We had our monthly staff meeting at my boss’s boss’s level today—four departments of about 20-25 people. First on our agenda was a new director to our organization. He started working in our organization April 15, 2009. We’ve been starting off our last several staff meetings with one director of each of the other seven … Read more
This morning’s buscapade evoked two thoughts: There’s no eating, smoking, drinking, or profanity on the CAT bus. Frances Conroy‘s character Ruth Fisher on HBO’s Six Feet Under, “Language!” A man got on the bus on his cell phone, taking a seat maybe two rows behind me. He was in the midst of heated (read: screaming) discussion … Read more
29 years ago today, I walked into New Employee Orientation at International Business Machines, where I enjoyed a 28-year career that ended on my own terms on September 12, 2008. I read more of Dewey on the bus on the way in. Each driver seems to have a different idea of exactly where the bus should … Read more
I was heads down in my book, Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World, on the bus today, so didn’t notice much. I did notice that the short and stout lady with whom I don’t compete to pull the stop cord was not on today. For the second time in as many months, … Read more
I got up before my alarm this morning, which was set for 9:00. I made cheddar and (turkey) sausage omelets for Robert, Casey, and me, and had them ready when they got up. We each had a slice of toast, and Robert and I had some coffee. Along with not drinking alcohol, Casey doesn’t drink … Read more
Today, which seemed rather arbitrary, the bus turned left on Hillsborough Street where it never had before, totally bypassing my stop. Right before this happened, I heard the bus driver saying something to someone, which I couldn’t understand, but I saw her pointing ahead. This made me suspicious enough to go ahead and get off … Read more
I looked out of my bedroom window this morning at 7:30, surprised to find my car in my parking spot. My first thought was, “Casey has overslept.” After checking in with him, though, I found out that he was totally cognizant of what he was doing, which was (in his words): “Being lazy this morning. … Read more
It’s been a while since and indexed blog entry has really struck me. Today’s did: Thank You for Being a Friend I’ve received this from a couple of different places now, so I imagine “it’s going around the Internet.” Aging celebs: Arnold Schwarzenegger Clint Eastwood Richard Gere Pierce Brosnan Rod Stewart Roger Moore Russell Crowe … Read more
Casey planned to leave for work at 7:00 this morning, and I had my alarm set for 7:15. At abut 10 ’til 7 there was a knock on my bedroom door. “John, your car won’t start. It cranks and cranks, but just won’t turn over. Have you had this problem before?” I did go through … Read more
The bus rides in to work and back home were pretty much uneventful. I spent most of my day catching up on email after being out of the office Thursday and Friday, and in a late afternoon meeting. I caught the 5:00 bus home, and spent about an hour dicing a red, yellow, orange and green … Read more