over to Elmo’s Diner while I was on my way. I checked in by phone as I got within … Read more
~Tuesday~ This morning’s 8:15 city bus was sufficiently air-conditioned. A man sat in the front, right, center-facing seat holding up a little piece of paper with an address of 900 Gorman Street on it, and both the lady in the seat behind me and the seat across from me were engaged in helping him determine … Read more
~Monday~ I couldn’t have been more pleased to see a heavy, male driver of the 8:15 city bus pull up to my stop this morning. With that I thought: “There’s a chance the air will be on because: 1) It’s not the regular lady driver who keeps it turned off, and 2) Since the driver’s … Read more
~Friday~ I remember flying into the Raleigh-Durham airport once, and sitting beside me was a young man from the plains of the Midwest coming to this area for the first time. As we flew over the Falls Lake area in North Raleigh, he was looking out the window and exclaimed, “Wow. I can’t believe how … Read more