This morning’s buscapade is about this adorable little biracial girl that I think I’ve mentioned here before. Most days she is only with her (white) mother, and she’s absolutely precocious and adorable. One day last week, or the week before, her (African-American) father was with them, and he was totally disengaged—from both of them. He … Read more
I worked from home this morning with an anticipated new washer and dryer delivery some time between 9:15 and 11:15. At about 9:15, they called to say they’d be here in about 10 minutes. And they were. Two African-American guys came in to assess the situation, and then they took hooks that were attached to … Read more
Hover for message… of I sent my ex-wife a “Happy First Day of Spring” e-card today. When we were married, I always gave her flowers on the first day of Spring, as Spring is her favorite season with its potential of new and renewed hopes and dreams. In response, I received, “I will be out … Read more
I had two 1.5-hour meetings at work today. From 10:00-11:30 was our monthly staff meeting at my boss’s boss’s level, which consists of people in four departments. I took minutes for this meeting. A lot of people were missing today, as there was a iPhone Web App Development class that several people were attending. In … Read more
Agriculture Awareness Week continued today with lunch on the Brickyard: On Wednesday March 18 the Poultry Science Club will be cooking and serving lunch on the brickyard. Plates include a healthy serving of fresh grilled turkey tenderloin and turkey sausage with green beans, potatoes, bread and a dessert with iced tea or water. All for … Read more
This morning’s buscapades left me wondering this about the girl who got on the bus with her bicycle and then got off two stops later: “Why???” Agriculture Awareness Week @ NCSU continued, where on the way to coffee, I saw not a man outstanding in his field, but a cow outstanding in his brickyard—along with … Read more
This morning’s buscapades included… After standing at the bus for about five minutes, with the bus’s imminent arrival, I realized that I didn’t have my Study Circle folder with me for tonight’s meeting. I did quick calculations about the time investment in walking back up to my place right there and then and missing this … Read more
This morning, I worked on some items for our next OIT News publication, and got frustrated with myself for having waited too close to the deadline to work on it. A lesson learned for next month. To avoid this from happening with the minutes of the UITC meeting, which have to be out two weeks … Read more
This morning’s buscapade actually took place while waiting for the bus. A young lady walking her large dog on the other side of the street stopped suddenly to accommodate the dog’s decision to do his morning duty. As he started squatting his hind legs, these thoughts ran through my mind: Look away. Give the dog … Read more
I had a morning of meetings today. The first one was the University Information Technology Committee (UTIC) meeting, which is held every other month. It’s the one that I recently (a couple of weeks ago) finished the meeting minutes before, as that’s my charge, and this is one of those “official university meetings” that has … Read more