Kevin (av8rdude) and I had a little miscommunication about the gym today. I thought we had agreed to meet there at 1:00. He thought we were going to check in, but shoot for 1:00. Enter social networking. He checked to see if I was on AIM, and not finding me, checked my status on brightkite, … Read more
I worked out from about 2:30 until 4:00 today. Exercise Type Minute Duration Calories Burned Cardio (Elliptical Machine) 30 610 I had a “crunch milestone” today, increasing my count by 33%. I’ve never really stopped to do the (simple) multiplication, and I surprised myself by realizing that I did 225 crunches. I’m scared of me! … Read more
David Rakoff, who is just absolutely hysterical in my book, said the greatest thing on NPR’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me the other day. With the recent California decision about gay marriage, he was talking about this inane notion that letting gay people get married will denigrate the institution of marriage, by saying: “It’s like … Read more
I started my morning off with a most delightful two-hour walk with @Justis. We hadn’t intended it to be two hours—at least I didn’t, but by the time we walked over to Lake Dam Road, and then around Lake Johnson, and then back down Kaplan, that’s how long it added up to. Obviously the conversation … Read more
It must be true… I read it in the tabloids A Croatian woman who went missing 42 years ago has been found dead, sitting in front of the television in her own apartment. Neighbors of Hedviga Golik reported her missing in 1966, but it was only this week that police finally broke down the door … Read more
I met Madeleine McBroom at The Mad Hatter’s Bakery off Main Street in Durham at 11:00, and we had the most delightful hour-and-twenty-minute chat. We caught up on life, and then I picked her brain about her experience being on American Public Media’s The Story last year. I met Kevin (av8rdude) at the gym at … Read more
I started my day off with a delightful walk with @Justis, from about 9:15 until 10:30. Various topics, among others, covered today: Last night’s TweetUp, which we both attended Potential social software applications Meeting Madeleine tomorrow to talk about The Story Today’s plans Buying an iPhone Haircuts I still have eulogies on my mind. Reading … Read more
I worked from home this morning, knocking out my remaining edits for Jim. I had a very interesting instant message conversation with Madeleine McBroom, who had checked in to see how I was doing after seeing my e-mail address listed on the solicitation for letters for Suzanne Allen’s IBM 25th Anniversary coming up soon. I’m … Read more
I woke up to my land line ringing. It was Joe calling saying, “I can’t stand up.” I spent all morning with him in the emergency room at Rex, and then until about 2:00, getting his meds at the Walgreens near his new house, and having lunch at Jersey Mike’s while we waited for the … Read more
I arrived at First Baptist Church (FBC) in Garner at just before noon. Though the visitation ran from noon until 2:00, pretty much no one other than family showed up before 1:15. I checked out the number of flower arrangements on either side of Jeane’s open casket, but pretty much stayed away from it in … Read more